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Childlike Wonder

by koda

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Shhh... 01:42
Welcome to Childlike Wonder You have been chosen to experience the latest sonic surrealism from loopland11, your favourite alternative corner of the void. Relax your soul as Koda takes your consciousness on a journey past the soft veil of iridescent light. Through exciting scenes of beautiful pain and elegant suffering we make our way towards a moment of catharsis. Close your third eye and breathe deeply as you navigate the vast selection of existential and identity crisis handcrafted for your transcendental enjoyment. A gentle reminder - it’s all a simulation & we’re all just reflections & refractions of the same infinity
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Ego death God Complex What the heck am I today? Disconnect Reconnect Who the fuck am I becoming? Enigma Machine A nervous tick A party trick What the hell am I doing here? You’re upset My regrets Why are we always losing the plot? Transcendance From all the shame Who the fuck do we finally blame? Is it you? Or is it me? Not even god know what makes sense Anymore… Enigma Machine My mind’s mess Life is a test it seems Try to decompress Till the forces act willingly I cannot explain Why I'm like this Or how I became My own worst enemy My mind’s a maze Life is a testament Try to entertain The source of all consciousness I cant explain Why I'm like this Or how I became The only one saving you Enigma Machine Enigma Machine Enigma Machine Enigma Machine
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Tempest 04:04
Plastic purposes are flawless Foolish faith in ignorance Take your chances as you’re fallin Make you question all your choices Wake up, we’re heading straight for the eye of the storm Wake up, nobody has a clue what to do Wake up, everyone’s got their own god to prove Wake up, I can’t sleep through this tempest like you Half hearted promises are worthless Broken dreams made you hopeless Make your peace just stop fighting Losing pieces leaves me frightened Wake up, we’re heading straight for the eye of the storm Wake up, nobody has a clue what to do Wake up, everyone’s got their own god to prove Wake up, I can’t sleep through this tempest like you Together we could save the world Together we could watch it burn Together we could have it all If only you would wake up please I’m afraid of dying alone
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I know I’m not the prettiest girl in the room that’s okay Cuz i know we’re all ugly in our own ways Wont you come closer? Take my hand in your hand We’ll run far away and Make love till our hearts break We could share stories of battles we lost on the way Cuz I know the price we all must pay to win the war Sipping on a glass of Whiskey in a garden We could take the edge off To ease these insecurities We would tell each other secrets that hold us hostage And maybe we find the ransom to buy our freedom Now would we not do that much? Stuck alone on this island Smoke a cloud of green To ease in these feelings You keep forgetting me I can’t keep reminding you There is a part of me That also belongs to you So don’t keep denying yourself So much to lose Bend the rules to our will All we could win I know I’m not the funniest clown in the room that’s okay cuz i know we’re all broken in our own ways Wont you inch closer Sow my seeds in your lands We could grow old and Crack jokes till the world ends
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Closure 03:00
I'm not here to take a chance I am here to make a stand You are here to bare witness And maybe you would care to join me Just the truth would be fine for me, thank you I don’t need the drama of kings and queens Or a mighty man in the sky to see That we don’t fucking know everything we see The jester lost his jokes tonight In the pride of the king’s war The women stripped of dignity The children die as martyrs Just the truth would be fine for me thank you I don’t need the bullshit of deeds and sins Or how they work mysteriously to know that God would never fucking forgive you or me Ceasefire Ceasefire now Ceasefire Before it burns us all Ceasefire Ceasefire now Ceasefire Before it burns us all
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Hmmm
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Trigger warning Someone's got a gun to school again You keep your eyes sealed Or glued to the screens in all the rooms We’re trading traumas Weapons are the new gold standard Don’t close your eyes babe Cuz you just might find a cure To your cancer To your blindness Looking for another Dopamine hit To fuel the fires To stay uninspired Waiting for another Reason to quit But the winds are too strong, honey We’ve strayed too far now It’s too late to turn back Maybe we could go around Or maybe we should go right through Trigger warning Someones got a gun to school again You keep your eyes sealed Or glued to the screens in all the rooms We’re trading traumas Weapons are the new gold standard Don’t close your eyes babe Cuz you just might find the truth To your madness To your freedom Craving all the Perversion out there To feed on the fear To drown in desires Can’t wait for a Good reason to quit But the river’s too strong, honey We’ve sailed too far now It’s too late to turn back Maybe we could play along Or maybe we should go right through
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Oversharing 04:02
My wounds have learned to speak In your voice but not your words Leaps of faith were foiled Here i feel unsafe In your womb Back to picking at my skin again Trying not to die young in my dreams Maybe that’s why I stay up all night I need reminders just to fucking eat Oversharing is my love language And your personality disorders turn me on I'm a freak who seeks entanglement Wont paint me in your sticky suffering? My wounds have learned to speak In your voice but not your words Leaps of faith were foiled Here i feel unsafe In your womb Back to mistaking lust for love again Can’t see the red flags, I’m colour blind So many secrets lost in my mind Cuz no one fucking dares dive that deep Oversharing is my love language And your personality disorders turn me on I'm a freak who seeks entanglement Wont paint me in your sticky suffering? My wounds have learned to sing In my voice but not those words Twists of fate recoil Unafraid I’m here In your womb
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All the games we play To murder the boredom All the rules we break To feed the commotion Can we find a better waste of time? Something where we don't have to die All alone All the dice we roll To fuck with our choices All the risk we take To one up the righteous Can we find a safer place to hide? Somewhere that is not plain in sight Can we find a better waste of time? Something where we don't end up dying All alone Can we find a little peace of mind? Something thats not all about the high Can we find a better waste of time? Something where we don’t end up dying All alone
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Don't you know? You could have it all And in one breath Lose it all I heard you knock The flowers over Then walk away Like nothings broken All that said It’s quite a truth If you fall in love with a myth You’ll probably die a fool Now, there’s nothing wrong With feeling right When all that’s left Is a losing fight In a sense, I guess It’s all just smoke and mirrors Stomp your feet or find a joke For the tragedies and all the terrors One deep breathe, paint the darkness With your favourite colours Keep the faith and play the world With your childlike wonder Don't you know? You’re free to fall And in one step Hug the clouds I know you doubt The signs are scribbled Then go insane To solve the riddles So don’t forget It’s quite a truth If you fall in love with a freak [like me] You’ll probably die a muse There’s something right With feeling wrong When the poison Is the medicine In a sense, I guess It’s all just smoke and mirrors Stomp your feet or find a joke For the tragedies and all the terrors One deep breathe, paint the darkness With your favourite colours Keep the faith and play the world With your childlike wonder
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Childlike Wonder is an album of alternative, progressive, electro-acoustic songs exploring the darker themes of the human experience - from mental health, social stigmas, death, identity to other heavy concepts the music is crafted from evocative lyrics and surreal musical riddles bending genre whilst rooted in rock & pop sensibilities.

