Kai Straw - Indiana / Made in San Francisco (Lyric Video)
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Written by Kai Straw
Produced Kai Straw
Engineered by Fred Sorenson
Like any good story, my album made around the world will start from home. Though the song’s called ‘Indiana’, it was made in San Francisco; the girl who inspired it was born in Indiana. The polaroid I’m using for the cover was taken in my apartment here in the city. To me, this one’s a love song - all my break-up songs are.
The older you get, the more likely each step you take into a new relationship will be coupled with fear. “Ah, I’ve been here before,” we think, and with the first kiss comes the sound of the rattlesnake, and in the quiet moments when you first lay with them the sting of an old poison can come in and remind you that a darkness you once endured started in a moment similar.
Then comes the vulnerability - we say, here, this is where my skin was once soft and new, and now look at how my burns have healed, and look at these, here, those that haven’t. You hope they run their fingers across the contours of those wounds, old and new, and you hope in the swirls and shapes our burns have made they’ll see something other than proof you don’t deserve to be loved.
I can see you, they reply. I’ve run my thumb across the fractures you’re ashamed to show. And like the needle to a vinyl’s grooves, when I run my thumb across them I can hear your sweet song. I haven’t fallen for you because your song is perfect; I have fallen for you because in the ways you are imperfect I have found the same shapes of the pieces I have lost, or in what you perceive as your sour notes, my own have fit between them to draw our melody.
Even after all that, though, life can ultimately loosen the knots you tie together. The closeness you both earned can evaporate. What you thought was, no longer is. What you thought could be, couldn’t. An end comes, and with that, it can feel like - what was all this for?
If you’re quiet enough to hear it - if you let go of the bitterness and you stop looking down the road that wasn’t - you can still hear their melody; it sings in quiet harmony with yours, along with the rest of those who’ve played a part in your composition. On the canvas that holds your heart you can see what vibrancies they added. Across your meadow you can see the small mounds of soil that hide the seeds they planted. And when time draws those seeds to sprout you can see the flowers that would have never bloomed.
In this way, regardless of the outcome, to allow yourself to love is a gift that goes both ways. I am me, I am the pieces that others were brave enough to give, and I am the notes I’ve been still enough to hear. I wrote this song because I can hear her notes in my chords, and because of that - the experience deserves to be encased in amber in the only way I know how.
When I wrote this song, I did not hear the sound of the rattlesnake; I felt peace - like what a beautiful thing that was, and how lush a thing this sadness is, and what a gift it is to risk this kind of nakedness.
This. All of this. ❤
Naturally beautiful ❤✌️
Thank you for this moment of happiness that you sent me with this song.
I wish you love, inner peace, rewarding work, days of joy. I wish you to grow in strength and confidence, to discover new pleasures, to enjoy the happiness of simply being alive.
May the year 2024 be as sweet and happy to you as the beautiful person that you are Kai!
Wow, Kai.. I'm so glad I went to the comments. This is beautiful, and very impressively worded and placed. Thank you for this.
God bless.
Kai, seriously I understand now when people say that a musician speaks to them. So many moments since I found you, you’ve created a song that speaks to where I’m at in life at that moment. You’ve done it again, and thank you for that. It’s insane how you do this to me
This song is one word Beautiful.
Great lyrics and a wonderful tune, thank you for more of your full feeling songs.
The truest expression of love I've ever heard. Well spoken.
Hey man, I'm from Brasil and the spotify named you as my favorite artist this year, and... Hell yeah! you'r music is dope, it's seems like you write and sing with your heart, love you and your music!
Hey Kai! Hope you enjoyed your holidays!! 😊 I love this! Thank you!
Same to you! And thanks for listening.
Kai SHOUTOUT! From Indiana. Been listening to your art for almost 10 years! Thank you for the experience.
Hits me right in the feels
Wow I took off in 2 seconds and landed for 3.30 minutes in an unknown place, soothing, sweet, and sad at the same time
Music is a magic that reaches every culture, every person and every heart, it has the power to make you happy even if you don't understand all the lyrics, it's a gateway to releasing buried emotions
Thank you for the reflection, edifying!
and I too feel peace listening to this song
You have been part of my daily music for 2 months since I discovered you
Merci beaucoup Kai, tu as une belle âme , and you light up my life ❤
what an album this is gonna be....what a nice nice track..keep up the great work.,..this is beautifull
Dang, Kai, this is just beautiful, man
Thanks, man.
Love this one, it’s one of my new favorites! Can’t wait to see the next song🙂
I've needed it right now. Thx man
Truly touching and so accurate. Thank you for your music ❤
I am in love with this song
This one blew me away. Amazing
I felt this in my soul.
Thanks for this one, Kai!
Love this song
Another amazing song!, I'd love to see the process that goes into making your music ❤
"Along with the rest of those who have played a part in your composition" what a beautiful analogy, Kai. Wishing you the best of personal love songs in the new year 🎊 💕
Damn this is amazing gotta see you in consert keep it up your a inspiration to us all
💀👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💀
Wow I’m early! I’ve been listening to your music for 4+ years now and it still throws me for a loop every time I listen! Thank you so much for all the music you’ve created! It’s helped create some amazing memories in my life and I’m sure many others feel the same ❤
Such a beautiful explanation of this wonderful song! ❤💀
Thank you! ❤💀
What a gorgeous thing it is to be front row witnessing this young chap's genius. Your art is utterly transcendent Kai, I'm all in. 🙌
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Amazing song, allows on new thoughts about what's happened & how to feel about it 💡💥
you've been on fire. from #fairfield🔥
I feel this....
- mango
🔥🔥🎶💐✌️🖤
You know I’m a fan Kai! This one I have to say I felt the most “closest” to you lyrically. That’s not meant to sound weird/creepy:) Beautiful song ❤ Thank you for sharing!!
she use to be my pen, now im just an eye
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"Who is John Galt"
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