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The Only Way Out

from Inner Space by Cosmic Knot

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This song was born on a night I went to visit Justin Wierenga in Shelby. It was a heavy night because Justin had been sick a few years before this and they were worried his condition was acting up again, which would mean an untimely end to a great friend. He was heading in to the hospital the next day to see if he was going to be alright. As you can imagine it was a tense night to say the least. I can't imagine how Justin felt. I brought up the usual amenities and made the night as comfortable as possible.

We jammed and got our heads right as we let the hours pass. Eventually the night grew to a close and we parted ways. When you walk out of a situation where you're unsure of the future well being of the person you're friends or family with, there's always that heavy feeling that you might not ever see that person in that shape or state of mind again, but that's life...

Thankfully Justin checked out alright and we went on to make some amazing music together, including all the slide tracks he laid on our album.

On this song in particular I decided to feature Justin performing a regular guitar solo, which we all know isn't going to be regular at all with Justin on guitar.

The first part of the song is slow and minor, reflecting the mood while we were jamming and thinking about an uncertain future. The second part is the celebration that came after finding out things were all good.
The main break beat riff came from jamming with Joe Keck during the green room era. At one point we were jamming the riff with Mike Phillips Jr. and he came up with a really awesome bass line. I decided to feature Mike's bass line and a few licks of my own on bass for this song. This was the only song I played bass on during the first album sessions.

As the second part of the song builds, Justin takes the first guitar solo and it's quite a solo to say the least. The guy's a genius at music.
When we recorded the song there was a bit of static on the beginning. Justin Avdek came in that day and said why don't you use lo fi instead of rerecording it. It was good advice and it worked well. Once we released the song many felt this song was the climatic point of the album. It was even noted in our album reviews.

*All song titles on our albums will go together to create a poem by themselves and combined. The first album was arranged in this way and our next album Do You will be as well...

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I can give you dried flowers
And put a smile on your face
But as we all stand laughing
Can I help you change your fate
I can see it all before you
This life full of grace
But if you can't take the first step
Would you fall from your place

Is there no way out
Nothing is impossible

When you reach the peak of chaos
Will you see through the pain
Like a falling star that's burning
With an eternal cosmic flame
On a never ending journey
In this world of refrain
Where true love can guide you through it all
Until that's all that remains

It's the only way out
The only way out

credits

from Inner Space, released August 28, 2017
Written/Produced by Tom Wall
Performed by Cosmic Knot
Recorded at Third Coast Recording Co.

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Cosmic Knot Grand Rapids, Michigan

Cosmic Knot was born out of a dream. The dream was to create music that would make the world a better place, music that promotes a beneficial effect on the listener through specific tuning, note placement, word placement and song content. We like to call it, "healing music."
Countless sleepless hours and an undeniable conviction manifested this dream into reality. Happy Living, Happy Life!
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