The Seahorse design and lyrics
Music: Rushana Brandanger
Lyrics: Britt Embry
Seahorse design and cover design: Britt Embry
Underwater image (modified by Britt Embry): MN84, Shutterstock
The Seahorse
I saw you drift alone
Into the unknown
Swept up in a blue might
Twirling in the blue light
I saw you clinging on
Until you were gone
Swept away so slight
Swirling beyond sight
Like water through the sand I saw you disappear
I tried to follow just to keep you near
Losing you my only fear
Across the sea I looked for thee
From shore to shore for evermore
For so long to say that I was wrong
I saw you drift alone
Into the unknown
Swept up in a blue might
Twirling in the blue light
I saw you clinging on
Until you were gone
Swept away so slight
Swirling beyond sight
I saw you drift alone
About the song:
The Seahorse is a song about taking care of what and who we love and need, be it nature, an animal or another person – or there may come a time when nothing we say or do can bring them back to us, leaving us only with longing and regret.
The song was inspired by a photo by Justin Hofman of a little seahorse clinging to a pink plastic q-tip, highlighting the problems that plastic is causing in our oceans. Rushana Brandanger has made beautiful music to tell the story of the words.
About the seahorse design:
I recently heard a theory that the ocean itself has a 'heartbeat'. On the cover, the beat in front of the seahorse is a healthy heartbeat that symbolises a time before humans began their destruction. The heartbeats behind are what a heart attack looks like – and the flat line is death. Pretty serious stuff, I know, but it poured from my hand and seemed fitting.
The song is available on all streming platforms.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1jHoVi9VSFlThakVVGd5Gr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ayj4a7KluY
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