Holly Lindin - Tread the Terrain (Official Video)

TREAD THE TERRAIN
Written by Holly Lindin, copyright Aloe Records 2024

Building another city
Growing another world
Gotta make it pretty
Bounties of crystal and curl

We stand together now
And hoist it on our shoulders
The magnets flow somehow
And flick the various curves

Building another city
Growing another world
Bonafide and testified
The forest carpet unfurls

Rocking the canopy
Lava and waters swirl
And every bird is thunder
And every oyster a pearl

CHORUS:
If you've shown up
Then you got all the stuff
Ascertain yourself and then
Give the whole lot up
If you've shown up
Then you got all the stuff
Elevate yourself as
We tread the terrain on

Building another city
Growing another world
Divine a bionation
Red sky? Give it a whirl!

Standing together now
Marvelling at all that we do
I'm grateful for your insight
I bury quartzes in you

Building another city
Growing another world
Onions, illusions
Female and male entwirl

They're so insufferable
And oh-so delicate
Humans - tedious creatures
But all we do is for them

CHORUS

CHORUS II:
If you've shown up
Then you got all the stuff
Educate yourself and then
Give the whole lot up
If you've shown up
Then you got all the stuff
Masquerade yourself as
We tread the terrain on

If you've shown up
Then you got all the stuff
Ascertain yourself and then
Give the whole lot up
If you've shown up
Then you got all the stuff
Elevate yourself

(CHORUS & CHORUS II) x 2

Released February 18, 2024
Arrangement by Holly Lindin and Matthew DeMeritt
Lyrics and vocals by Holly Lindin
Drum kit and claydrum by Darren Linnell
Production and mastering by Matthew DeMeritt
Artwork by Holly Lindin

Thanks so much to Leonardo AI for your help in putting all this together for my first official video! For what it's worth, I created and curated all these little clips and put them together myself of my own accord and choosing, in context with my words. While I would have loved to animate my own video with my own drawings (since I'm also a visual artist), I did not have the wherewithal at this time in order to do that, and I had to weigh out what was most important: using AI to get my latest song out there, even with all the negativity it could foster on certain levels, or wait forever until I had the means to release something a little bit more "only-human". After weighing any other options lengthily, I chose this as the best route to take.

My soul is in my music, and even with the help of AI, my soul is also in these visuals. I wouldn't have release it otherwise.

My song "Tread the Terrain" can be found here for purchase! https://hollylindin.bandcamp.com/track/tread-the-terrain

Thank you so much for all your support!