Elana Stone - Cephalopods (official video)
'Cephlapods' by Elana Stone is out now. Stream here: https://snd.click/cephalopods
Elana announces new album 'Married to the Sound', for release Sept 27th. Pre-order here: https://snd.click/married-to-the-sound
Lyrics:
Please be gentle
To each other
To the planet
Give as much and take
as little as you can
When you purchase something
Think about how long it will last
It may be hear longer
than you or I
even if it only takes a moment to buy
You know this, you know this
Deep in your bones you know
You remember combing the beach as a child
and wondering why there were plastic bags
instead of splashing crabs
and Cephalopods
You know this, you know this
Deep in your bones you know
You remember holding your breath in the dark
and feeling that calm, cool spark
Well now you know
You're just a part of it all
You're just a bug on the wall of a mansion
The great expansion of life
Elana Stone - vocals, piano and composition
Backing vocals: Luke Moseley, Zoe Hauptmann and Darren Percival
Recorded at Free Energy Device with Richie Belkner engineering
Mixed by Tony Buchen
Mastered by Steve Smart
Music video by Arisio Risi
Credits and artwork by Luna Tunes
About the song:
'Cephalopods is an anthem for everything that means anything to me. It's about kindness towards each other and towards our natural world. To be honest I didn't know what Cephalopods were before I wrote this song. They are in fact any member of the molluscan class such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. I like the way the word sticks out in the song - it reminds me of the way Randy Newman or Harry Nillson write lyrics (I was listening to a lot of these guys when I wrote this song).
I wrote Cephalopods during one of the many lock-downs during the pandemic. The words reflect the exasperation I felt/feel towards our so-called 'leaders'. For decades - they have forgotten our environment. They continue to reinvest in damaging fossil fuels despite all the evidence that humans are engineering their own fate. I am ready for a change towards kindness and empathy, not just towards each other as people but most importantly towards our natural world'.
Elana Stone
About the video:
'We filmed the Cephalopods music video on Dharawal Country. The house in the clip belongs to the videographer Aristo Risi. It’s a dilapidated old sea sprayed rental - bright yellow, condemned and the last of its kind on Lawrence Hargrave Drive which is otherwise covered in coastal mansions. It is literally falling into the ocean but the views are spectacular.
We paired the footage of myself singing and playing the keyboard with footage Aristo took on one of his diving expeditions. He managed to film actual Cephalopods (cuttle fish) who are magnificent creatures. It’s pretty simple conceptually but I think it’s really beautiful and effective'.
Elana Stone
'Swimming alongside cephlapods, whether it be Squid, cuttlefish or octopus, is mesmerising. They watch and study your movements, they try to make contact and communicate their emotions with you through colourful patterns on their pixel dense skin.'
Aristo Risi