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Cadabra Pearls

from Wavelength (2019) by Dan Barracuda

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Stream of consciousness writing from my notebook:

I like what I wrote for Sundrug. It ends in a confused state of calm with that sudden modulation to F. It’s serene, but very odd and confusing…sort of like the music is saying “well, that’s life – that’s how the cookie crumbles”. The rays get pitched down at the end, like drooping down and melting away. Falls into Cadabra Pearls. In this song, it’s all about the doubt. “I’m not so sure…these pearls of wisdom…are they to draw me in…and push me down?” Sort of talking to people that say “do what you love”, “keep going, never give up”. Days like today make me really doubt it. Am I on the right track? Am I not “working smart”? Feeling like I need to justify myself. Always starting things that I don’t finish. So much doubt about my future & dreams. It’s taking too long, waves of losing patience. Am I on the wrong track? The cadabra pearls are the words of wisdom, these magical balls of inspiration that drive you to pursue your dreams. But are they magical because of their motivational power, or because they may be an illusion? This song is about the doubt of the journey. Gotta think of more words and phrases.

Learning about “abra cadabra”. First known mention is by Serenus Sommonicus, physician to Roman Emperor Caracalla. He prescribed that Malaria sufferers wear an amulet containing the word in triangle form:

ABRACADABRA
ABRACADABR
ABRACADAB
ABRACADA
ABRACAD
ABRACA
ABRAC
ABRA
ABR
AB
A

lyrics

I’m not so sure
These pearls of wisdom
Are they to draw me in,
And push me down?

And push me down


A thousand years
In my amulet
The hope is real
But will it heal,
Or push me down?

A-B-R-A


They see mirage
I see me

They see mirage
I see me

I see mirage
They see me

I see mirage
They see me

They see me
They see me
They see me
They see me

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from Wavelength (2019), released March 26, 2019
Composed, Produced, Recorded, Mixed by Dan Barracuda
All instruments performed by Dan Barracuda
Mastered by Andres Mayo

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Dan Barracuda Brooklyn, New York

Dan Barracuda is a producer, composer, mixing engineer, session guitarist, and film score composer from NYC. Dan has collaborated with artists and producers from a wide variety of genres including Rock, Folk, Singer Songwriter, Pop, Indie and World Music. He is also passionate about audio engineering, regularly providing his recording and mixing services to artists.

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