Seed Finch from Copperseed by Fablehum

This composition unfolds with a suspended breath, letting moments of near-silence punctuate the evolving soundscape. It traces a child’s journey alongside a feathered visitor, the music itself migrating like the bird, never settling into repeated sections but always finding a fresh key, a new perspective. Fragile myths, recorded onto wax cylinders, ripple beneath bowed slide guitar and mbira overtones, conjuring ancestral echoes that resonate with the quiet reverence of early folk reels, evoking a deep curiosity that unfolds into wide-eyed awe. A distinct subtext emerges from the Lakota verses—a whispered ultimatum about engaging with the present moment, a choice between quiet rootedness or a path of wandering without anchor. It’s a testament to the idea that profound hooks bloom not from volume, but from the near-silent, forming shared, intimate discoveries that reshape what music can be.

Tracklist

3.	Seed Finch	3:06

Lyrics

Needle kisses wax, a hush-shaped arch
Spools awake, licking dust from lore

Copper finch taps my shoulder husk
Seed shell cracked, spills auburn hush
Shard by shard, wax-cylinder mythoglyphs flutter
Mbira in moth-wings pluck soft clutter
Slide bow glides, stretching barn-beam air
Legends sprout syllables, roots in my hair
If I drop them, stories shrivel to glare

Copper hum leads past cattail latch
Wax loops stutter, letting silence hatch
Finch chirps in commas, parchment unrolls
I whisper lakȟól'iya, peat-warm vowels
Čhaŋté waŋži sways, reed inside bone
Ultimatum spills: trade your quiet or wander alone
Notebook bleeps count heartbeat-stone

Copper cradle tilts, seeds settle slow
Slide guitar yawns, notes simmer low
Finch tucks its beak, loop tapering thin
I pocket each myth like sparks within skin
Cracked shell becomes map once damp with breath
Keep it or lose it— nothing half-left
Prairie hush decides what lives after [silence 2s]

Seed warms beneath tongue, copper hum remains
Barn rafters nod, repeating our refrains

Credits

from Copperseed, released September 9, 2025

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