I had the honor and pleasure of participating in a month long songwriting workshop with Brian Eno this past January. Held in 3 sessions per week over Zoom, we had weekly lectures, Q&A sessions with Brian and also listening and feedback sessions. Each week the workshop attendees were given an assignment by Eno. Here we have the very first class assignment, that we were given 20 minutes to compose during a break in our first lecture. His creative prompt was to chose one of several silent short videos and write something for it.
Title- Passing Into A Recent Past.
Lyrics/ Poem to accompany the music:
Thru the window, so close yet passing into a recent past, I see the work of hands and machine.
Organized and left to ponder, the harvest and the seasons before.
All lies still beneath the ever changing sky, keeping watch.
So close yet passing into a recent past.
The journey continues.
If interested, you can listen to all my assignments from the Eno workshop here.
https://handsonsound.bandcamp.com/album/brian-eno-workshop-2025