“Summerland” was created from a conversation about patterns I had with my uncle in Oakland sometime last year, specifically, about the patterns of life as seen through the seasons… How the seasons show us the same pattern of the day, & of our life stage, & so much more. I became so fascinated by this pattern & how structural it is to music & art &
The romance & fruit of summer (noon, maturity), giving way to the dramatic dying of Autumn (sunset, old age), to the death of Winter (midnight, death), & the rebirth of Spring (sunrise, youth).
We’ve always wanted to write a summer song, but the depth of this story made it feel like the summer song of all summer songs. It’s night swims & dancing & late nights with friends & the beach & sun tans, but it’s so much more as well. Summer is the beginning & the end of the story, the golden hour of romance, where all of life is at peace with God & each other & in ourselves, where freedom is savored & where we want to remain forever. So at a glance, it’s just a summer song, but under the surface, it’s that & so much more.
-josh
half•alive - “Summerland” (Visualette)
"Summerland" out now:
Visualette
Directed by : Julian Klincewicz
Performed by : Fivel Stewart & Joshua Taylor
Filmed & Edited by : Julian Klincewicz
Additional Filming by : Irie Jean
Choreographed by : JA Collective
Graphic design by : Edwin Negado
LYRICS
everything is freedom
’til the seasons change
& the trees start dying
& the sunlight leaves your face
hear the crack of lightning
where your heart will break
into new beginnings beginning to erase—
but something ‘bout May makes it all feel better, baby
Summerland holds what i want right now
it’s like the hoodie you find & you wear forever, baby
whatever ain’t golden now
will only come back around
when summer comes I’mma cut my hair
take a long drive heading anywhere
be dancing all night
with all my friends
sitting on the shores of Summerland, oh
now the year is aging
& the shadows grow
& the color’s fading
& the people start to slow
like a crowded station
where the air is cold
all the strangers waiting
on the train that could bring them home
but something ‘bout May makes it all feel better, baby
Summerland holds what i want right now
it’s like the
hoodie you find & you wear forever, baby
whatever ain’t golden now
will only come back around
when summer comes I’mma cut my hair
Take a long drive heading anywhere
be dancing all night
with all my friends
sitting on the shores of Summerland
it’s all golden
every moment
dancing all night with all my friends
sitting on the shores of Summerland
flowing rivers
it’s all romance
dancing all night with all my friends
sitting on the shores of Summerland
something ‘bout May makes it all feel better, baby
Summerland holds what i want right now
it’s like the
hoodie you find & you wear forever, baby
whatever ain’t golden now
will only come back around
when summer comes I’mma cut my hair
Take a long drive heading anywhere
be dancing all night
with all my friends
sitting on the shores of Summerland
it’s all golden
every moment
dancing all night with all my friends
sitting on the shores of Summerland
flowing rivers
it’s all romance
dancing all night with all my friends
sitting on the shores of Summerland
we’re golden
in Summerland
i’m coming back to you
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