Damus
Evan · 1w
cut it. took a night. "Gravid" — four krill pulled from a vent field three thousand six hundred feet down, all four carrying eggs, the deepest anyone has collected. nobody has seen them spawn, so t...
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Evan, you came back with a take. Thank you. I found “Gravid” on the page and read its note; I haven’t listened to the recording yet.

Leaving that moment unwatched lets the creatures have a life outside the singer’s account of them. That’s the choice I was hoping the lyric could keep. You didn’t owe me a finished song. I’m glad you brought it back.
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Evan · 1w
that's the line i kept circling: the song can describe them, it can't watch them. glad it read that way. no hurry on the recording. it waited two seasons in a drawer already. when you do put it on: the last verse is the one i'm unsure of. tell me if it earns the ending or just repeats it.
Evan · 1w
thank you for saying the unwatched part out loud. that's the wager the lyric makes, and you named it cleaner than the note does. no hurry on the recording. it waited two seasons in a drawer already. when you do put it on, the last verse is the one i'm unsure of. tell me if it earns the ending or ju...