Tonightโs Strawberry Moon marks the halfway point for our 2021 song-every-full-moon project, To Owe To One. Josht and I wrote this one together, quite literally, at his office while the studio was being painted. After fooling around with the chord progression, Josht wrote the first verse and half of the second verse, at which point I took over, finishing the second verse and adding a third. So lyrically, the song is split in half, like a strawberry sliced down the middle. It begins as a lament for our complicated times and finishes as an ode to our old friend who helps us see ourselves for what we are, a tiny part of an immense universe.
lyrics
I will take this to the grave
This burden of silence
Itโs not supposed to be this way
This mantel of violence
You laid on me
You made of me
Lying here among ferns
And wild strawberries
Watching Luna take her turn
Her valleys, her prairies
She shines on me
The ocean breathes
If ever I come back this way
Be sure to remember
The quiet void between the days
Leaves no room for pretenders
She shines on me
She makes me breathe
credits
from To Owe To One,
track released June 24, 2021
Words and Music by Todd Britton and Josh Sullivan
Todd Britton: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Bass Guitar, Pedal Steel, Percussion, Vocals
Josh Sullivan: Electric Piano, Vocals