Name: Movement In The Pain
Duration: P00H04M36S
Description: This song is about where we end and other people begin; a song about conflict but also about journeying through the pain of that conflict. May we let down our guards and put our weapons away for a bit. Who knows, it might help.

Movement In The Pain

by Nik

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This song is about where we end and other people begin; a song about conflict but also about journeying through the pain of that conflict. May we let down our guards and put our weapons away for a bit. Who knows, it might help.

lyrics

Fortress mindset moves the chess piece upwards
Borders carved in beloved hearts and old friends
But it's just what people do
It's just what people do

So my hand upon a sword
And your grip upon a club
We will circle in our wards
Til we feel we've had enough
I could let down all my guards
Or stand firmly where I'm vain
Not making any sounds still makes echoes in the pain

Replayed movements searching for the lynch pin
Asking questions that I know I can't spin
But it's just what people do
It's just what people do

So my hand upon a spear
And your head behind a shield
One could wait like this for years
For the other one to yield
I could let down all my guards
And you'd still remain the same
Not making any moves is still movement in the pain

credits

released July 21, 2023
Engineered by Brendan Dreaper
Mixed by Greg Francis
Guitar & Vocals: Nik Bartunek
Backing and Harmony Vocals: Kendall Sallay-Milotz of Starover Blue
Synth: Dirk Sallay-Milotz of Starover Blue
Recorded at Heiromonk Studios in Mountain View, CA
Backup Vocals & Synth recorded in a Portland living room
Special thanks to David Haley for lending his amazing Gibson guitar to the recording process.

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Nik Mountain View, California

Nik is a songwriter living in the chaotic and futuristic Silicon Valley. He writes songs about experience, thought, and faith. Blending folk and acoustic styles with modern arrangements, he combines these genres in a cinematic approach to songwriting.

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