Desh Saxena
Today’s Progress
I wrote two songs today. The first—Dumbo the Flying Elephant—was terrible. So, I went back and wrote another one. This one’s about two particles in a relationship, where one starts having second thoughts.
This isn’t actually part of my 100-day challenge—it’s a song I wrote in December to test whether the challenge was even feasible. It’s only available on my Instagram, but after performing it live (which you can find in my Instagram highlights), I’ve come to treasure it. To me, it marks the true beginning of this journey.
The song tells the story of Particle A, who is trapped in a vial and has fallen in love with Particle B, who exists outside. Desperate to escape and be with B, A endeavors to break free. Silly, but that’s expected.
This song shares a lot of similarities with Entropy and is where I officially introduced the names of the particles—A and B! Both use it/them pronouns.
Having finally escaped the vial, Particle A now finds itself lost in an unfamiliar world. In the confusion, A and B lose sight of each other, and A panics. But by the end of the song, they reunite.
This song takes a completely different turn. Though still acoustic, it’s no longer in an open tuning, and the vocal register and style have shifted—mirroring the tension growing in their relationship.
Here, Particle A begins to question whether the problem lies within its own mind or within their relationship itself. The melody is inspired by the Hindi song Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh. I like to be upfront about my influences, since with the nature of this challenge, accidental similarities are bound to happen.
The video of the song as usual on Youtube, Instagram, TikTok and Rodeo and the audio is on Tortoise
Check out my new track "Song 86/100 - Cloudy" on Tortoise https://nfeed-frame.vercel.app?id=4a2e78d9-b608-488b-a225-a43cc9ec721b&img=bafybeifqhyppjy7gj7avy5xuwrrab6zzy2ooda2mxqr34eygh4emadph3m
