“Chalk” by lotusbliss

 

      The combination of atmospheric texturing and masterfully layered guitars begins the title track of the debut album from lotusbliss. During the intro, it’s the bass that drives “Chalk” forwardly, which continues when the vocals enter 45 seconds into the song. And the vocal prowess immediately reveals itself as they caress the messaging and questioning of the lyrics.
 
     “Chalk” is an existential exploration of relative strengths of the pull of inheritance against the pushing hand of experience; that is, the interplay of genetics and environment. Lotusbliss explains, “The song questions how physical surroundings and settings work to form the basis of who you are, exploring the collective nature of this growth.”
 
     The members of lotusbliss are brothers Seth, Josh, and Adam, who hail from Canterbury, UK. The credits for “Chalk” identify all three brothers as contributing vocals, while Seth Gauton is the drummer, Adam Gauton plays piano and synth, and Josh Gauton is bassist and guitarist. 
 
     The Spotify stream of the “Chalk” album is embedded below the lyrics of the title track. The band’s comments regarding the album show the passion and care they have for the music. Lotusbliss describes the album as “a lifetime of sibling imagination, rivalry, growth, challenge, work and musing - brought together in an album. Years of writing, digging into concepts, meticulous recording of each instrument before dreaming up visual concepts and planning how to bring the project to you have led us to this point, and we are very proud to hand over ‘Chalk’ to you.
 
     “Chalk” by lotusbliss

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Lyrics of “Chalk” by lotusbliss
Chalk in my DNA
In the cells I’m made of
Are we more than the sum of
All of the ones before us?
 
The wrestle will
Keep me running in circles
Keep me running in circles
Keep me running in circles
Running in circles
 
Find your light
Long enough to feel it
Long enough to sound like me
Harmonize
Long enough to feel it
Long enough to sound like me
 
My heart like a lump of clay
It’s a feather pillow
Yeah, I’m less of an English Oak
Than a weeping willow
I got that set in stone
 
Find your light
Long enough to feel it
Long enough to sound like me
Harmonize
Long enough to feel it
Long enough to sound like me
 
Blood, marrow, whispering secrets
Soft silhouettes of myself
 
Find your light
Long enough to feel it
Long enough to sound like me
Harmonize
Long enough to feel it
Long enough to sound like me
[Repeat chorus]

     "Chalk" album