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The Beast (live)

by 2 Stoned Birds

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"Life... got away from me."

The Beast is a fantastical spoken word piece about the overwhelming fear and dread of life, and how you might survive it.

This was performed in a single live take in Dundee (January 2020).
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If you want to see the video performance of this, please check our youtube here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-_VpqgEahA


This year, we were very proud to learn that this performance was one of the 7 entries that on the John Byrne Award Quarterly Shortlist (July 2020). Read my accompanying statement for it below!

"Once upon a time, I cowered in the shadow of a truth I was scared to accept. I was… a Grown-Up. Despite proven responsibility and maturity, I felt like a child in adult’s clothing; aimless, struggling to walk.
Mental illness and trauma can cause the feeling of lost time, like hurtling unequipped towards adulthood uncomfortably fast. For that confused child, I needed make-believe. Journeying through a fantasy land, I could focus more easily on questioning my perspectives and reclaiming identity, no longer paralysed by the complexity of existence. Envisaging mountainous highs and cavernous lows of my life as physical places, I saw that the one constant throughout was continuing the walk regardless. In knowing and accepting that my perspective on life is as changeable as life itself, The Beast posits fear may fade, no longer preventing a wild future unknown. Maybe being a Grown-Up isn’t so scary after all. I have survived every day so far, and now encourage each new self-discovery, be that through therapy, or conversations, or the terrifying yet captivating stories that kept us all awake at night, but enchanted our dreams later. So, when life’s hand reaches to your tired, frightened self… will you take it?"

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released January 21, 2020
Eilidh Morris & Johnny Threshold.

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2 Stoned Birds Dundee, UK

Dundee's spoken word music duo, 2 Stoned Birds, is comprised of poet Tom Bird (they/them) and musician Johnny Threshold (he/they).
Tom's rhythmic verses take the listener on explorations of mental health, imagination, and wonder. These words stand hand in hand with the excitement, energy, and sometimes lullabies, of Johnny's entrancing musical compositions.

They hope you find joy in your day. ... more

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