The music is decadent, introspective, raw, and made from nearly a vacuum of Koda's vision & abilities.

The lyrics, which drove this record's creation, delve into deep emotional and existential themes, urging listeners to reflect on their own experiences and perspectives should one dare - irony, sarcasm are sprinkled through out the record with lines like
"Oversharing is my love language,
And your personality disorders turn me on..."
and
"There’s something right
With feeling wrong
When the poison
Is the medicine".

Vulnerability and honesty were the foundation of this album, as Koda stays brutally unafraid to divulge personal struggles, societal challenges, and the complexities of human relationships.

The tone varies from melancholic to rebellious and challenging, creating a multifaceted and captivating musical journey that can probably make the listener unsuspectingly drawn into a buffet of conundrums that are personal, social and spiritual.

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released November 11, 2023

Childlike Wonder was handmade in a little room on the 8th floor of an infamous green building in Berlin in 2023.

All Tracks Written, Performed & Produced by Akhil Kodamanchili
Art & Design by Akhil Kodamanchili
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Akhil Kodamanchili


I hold infinite gratitude for all my close friends ( you know who you are <3 ) who've been a part of this journey on so many different levels, to my communities of fellow creative beings (Resonance, BIMM, Praise, Genes and the more informal circles) for keeping me motivated & inspired, my family for holding me up while I struggled through parts of the year (and life), and the universe for channelling this music through me.

Special thanks to Klevgrand & Glitch Machines for sharing your incredible plugins with me, to Fahskeie & my patrons for your extended support in realising this record!

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