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creature

Release date: 8th August 2019

Track 125:35
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About This Track

half alive's 'creature' frames spiritual struggle as an act of discovery. The narrator moves through darkness and self-doubt with a sense of purpose, mapping the caverns of his own interior landscape. He acknowledges his imperfection, his worn clay form, but finds peace in trusting a greater creative force at work within him. The song balances acknowledgement of human frailty against a conviction that redemption and transformation are possible. The chorus anchors this tension in a paradox: "I am creation, both haunted and holy". The track refuses easy comfort, instead sitting with the coexistence of darkness and light, incompleteness and purpose. It moves from introspection to affirmation, suggesting that the struggle itself is part of being remade, that growth happens in the space between what is broken and what is being restored.

"creature" is a track by half alive, released 8th August 2019. The track is 5:35 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about half alive.

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half alive

half alive

Lyrics

creature

Look inside of me and see that I am not afraid
To walk inside the void like a kid inside a cave
Discovering the patterns of my soul and where it's placed
I've been mapping many caverns but it still feels like a maze

I know I'm made of clay that's worn
Blinded by imperfect form
But I will trust the artist molding me

I am creation, both haunted and holy
Made in glory
Even the depths of the night cannot blind me
When You guide me
Creature only

Look inside my heart and find a perilous ravine
Carved within the beauty, the darkness in between
Standing in the balance of complete and incomplete
I identify the echo of what is and what will be

I know I'm made of clay that's worn
Blinded by imperfect form
But I will trust the artist molding me, ah
In a room that's growing dim
Illuminated from within
The pull of tension's empathy

I am creation, both haunted and holy
Made in glory
Even the depths of the night cannot blind me
When You guide me, oh
I am creation, both haunted and holy
Made in glory
Even the depths of the night cannot blind
'Cause what guides
Creature only

Creature only

(Creature only)

Growing through the creature here
I'm trying to see when it's unclear
Hidden in the space between
The hero and the enemy
Early days and sleepless nights
Death and resurrection, life
My body is a sacred note
Sung between the flesh and hope
My dirt transformed within a breath
Before I took a single step
I'm looking forward to the day
When life can grow without decay
Humanity is not alone
When Jesus Christ sits on the throne
These hidden mirrors expose the mess
The selfish turns to selflessness
Haunted by a darker side
Transcends to walking in the light
And slowly I'm recovering
The beauty of discovery

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creature

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Brett Kramer, J. Tyler Johnson, Josh Taylor
    Producer
    Brett Kramer, Paul Meany
    Engineer
    Brent Arrowood
    Keyboards
    Paul Meany
    Mixing Engineer
    Adam Hawkins
    Programmer
    Paul Meany
    Video 1st Assistant Director
    Jeff Cobb
    Video Art Director
    Joey Abi-Loutfi
    Video Art Production Assistant
    Daniel Charles Richardson, Nick Jones (Assistant)
    Video Assistant Wardrobe Stylist
    Alex Simone
    Video Best Boy Electric
    Brett Frager
    Video Best Boy Grip
    Devin Williams
    Video Choreographer
    JA Collective
    Video Clapper Loader
    David Ross
    Video Colorist
    Strack Azar
    Video Commissioner
    Nicholas Robespierre
    Video Director
    Mimi Cave
    Video Director Of Photography
    Tom Banks
    Video Editor
    Brit Phelan, Josh Taylor
    Video Executive Producer
    Nathan Scherrer, Tara Sheree
    Video Focus Puller
    Kevin Hughes
    Video Gaffer
    Brett Carleton
    Video Key Grip
    Don Padilla
    Video Office Production Assistant
    Charlotte Voyer
    Video Producer
    Aiden Magarian, Ben Piety
    Video Production Assistant
    Brent Assayag, Justin Hill (Assistant)
    Video Production Company
    Freenjoy
    Video Production Designer
    Nicholas Faiella
    Video Steadicam Operator
    Chris Loh
    Video Wardrobe Stylist
    Donna Lisa
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