a r u k a., DOVVE, echoed., flawguri & Stardew - Aquarius

@aruku_a_dark @dovvemusic @itsechoed @flawguri @stardew

13 writers putting pen to paper, 65 musicians composing pieces inspired by their writing, and 26 visual artists tying everything together with a cover illustration. From April 23rd to May 13th, 2023, these 104 creatives came together with one goal: to tell a story. The result amounted to thirteen beautiful tracks, rich with emotion, excitement, and wonder.

Stories take on infinitely many forms. A child's drawing. A home-cooked meal. A recount of the day given by someone returning home to their spouse. They do not have to be written, nor spoken with any amount of poetry or decorative language; they simply exist. Here's to the stories we tell. Whether written, drawn, or sang, whether a fantastic fable or a solemn look into the human experience, they all carry weight. We have no greater obligation than to simply tell them in whatever way we know how. 

All proceeds from Storybook: Chapter 2 will be donated to Active Minds, an organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults. 

Active Minds: https://www.activeminds.org/
FORM: https://artbyform.com/
Cover by ginko & Nesulosity: https://twitter.com/gnkobiloba, http://twitter.com/nesulosity
Story by alixi: @aliximusic
Read the full story: https://storybook2.artbyform.com/

僕らいくら泣いたって
答えは向かい風
点と点

じゃあぼくら意味はないって言っても
ここには嘘ないさ

(Running along, counting the stones
Feeling the sun, blow off the dust
Finally see, reach out for me
You won't forget)

I'll remember the times
Running along, counting the stones
Escaping from here
Feeling the sun, blow off the dust
Make it all there
I finally see, reach out for me
Before I am gone
You won't forget, I will be here
Until the dawn

(Please, don't forget me)

It all comes back to you!

As we follow the signs
That’ll split us apart to our lives
We’ll remember this moment
Like it was last night
It’ll soon be fine

It’s okay to be
To leave this place and breathe
Finally free to move on
Don’t worry 'bout me
I’ll still be in reach

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