"This piece is inspired by the James Baldwin quote 'The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.' I live next door to a school and the sound of kids playing runs through my daily life. As I was working on this song I realized that when I listened back through headphones there was a silence at the heart of the piece, but when I listened back on speakers, the sound of the kids playing blew in through the window and I understood that this was the center around which the song revolves." released December 24, 2024 Written by Marisa Anderson All instruments played and recorded by Marisa Anderson Children playing recorded by Marisa Anderson