Prophet is, ironically, about “writers block” for lack of a better term. I was in college still, and was frustrated with my creative output at the time. “I’m not trying to be a prophet, I’m just trying to speak my mind” is me saying “I’m not trying to write the best song in the world, I would just like to finish any song.”
lyrics
Writing out another story, I can't clear my head
I could not make anything relate to what I said
It all seems so disconnected, never quite all there
Seems that I can not project it, as if I should care
And if I fail again this time
I might just stray out of line
I'm not trying to be a prophet
I'm just trying to speak my mind
Mourning hours are drawing nearer, laying in my bed
It seems that I should take a walk to ease my weary head
The movement helps my brain awaken, activates its gears
When I'm rattled, firmly shaken, validates my fears
And if I fail again this time
I might just stray out of line
I'm not trying to be a prophet
I'm just trying to speak my mind
Let me roll again, I don't like what I've been given
Sold again, what is not is still unwritten
I confess, let me see those dice again
I could have been a doctor
Let me roll again, I don't like what I've been given
Sold again, what is not is still unwritten
I confess, let me see those dice again
I could have been a doctor
And if I fail again this time
I might just stray out of line
I'm not trying to be a prophet
I'm just trying to speak my mind
credits
released June 1, 2022
Willem - Vocals, guitars, banjo, lapsteel, synthesizer, percussion
Keegan Marshall - Drums
Aidan Wasse - Bass
John Fellner - Organ, wurlitzer
Carley Otter - Vocals
Written by Willem James Cowan
The bed sessions were recorded by Simon Larochette at the Sugar Shack in November of 2020. Everything else was recorded in Willems' apartment.
Produced by Willem James Cowan, additional production by Aidan Wasse
Writing from experience, and a feeling of discomfort, Willem James Cowan aims to lighten this burden and offer solace to a
generation rooted in anxiety, self doubt and social stigma. By weaving together retro and contemporary musical elements, Cowan achieves a sound that is both nostalgic and relatable....more
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