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“is this all there is?” invites you into a space of quiet introspection, where solitude and unanswered questions linger softly. The lone cat waiting under the dim light of a bus stop on a snowy night speaks to a tender sense of longing, as if echoing the uncertainties we all feel in life’s quieter moments. This scene asks you to pause, to wonder what it means to seek something more even when the road ahead feels shrouded in ambiguity. It’s a moment for gentle self-reflection, where past dreams and present realities merge in a gentle acceptance, allowing the question itself to breathe without urgency. Here, in the hush of stillness, holding onto the question becomes an act of grace, and in that vulnerability, there is a quiet strength. This is a place to rest in the unknowing, finding solace in the quiet resilience of simply being, allowing yourself to drift in the gentle mystery of the journey.
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“Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
For I have known them all already, known them all-
Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons;
I know the voices dying with a dying fall
Beneath the music from a farther room.”
- T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Eliot’s character, Prufrock, is filled with existential doubt and a feeling of emptiness. He questions the purpose of his life, caught in routines that feel meaningless. This excerpt captures a sense of futility, a life “measured out with coffee spoons” instead of grand, fulfilling moments. It reflects a yearning for something deeper while also fearing the answer may be disappointing or unreachable.
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Track list
00:00 In the Cold
02:43 Hush Now
04:56 The Last Stop
07:24 Distant Hopes
09:50 Winter’s Lament
11:14 Unanswered
15:14 Frost
17:57 End of the Line
21:57 A Moment Alone
25:31 Cold Comfort
28:21 Endless
30:15 Emptiness
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Part of the Existential Cat Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLg8vC_uDzXkEnhpnBF9z3GueHuGu1GsVw.html
All tracks and cover art are the property of drift
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