Hyperion

by @carleybaer

Hyperion
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Liner Notes

#fuc #acoustic-one-take

I wrote 14 songs today! This one happened when I imagined being the tallest tree in the forest. I looked up how tall the tallest tree is, and it's a redwood in California that they discovered in 2006 and named Hyperion. No one is allowed to know exactly where it is, and I kind of like that.

Lyrics

I am the tallest tree
The tallest tree around
Standing at 400 feet
From tip top to the ground
Standing like a sentry
For centuries
Never thought that I’d see
Times like these

I am a testament
A living history
But my exact location
Remains a mystery
Humanity could never nevermind me
I fear to think what happens if they find me

800 years I guess
Although I must confess
I never felt a difference until recently
But here I will remain
Out in the misty rain
And no one will take away the peace in me

Roots reach as deeply down
As I reach to the sky
If I had a dream
I’d wonder what it’s like to fly
Travel to the mountains all around me
Be able to escape if someone found me

Give my love to tumbleweed
As on away she rolls
Give my love to blackbird
And other wayward souls
Give my love to the one who came to name me
If lightning or wildfire claim me

Comments

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@loveonamixtape
HOLLLLYYYY sh****tt this is so freaking beautiful. I love everything you've done with this -- the beautiful guitar picking, your gentle voice, and the simultaneously gently and majestic storytelling, which seems so perfect for an 800 year old being. The chorus is especially transcendent, evoking all these beings that move...ugh...really brilliant.
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@teebyrd
Beautiful! I’d love to hear a full version of this with droning cello and some high ethereal harmonies. Nicely done there, one take Charlie!
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@robheron1
This is a good one. A bit drone-y like a fiddle tune. Suits the tree topic. I like the uke is it? A fingerpicked uke? Don't hear that much.
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@orinthebard
Wow, what a majestic tribute to a majestic tree. The string picking is so peaceful. A song to bask in.
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@ambroise
This is lovely. I love the idea of a 400-feet-tall secret hidden in the californian woods. Nice contrast between the tiny ukulele and the giant tree. Your picking is very evocative but I can't decide if it reminds me of hte sound of the leaves with the wind of the sound on the rain on it.
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@mikeb
14 songs in one day?? No fair! Wonderful uke playing, and a great tribute to the 'old man' of the tree world.
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@nancyrost Mod
This is a gem. Love the concept and the way you play it out. This is just what I needed today.
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@makers8
One time I got really high and had this same thought. Lightning and wildfire might just claim us all
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@christien
What a beautiful song. The lyrics flow nicely and I really like the clear sound of your voice with the fingerpicking on the guitar.
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@enzo
ooh! spooky good. i like this
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@coolparadiso Mod
Great inspiration. I like trees and tall ones. As always you make it easy to listen to, yet informative and interesting.
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