An ode to GOMA / A dark folk song composed and recorded for the Utopia/ Dystopia Community Art Show hosted by 
Stella announced this community show a few weeks ago and the first thought that popped into my head was a song but I wasn't sure I would be able to complete it on time. I almost pivoted to make some still art but the song kept nagging my brain and finally a concept emerged and I got it don'e in time!
I chose the theme of DYSTOPIA, the concept of the show is built around Stella's dystopian world, in this world the citizens take a drug called GOMA to keep them happy and compliant. The lyrics for this song are meant to show the insidiousness of GOMA but also praise it's soporific and calming abilities.
The song is played on acoustic guitar tuned down a full step, I recorded and mixed using Bandlab. Mixing is not my strength but I think it came out pretty decent except for one annoying little guitar string buzz I couldn't clean up.
The video is edited using clips from a documentary I found in the Prelinger archives about LSD which seemed fitting.
Here is the song / [GOMA] Swallow our Salvation
Lyrics:
In a world of grey and sorrow
Where tomorrow makes us scream
There's a magic little pill, oh,
Turning nightmares into dreams.
GOMA, GOMA, bliss out in space
Drowning our fears, in its sweet embrace.
No more tears, no more pain.
With GOMA's touch, we'll all feel the same.
See all the faces unburdened,
Smiling in a GOMA haze.
In its grasp, our worries soften,
Lost in a compliant daze.
GOMA, GOMA, our daily bread,
In its embrace, our sorrows are shed.
Uniform hearts, in a world so cold,
GOMA's warmth, a sacred blindfold.
Let's swallow our salvation...
I made a thread on twitter, if you dig the track a retweet is always appreciated!
https://twitter.com/juliakponsford/status/1732795292674560371
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