About the Song:
Many of us are stuck in our own heads, isolated from the truth about others and the earth that supports us. We see an idea of someone instead of who they are in this moment and who they could become. We fail to see the universality of what our own symbols mean and get lost in specificity. "Find Us" is a call to humanity to believe in a better way when conflict arises. Not to bypass our world's problems, but to approach them from a heart-centered place -- a place beyond ancient walls, tired stories from the past, and endless wars. Meet us there.
Beyond Music is a global music initiative created by Tina Turner, Regula Curti, and Konstanze Weidemann which aims to “collaborate and jointly develop innovative pieces of music across cultures and genres.” Each year artists on the platform from around the world work together on an album project revolving around a certain theme -- in 2021 the theme being conflict.
"Find Us" was honored with an award from Beyond. The organization had this to say in the announcement of the 2021 winners: "Jacoby, Kate and Elisa have created a song that could not have better expressed the essence of Beyond Music. ‘Find us, beyond heavy weapons, meet us there, we'll be waiting’ Jacoby sings over a slowly rising wave of synthesizers, while Kate tenderly plucks her harp. Beyond - that's where we want to transport the listener with Beyond Music. Beyond isolation and exclusion, where music ultimately unfolds its power of unification. This place is Beyond Music, and ‘Find Us (Beyond)’ soundtracks this notion magnificently” (Regula Curti, Founder & Konstanze Wiedemann, CEO Beyond Music).
Journey to every corner
Over the earth and still never
Traveling from your head down to your heart
Did you ever really see her?
Or just see your idea of her?
Cling to the symbol,
Crush what it stood for
Find us
Beyond ancient walls
Beyond tired echoes
Beyond heavy weapons
Beyond
Meet us there,
We’ll be waiting for you
Follow the wind
You’ll find us beyond
Follow the wind
You’ll find us beyond
Follow the wind
You’ll find us beyond
Follow the wind
You’ll find us beyond
Follow the pain that hurts you
Toward the sounds that frighten you
Can’t go around, the only way is through
Follow the wind that pulls you
Back to the world waiting for you
Out of your head, ‘cause that’s not where you belong
Find us
Beyond ancient walls
Beyond tired echoes
Beyond heavy weapons
Beyond
Meet us there,
We’ll be waiting for you
Follow the wind
You’ll find us beyond
Follow the wind
You’ll find us beyond
Follow the wind
You’ll find us beyond
Follow the wind
You’ll find us beyond
Every echo passed through
Every story told to you
Letting them fade now, let’s make something new
credits
from Find Us (Beyond),
track released February 1, 2022
Jacoby Elliott / Y the Ghost -- USA
(vocals, lyrics, composition, production)
Elisa Giannina van den Berg -- Italy/Netherlands
(vocals, guitar)
Kate Northrop -- Switzerland
(harp)
"The synth dynamo reveals signs of his spirit as he channels deep, primitive emotions creating a
cinematic score for a story that innocently draws from childhood magic while curiously hinting at the dark and supernatural .. showing many sides to the man behind the music .. a very passionate and self-expressive work of art composed with devotion and impressionism." - Impose Magazine...more
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