This is the first demo we’re sharing without Russell – just me this time, and there may be a few more of these solo tracks to come, FYI. Sometimes a song is able to stand and walk on its own without the need for additional adornment, and I think – I hope – this is one of those songs. 

Silly Goose was written earlier this year (maybe January or February?) in one or two short sittings. For the very few of you who are curious, most of the time songs take a couple weeks to flesh out. The music comes first: A chord progression that sounds interesting and then the lyrics follow in fits and starts. A couple words here until a more fully realized picture comes into view. In this case, the lyrics are pretty abstract — almost to the point of word association, really.

Then there are the small number of songs that just spill out in a furry. They seem to materialize and the real work resides in trying to stay out of the way and let them take shape. Don’t be too self-conscious, keep your ego at bay, let your silly goose reign.

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Until time next time…

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Silly Goose

Words and music by Nick Ostdick

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She goes dancing in the woods

With hula hoops and the roots

She is hollow, she’s the one

She broke my heart just for fun

Don’t color, don’t care

Leave your soul just to prove you were there

All this talk of crowns and kings

Her only truth is curiosity

She’s a silly goose

But I’m silly too

For following through

And rebuilding her ruins

She’s a silly goose

I’m lost too

In loops around the moon

No, I won’t be home soon

She is naked in the stream

Her voice cracks as she calls to me

I am hollow, I’m the one

Who left her there in the stunning sun

It’s a trial, it’s a test

Bruises blooming inside my chest

Purple as a plum

I’m reaching out for someone

She’s a silly goose

But I’m silly too

For following through

And rebuilding her ruins

She’s a silly goose

I’m lost too

In loops around the moon

No, I won’t be home soon

No, I won’t be home soon

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