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The Mind is the Builder

by Larry Wish

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1.
Seth Speaks 00:25
Lyrics: [Instrumental]
2.
Lyrics: Breach the surface ground Breathe clean air you found Save what’s on your mind Leave the stairs behind Thoughts interior left ignored will explore ··· Eat green grass until Mouth is open still Watch the others run This time never done Thoughts interior open doors we’ll explore
3.
Being There 04:39
Lyrics: Inside a worn costume Knowing something other than the rose’s bloom On this ride of laughing, crying Blow up inside, and you will be outside Tides of heinous phases Sometimes can lead to feeling the greatest All my life (I thought I was around) Led to here Everyday (I thought I was around) Being there ··· So then how did we know To connect within that area aglow A warm cocoon of laughing, smiling Two butterflies awaken in vibrance And now I say, Ivy You are my light and you are my sunshine All our life (I’ll always be around) I’ll be there for you Everyday (I’ll always be around) Making something new
4.
Lyrics: The person cried out for more With an expression of lonely No longer belonging to the fan club of hurt in their eyes I saw every single moment leading up to the birth of the mind And it takes a lot of focus just to unwind The person cried out for less There was a tear in the fabric of time Asking how more can you need to survive I saw people doing things that I would never see a person do again And it takes a lot of patience to be a friend ··· The person cried out again With their most vocal extension They didn’t know it but the sound that escaped from their mouth Was the single most important thing of beauty that the world had ever heard The person went through the door It was the end of an evening in sight The sun was bowing to the stars up above that came out And I was looking for the answer to the question that had taken all my doubts That it takes a lot of kindness to be alive It takes a lot of kindness to be alive It takes a lot of kindness to be alive A lot of kindness to be alive
5.
The Only Me? 06:15
Lyrics: Pulled into a marionette Tiny toys are often heartily bargained for Birds in a similar nest Shed their wings and carefully missed the ground Only if not that’s not all Higher ties cry holding a picture of Two people fixed in embrace From formed tongues come offers to tell me who I am Is it the time behind my eyes? Passing before I realize I’m gone Every life I’m living round and round Up and down On the ground ··· Folded in a million years Neatly displayed for all the time that afforded us Weekly, a delivery Once a package, often a missed you sign Closer yet so far away Let in just to mend a connection my Heart could be a billionaire All the love spent saving to show you who I am Is it the time behind my eyes? Passing before I realize I’m gone Every life I’m living round and round Up and down On the ground Is it the time behind my eyes? Passing before I realize you’re gone Every precious moment has no end Has no end Has no end
6.
Lyrics: Where are you? Where are you? I'm in the chestnut tree What are you doing? Why are you there? I want to feel the breeze Look out I'm coming up I want to sit beside you I want to feel the breeze Then folks'll say What are you doing? Why are you there? And we'll say We want to feel the breeze We want to feel the breeze We want to feel the breeze ··· The night has come, cuddle up to me Keep warm, ooh close to me In dreams we'll dream Making love to wake To find, mmm we're still one Your love, your love, your love Your love for me is so Warm and good to me Growing every day Honey, Honey I'm in love Ooooo I know a man who's so in love Ooo Ooo ··· It's the perfect way to end a perfect day It's the perfect way to end a perfect day Ride with me, glide with me Stay by my side with me through the night Ride on the wings of the angels of love who are on our side It's the perfect way to end a perfect day It's the perfect way to say "I love you"
7.
Lyrics: Everyday I looked around In my kingdom come It’s a time re-served Calling me to understand my ground When the skies grey flowers dry And the castles all must wave Listen to their hands Whisper softly give away your crown Every day a brand new lesson Giving me the chance to sing my song again
8.
Unmute 02:59
Lyrics: Now ask no one Don’t tell me what’s up, Man What’s up, Man I’m there I am I’m in my trust Go to sleep I’m done with sleeping I told you once I was, I wasn’t I wasn’t done with me, I’m almost finished Finished, here you go, get up, get old and then

about

I am so incredibly happy to share with you the album I have been patiently working on for the past 4 years, "The Mind is the Builder". The Mind is the Builder was written in April & May of 2020 during/around the pandemic lockdown and at the time, the songs poured into my mind more naturally than I had ever experienced before. It almost felt like I didn’t even do anything! Many artists have spoken of music just kind of “being there”, and that they were just in the right position to receive the message - I really think that this was one of those times. Everything felt sped up during that creation period, so I’m really happy I thought to document writing "The Mind is the Builder" from start to finish. For the first time, I had multiple records detailing every part of the album - Demos, song maps, instrument charts, lyric sheets, etc.

I felt particularly amazed by this process because I was actually kind of rusty. I hadn’t written songs like these in 5 years. In fact, from 2015 to 2020 I struggled with writing lyrics in particular, but not the case this time! It really felt like I was able to elevate my songwriting and make songs about Love & Kindness, Consciousness, and Reflection, instead of “Chevy Hounders” and bizarre sci-fi creatures - Though I certainly still love that stuff too! [See “Capricorn Sun” lol] This is why the album feels like something brand new to me: "The Mind is the Builder" feels like the very first mature Larry Wish album, and rather than presenting as a hyper-orchestral mime or a clown or a character like Composerhead, it’s just me being a singer/songwriter. As much as I love the weird and the absurd, I honestly hope that this is the one that people remember of mine.

A year after writing the album, it felt like a good time to record it. I wanted to bring many friends together to make this one with me, so I invited about 20 amazingly talented artists to play the parts that I couldn’t. After deciding on recording the album with the wonderful folks at Mid City Studio, I booked a number of sessions that would take place over the course of 2021-2022. We started with me laying down the drums, piano, organ, & synths, and then we brought in a slew of musical collaborators to record bass, guitars, and horns. A couple sessions come to mind as being particularly fun, as I had come up with a list of 20 prompts for horn players to improvise to. This became the cacophony of the intro track “Seth Speaks” (named after my favorite book), and the end of “Unmute”. It was such a great experience being able to build this album so comfortably in the studio. It’s something I had always dreamt of, and speaking of which: One more special thing about this album is that "The Mind is the Builder" is the very first actual Larry Wish LP, available through Bumpy!

All in all, "The Mind is the Builder" is a big love letter to Music. The album is full of references to the musicians who first inspired me to start writing songs, as well as former bands, books, films, and other gifts that helped get me to who I am now. It was brought to its best form by the hard work and passion of many lovely musicians, and I feel extremely lucky that it exists and that I am able to finally share it with you. I’m reminded again and again and again that if you can think it, it can be, or in the words of Edgar Cayce, “The Mind is the Builder”.

With Love to You and All,
Adam Wish-Werven

credits

released April 5, 2024

❉ Written by Adam Wish-Werven, April/May 2020
❉ Recorded & Mixed at Mid City Studio in Minneapolis, MN, April 2021 - May 2022
❉ Produced/Engineered/Mixed by Aaron Baum & Brock Lammers
❉ Drum Tech: Jared Isabella
❉ Mastered by Bruce Templeton at Microphonic Mastering
❉ Album Art by Adam Wish-Werven
❉ LP/CD/Cassette Liner Notes Photo by Kate Farstad
❉ Album title inspired by Edgar Cayce

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