[Winter 2022] And So, It Remains

Playlist:

Themes & Notes

• The playlist name/description was inspired by Galileo's quote when he was forced to recant his heliocentric claim.
  
  "Eppur si muove..." meaning "Still it moves..."
  
• I like to view things as sculptures. Once you remove all that is not needed, all that remains is truth and art—hence, the title.
• This playlist was formed shortly after writing "Bounded by Detachment." So that post definitely had an influence over this playlist.
• My summer playlists are usually upbeat while my winter playlists are usually lower-sounding and jazzy. But I wanted to switch it up this year. I wanted to bring the upbeatness of summer into winter without losing the magic of winter.

ScreenPlay

ACT I

"Life. (Narrated by Alan Watts)" by The Great & Magnificent — "Lo Que Soy" by seye

ACT II

"First Class" by Jack Harlow — "Against All Odds" by Jenevieve

ACT III

"Desire (feat. Alan Watts)" by George Maple — "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" by Juliana Chayahed

Favorite Tracks

I. "Nothing Else Mattered" by Calista Del Toro
This song feels like gentle snow falling.

II. "Out of Time" by The Weeknd
An instant classic. This song has been on repeat all year.

III. "Deep In The Shallow End" by Jenevieve
This song is perfect for those nightly flurries.

IV. "In Your Eyes" by BADBADNOTGOOD
Obsessed with this song after hearing it on FX's Atlanta (S3, EP 8).

V. "Next Door (feat. ASTN)" by Amelia Moore
A cool track for the hopeful romantics.

VI. "Easy to Love Me" by Hope Tala
A warm track for the hopeless romantics.

Today's Thoughts

(Written in February 2023)

It's funny. When I make playlists, I understand their meanings only after creating them.

In 2022, I felt "off". It's hard to explain in words, but the words that immediately appear to me are "disjointed" and "not here." For most of the year, I didn't understand why.

But after exploring, experiencing, and having everything culminate soundly at the end of the year, I feel I finally understand.

In that Understanding, I finally came home.

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."
- Albert Camus