Today dropped a quietly devastating new single called “I Have Already Died (Thousands of Times)” that wraps heavy personal grief in an unexpectedly catchy pop package. With bright, melodic hooks and a subtle emo undercurrent in the vulnerable delivery, the track feels like a modern bedroom-pop confession set to an infectious beat—think wistful choruses that stick in your head while the lyrics quietly gut you. Lines like “Every breath a borrowed thread from a life that let me stay / But the real me stayed behind the night you both went away” hit with soft-spoken ache, turning five years of numb absence and loss into something strangely singable. It’s the kind of song that sneaks up on you: upbeat enough to hum along to, yet laced with that hollow-eyed realization of moving through the world long after the light went out. If you’re craving pop that dares to sit with the emptiness, this one’s worth a repeat listen.
Yesterday, I was in the Splinterlands Tavern and there was talk of ghost beavers. Talk and gifs. It got me thinking about a ghost beavers song, and this is how it ended up. I think it sounds a bit Pinkfloydian.
Lyrics
Ghost beavers in the river Chewing logs you cannot see Building dams without a sound Setting all the water free
You try to steer, you try to fight Grip the paddle way too tight But they just gnaw right through the night Ghost beavers, ghost beavers
Let it flow… let it flow… Trust the Ghost Beavers They know… they know… Trust the Ghost Beavers
Let it flow… let the water rise Trust the Ghost Beavers Open up your eyes
Farmer called a helper once Ghost showed up and worked all day But when he said “sort these potatoes” The helper faded clean away
Too many choices, mind goes blank Everything starts to break Ghost beavers never think that way They just build… they just play
Let it flow… let it flow… Trust the Ghost Beavers They know… they know… Trust the Ghost Beavers
Let it flow… watch the river bend Trust the Ghost Beavers This is how it ends… and begins again
I don’t know… I don’t know… And that’s okay Ghost tail slap in the dark Washes all the worry away
Everything is fading slow Snow upon the sand Let the beavers do their thing Surrender… take my hand
Let it flow… let it flow… Trust the Ghost Beavers They know… they know… Trust the Ghost Beavers
Let it flow… through the trees and me Trust the Ghost Beavers Set your spirit free… Ghost beavers… ghost beavers…
Some people don’t use Spotify. I get that. I don’t actually use it myself. I have a family subscription to Apple Music, so I use that because it’s, well, cost-effective.
Anyway, this was a bit of a test. I wanted to make sure I could post Apple Music embeds here and have them show up.
That’s right, the song you may have heard on OurFadedGlory streams or somewhere else is now available on Spotify and other streaming platforms.
Or let’s be realistic, you probably haven’t heard it, and you probably haven’t seen the lyric video either, so I’ll post that as well.
Also, I’m experimenting with blogging from WordPress to Hive. I have a website to post Spotify playlists and more, and I want to see if I can integrate Hive into the blog posts and comments.