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Frozen in the place I hide

Not afraid to paint my sky…

Little lettering piece for the song Brother by Alice in Chains. Not sure how this came to be. I knew I wanted this to be raw in the same vein as my previous post for the song “seasons” by Chris Cornell but I also didn’t want to make a repeat. I made the lettering weeks ago but didn’t know what the final would look like. I played around with some brushes then started to animate. I think that’s when I went into autopilot and this happened. Unconsciously I painted my sky.

Sometimes some songs hit way too hard. Released back in 1992, this song was written by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell. Lyrics say :

Frozen in the place I hide
Not afraid to paint my sky
With some who say I've lost my mind
Brother try and hope to find

You were always so far away
I know that pain
So don't you run away like you used to do

Roses in a vase of white
Bloodied by the thorns beside the leaves
That fall because my hand is pulling them hard as I can

You were always so far away
I know that pain
And I won't run away like I used to do

Pictures in a box at home
Yellowing and green with mold
So I can barely see your face
Wonder how that color taste

You were always so far away
I know the way
So don't you run away like you used to do
Like you used to do

Andrea Villanueva