The Conversation

by Talel McBriar

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'The Conversation' is my debut single. I wrote 'The Conversation' while in my first year of post-secondary school. It is a song about feeling hesitant about pursuing a goal that really frightens me; in my case working towards becoming a musician. ‘The Conversation’ came to life in the Fall of 2020 with vocal harmonies by friend and roommate Grace Clark, and production and instrumental arrangement by bandmate Cole Senger.

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And the whole world is pulling at these strings
They're all out of tune
I wouldn’t bother
The sound is so loud
I can’t hear anything
So I retreat back
Into the water

Here comes a revolution
You evaluate all the good
And all the bad
Oh I think I’ve caught a bad case
of hesitation
And I know it’s going to
Drive me mad

The whole wide world
Never seemed so close
Oh at least that’s what I
Have been told
So with the stars
I have a conversation
I depend on that
Navigation

This is hollow but it's whole
And it’s screaming out
My name
I got lost to the toss and the turn
Of the waves
And I got thrown back out insane

Should I catapult my body
Across that deep black ink
I’m afraid to settle for any comfort
And I’m afraid to lose sight
So I don’t blink

The whole wide world
Never seemed so close
Oh at least that’s what I have been told
So with the stars
I have a conversation
I depend on that navigation

What compels you to move
Are you afraid to lose a constant race
I’ll dip down deep below the surface
And let time fall
In and out of place

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released May 14, 2021
Additional Performer: Grace Clark
Producer: Cole Segner
Songwriter: Talel McBriar

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Talel McBriar Nelson, British Columbia

folk/singer-songwriter

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