radical RE -
The first single from my debut EP reWILD
Released 18 Sep, radical RE is the first song from my debut EP reWILD. Like many, I have struggled with anxiety and overwhelm, thinking about the future of our planet. Which is why I’m as surprised as anyone by the uplifting feel of this track. There’s a mix of fragility and hope in the waves of synth and rhythmic lyrics that play with alliteration on the many RE- words required to reimagine a new future on this planet.
The reWILD EP coincides with my debut book of poems - High Fire Danger - published by Walleah Press in 2024. While writing poems in response to the Black Summer fires, I did a deep dive into thinking about how we mourn a changing planet. The songs of reWILD speak about a shift in mindset required to recalibrate the way we humans navigate our way forward on this planet.
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Radical RE
by Emma Trenorden 2024
Time to rethink, to remake, to rebuild, to reshape
So we let go, reset, shake it off leave the old world behind
So we return to the wild and we rekindle the fire and
Shed this old skin, yes we start again, shake it off leave the old world behind
Time to repair, time to reframe, to recharge, retrain the brain
So we take the leap, recalibrate, shake it off leave the old world behind
So we reuse, we refuel, we remodel and we rebuild,
Don’t doubt we have all we need to shake it off leave the old world behind
When the seas rise, when the earth is burning (ooh-ooh-oo-ooh)
Feel the tide turn, the ebb returning
Radical RE, radical RE-E-E-E --- Radical Regeneration
Reset, rethink, rebuild, remap, remake, reshape,
remodel, repurpose, reinvent, recalibrate
Return to the wild, rekindle a fire,
Re-evaluate, reinvest, regenerate
When the seas rise, when the earth is burning (oo-ooh)
Feel the tide turn, the ebb returning
Radical RE, radical RE-E-E-E --- Radical Regeneration
Radical RE, radical RE-E-E-E --- Radical Reimagination
Radical RE, radical RE-E-E-E --- Radical Regeneration