
โSongs We Found at the Wellโ is a dream told in chorus. Built around repetition, memory, and the surreal logic of folklore, this piece moves like water โ slow, cyclical, and sacred. Sparse mandolin picking and gentle upright bass establish a lullaby-like pulse, while field recordings โ creaking floors, distant rain โ haunt the background like footsteps in a dream.
Ghostly harmonies swell and dissolve, always returning to the same ritual phrases:
โThey found it in the wellโฆ They put us all in groupsโฆ They said, โWeโre gonna do thisโฆโโ
This is **communal music as mythology.** Strange, sacred, hypnotic.
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๐๏ธ MUSICAL TEXTURE
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โ STYLE: Ethereal folk with ritual cadence
โ MOOD: Dreamlike, nostalgic, surreal
โ TEMPO: Gentle and cyclical, ~60โ65 BPM
โ INSTRUMENTATION:
โข Sparse mandolin plucks
โข Upright bass: warm and subtle
โข Ghost-layered choral harmonies
โข Environmental sounds: creaking floorboards, raindrops, distant wind
โ VOCALS:
Soft and reverent, layered like memory. Each line feels like itโs been passed down.
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๐ง LYRICAL THEMES
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โบ A mysterious well, said to hold sacred water
โบ Teachers, books, brothers โ all claiming they โfound it firstโ
โบ Entire towns organized into groups and ushered toward some undefined ritual
โบ Repetition as both **control and comfort**, like folklore or indoctrination
This piece occupies the space between fairy tale and spiritual instruction, echoing with the unease of half-remembered childhood truths.
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๐ง WHO THIS IS FOR
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โข Listeners who love atmospheric folk, ritual storytelling, and haunting repetition
โข Artists, choreographers, and filmmakers working with surreal or dreamlike themes
โข Poets and performers in search of a mythic soundtrack
โข Anyone drawn to sound that feels both ancient and strangely modern
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๐ฟ CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE
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This track is licensed under **Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0)** and is **free to use** in your creative work, including video, film, podcasts, live performance, or digital art โ **with credit.**
๐ REQUIRED ATTRIBUTION:
โSongs We Found at the Wellโ by @YourListeningSanctuary
Licensed under CC BY 4.0
Credit must be given in description, video credits, or metadata.
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๐ช EMOTIONAL & CREATIVE USAGE
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โข Over dreamlike animations or symbolic rituals
โข In slow-burning cinematic scenes, with faces and gestures repeating
โข As an interlude or epilogue in poetic or spoken-word films
โข In surrealist dance or theatrical movement
โข Played softly in the background of installations, galleries, or devotional art spaces
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๐ ADD TO PLAYLISTS
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โข FOLK PARABLES: Soundtracks for Stories That Never End
โข SACRED ODDITY: Ritual Folk and Mythic Whisper Songs
โข CHILDHOOD OF THE STRANGE: Songs That Sound Like Memory
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๐ฌ COMMENT INVITATION
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Who put *you* in a group?
What was your well? Your ritual? Your repetition?
Did you feel comfortโฆ or control?
Let the comments be your echo chamber. Letโs trace the memory together.
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๐ HASHTAGS
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