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Distance, My Foe

from Fort Madeline by Karl Sanden

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This song is possibly the most personal track on the album. I wrote this song while spending a week at my parents' cabin out at Horsefly Lake, and the rainstorm was recorded one evening while I was there - as real as it gets, folks. Songwriting can be tough sometimes, and this song was a very slow process for me. It symbolizes a determination to overcome interpersonal hurdles and the frustrations of being an artist, regardless of fame and monetary constraints. Sometimes the hardest part is the distance you need to go to make things happen, and not any one small thing.

My heartfelt thanks to Christine Wu, Kristen Chan, and Natalie Cheung for your contributions to this song - this project would not have happened without your creativity, patience, and hard work.

The artwork for this album has been created by an amazing Vancouver artist, Jamie Smith. You can check out more of her work here: www.jamiesmithstudio.com.

lyrics

Lyrics:

Stars
Angling overhead
This trackless expanse, I see
That thin line is dim
My heart mislaid in shadow
The wayward unknown
Suppressed beyond the trees
In silence and unease

A fool was I
To heed the frontier
I sought to find
A clarity here
You unlocked that door
But didn't keep score
Will I take more
Than tides on my shore?

The hope draws me onward
The distance, my foe
I will find a way
Though the forest push back
I will find my way
That glow will remain

Whoah

You say
Though words, you have not said
Today
It seems, I have not read
Your gambol and mirth
Do not yet purvey
My soul from its stead
My mind is unfed

The sky is on fire
But only at night
I will find my way
But only at night
The glow guides me home
But only at night

The hope draws me onward
The distance, my foe
I will find my way
Though the forest push back
I will find my way
That glow will remain
Though it seems
I'm undone
Whoah

credits

from Fort Madeline, released July 21, 2014
Words written by Karl Sanden, with contributions by Natalie Cheung.
Music composed by Karl Sanden, with contributions by Natalie Cheung and Christine Wu.
Vocals performed by Karl Sanden and Natalie Cheung.
Cello performed by Christine Wu.
Violin performed by Kristen Chan.
Thunder and rain recorded live during a storm at Horsefly Lake.
Drums & percussion, bass, mandolin, and accordion performed by Karl Sanden.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Karl Sanden.
Produced by Karl Sanden.
Artwork painted by Jamie Smith.

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Karl Sanden Edmonton, Alberta

Karl Sanden grew up playing piano in the Thompson River Valley. He then moved to Vancouver, BC for 8 years where he taught himself the accordion, mandolin, drums, and harmonica, and self-produced his own recordings.

Karl now spends most of his time fixing broken things or with his family, and he rarely plays music. Once in a while, though, his accordion randomly pops up in unexpected places.
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