Intrusions

from We Are The River by Morke

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This one's a doozy. The longest track on this record by a sizeable margin at just over 15 minutes, this one is meant to really let certain moments sit in place for a long time, much in the same way the title track to Sirens was. The track deals with the concept of Intrusive Thoughts, in which either traumatic or entirely unrealistic but still terrifying thoughts, ideas, and concepts force themselves into one's mind, regardless of how one actually feels about them. This is something I used to deal with multiple times a day, to the point where it would be almost completely debilitating. A lot of things in my life were suffering as a result, but I of course did manage to come out on the other end of it. But this is a pain I would not wish on anyone, it just hurts on an entirely different level.

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Wandering quietly
Through valleys of shattered hope
My past lingers within
Over and over

Why must this endless cycle
Blur my conscious mind?
Toxins corrupt my heart
And I weep forevermore

(Excerpt from Stephen Ilardi's "Depression is a disease of civilization" speech at TEDxEmory)
"We were never designed... We were never designed for this. We were never designed for a sedentary, indoor, socially isolated, sleep-deprived, fast food-laden frenzied pace of modern life. The result: an epidemic of depressive illness."

The past cannot be undone
Memories cannot be forgotten
But the future
Is solely within your hands

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from We Are The River, released March 5, 2021

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Morke Minnesota

LGBT Atmospheric Black Metal from Minnesota, themed around mental health and personal struggles. Pronounced "mor-keh."

Eric Wing (they/them) - All instruments, production

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