🇺🇸 Violet and the Undercurrents present: 'Still Here'
Hello Listeners,
The song 'Still Here', was inspired by a quote from the Greek poet, Dinos Christianopoulos:
🌱"They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds."🌲
From the first time I read this quote it resonated deeply with me. There is so much Hope in a seed. Some seeds take weeks, months and even YEARS to germinate. From the surface, it may appear that growth isn't happening. Having a mother whom I watched growing up, tend to her garden every season, and start her seeds far before the first warm day of the season, I know there is a great deal of trust, anticipation and planning in the process of germination. It takes patience, tending, dedication, attention and love.
I believe this is where we are in our Evolution. The storms are raging, tensions are high, division is strong, but beneath the surface, I trust that growth and germination IS happening. I see people rising up in a way that has never happened in our Democracy and World, from all walks of life. I see us having important conversations that I believe must be had in order for us to evolve, grow and heal. I see us working through and feeling deep rooted pain from lifetimes of trauma due to cultural erasure, slavery, sexism and more. But I also believe that "after thunder, comes the rain and after rain comes the pain and from that pain, a seed will grow, taller than the sky and stronger than you know."
Thank you for listening.
Sincerely with love,
The Captain
MUSIC VIDEO:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVpPDO0S1BE
released November 1, 2018
Music Video Produced by Linda Bott
Music Recorded at Mansion Studio by Bruce Barkelew
Video Contributions by ABC 17 News KMIZ, Bussen Productions, VideoBlocks, Tami Brunk and Amber Nichole Thiessen: Photographer