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Making Something New

from Searching For What's True by Eli Conley

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"Making Something New" celebrates the creative process -- writing, making art, transgender and non-binary folks creating our own genders, all of us "finding beauty in the wreckage, making meaning of the grief / When we tell our stories true we find release."

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Some afternoons the words come easy
Some days they all sound wrong to me
Sometimes the notes fall out exactly where I want them
But I often chase them down for weeks
So when I face the empty pages
I try to trust the mystery
I’ve spent long hours circling spirits
Come back with bruises on my knees

I don’t know why I need to do this
To keep on searching for what’s true
I only know that when I stop I ache
So I keep making something new

I love trans folks with all my being
We paint our lives in vibrant hues
Scribble outside the lines we’re given
And we make our own damn dancing shoes

I don’t know why we need to do this
To keep on searching for what’s true
I only know that when I stop I ache
So I keep making something new

Finding beauty in the wreckage
Making meaning of the grief
When we tell our stories right we find release

I don’t know why we need to do this
To keep on searching for what’s true
I only know that when I stop I ache
So I keep making something new
Making something new

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from Searching For What's True, released July 14, 2023

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Eli Conley Sacramento, California

​Eli Conley is an indie folk singer-songwriter and activist based in Sacramento, CA. He makes music for queer and trans folks, justice seekers, and anyone who doesn’t fit easily in a box. Eli's voice is tender and heartfelt, with melodies and that can leave you feeling teary-eyed yet hopeful. As a gay trans man from the South, his songs tell stories that aren’t always reflected in roots music. ... more

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