I was a jellyfish while writing the song “August” in the midst of mourning the loss of someone who took his own life—someone of the ones who raised me.
Jellyfish use their bells to create a wall of water to push off so that they can propel themselves through the current.
This song was my bell. Writing it was like pushing off of something raw and fluid, giving my grief movement. Giving me the sense of stability while I was out to sea.
The video touches on grief, dissociation, the magnification of the mundane in such times, and the healing power of nature.
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