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Right about the time I moved to Belgium I began reading a blog-zine called The Sneeze and that’s where I discovered Cloud Cult, an incredibly interesting group of musicians and visual artists that are pioneering a “Green band” culture in which they tour as green as possible and go out of their way to be green in their production studio, Earthology, which was fonded by Craig Minowa, the founder of Cloud Cult.

There is another bit of back story that is very significant for the song I’m going to share with you today. Craig and his wife Connie had a son, Kaidin, who died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of two. After their son’s death Craig isolated himself in their farmhouse in Minnesota and began writing the music that ultimately became “They Live on the Sun,” Cloud Cult’s first nationally released album. You can read more about the evolution of Cloud Cult on their website. For now though, I’d like to share the song When Water Comes to Life with you. I was touched when I heard, not only the opening music for the song, but also the hopeful and comforting lyrics written by Minowa.

When Water Comes to Life – Cloud Cult

and when the angels come
they’ll cut you down the middle
to see if you’re still there
to see if you’re still there

and underneath your ribs
they’ll find the heart shaped locket
an old photograph of you in daddy’s arms

and then they’ll sew you closed
and give you back to the water
from where we’re all born
from where we’re all born

and you’ll feed the ghosts
and you’ll feed the living
you’ll be a stranger
and you’ll a friend

you’ll be the leper
and you’ll be the healer
you’ll be the hero
and the tragedy

and when they sew you closed
they’ll give you back to the water
from where we’re all born
from where we’re all born

and when they burn your body
all thats left is sand crystals
two tiny handfuls
all the rest is water, water, water

all you need to know
is you were born of water
you are made of water
you are living water, water, water

all you need to know
is you were born of water
you are made of water
you are living water, water, water

all you need to know
is you were born of water
you are made of water
you are living water, water, water

fyi- this is NOT the official video, it’s just an interpretation but it was the best recording I could find