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Phantom Limb

by Safari Room

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“Phantom Limb” is about the search for identity when an integral part of ourselves is ripped away, leaving us to fill in the void with new definitions of self. In recent years, there has been a cultural shift in trying to find out who we are after so much of our lives has been altered. People are clinging to personality tests, astrology and online quizzes trying to identify parts themselves. “Phantom Limb” speaks to that loneliness of that search and offers an extended hand to say you’re not alone in pathways of self-discovery.

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Haven’t seen the sun in days,
I feel the walls around me, closing in with haste,
been dodging my reflection for weeks.

Losing all sense of self,
as if I ever even had it always pleasing someone else.
What am I supposed to do without

without someone to tell me
if I’m wrong or right, or somewhere in between?
How am I failing to just be me?

I don’t know who I am.
Another living organism, chock-full of cynicism?
I don’t even have a plan to figure it out.

I don’t seem to know myself
quite as well as I had thought, or maybe not at all.
Suddenly, I’m off my axis again.

Now, I’m just floating in between who I was
yesterday, and now a puddle of ink and sad poetry.

If I don’t have you what do I have?
If you’re gone what do you leave behind?
You’re wrapped so tight around my heart,
my DNA, my every way.
I’m so lost without my phantom limb.

The hardest part of losing touch:
the fear of being noticed for wanting to be noticed.
I wish that I could let my guard down for once
and rest among the ones who love me the most.
But all I see are ghosts,
and I’ve half the strength I need.

If I don’t have you what do I have?
If you’re gone what do you leave behind?
You’re wrapped so tight around my heart,
my DNA, my every way.
I’m so lost without my phantom limb.

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released July 25, 2023
Music & Lyrics written by Alec Koukol

Alec Koukol ~ Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion
Austin Drewry ~ Drums
Chris Collier ~ Guitar

Engineered by Cole Yepsen

Tracked at Austin’s house and Alec’s house

Mixed by Collin Pastore
Mastered by Preston Cochran
Single artwork by Randy Lobato

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Safari Room Nashville, Tennessee

Safari Room's brand new album, 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦, out now!

Safari Room is the indie rock outfit and brainchild of Alec Koukol (Omaha-native, now Nashville-local).

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