Aric Coyote’s “Empty Lands” searches for peace in an overwhelming world

In a world that’s becoming more complicated, more noisy, more overwhelming, Aric Coyote’s “Empty Lands” looks backwards to find something simpler. The song focuses on memories, longing and the desire for a safe place to breathe, exploring the emotional need for comfort when modern life becomes too much to bear. “Empty Lands” is about wanting things to be simple. 

This song is about looking back to a time or place that you just know feels calmer, more familiar and easier to understand. That memories adds an emotional depth to the track that feels instantly relatable. The idea of seeking sanctuary is particularly powerful. When the world is too much, the need for somewhere safe is more than a physical need. It becomes an emotional search for peace and stability, and for the ability to escape the pressure of an ever more complex world.

Aric Coyote’s song appears to get that memories isn’t only about the past. It's often about what's lacking in the present. The tension in “Empty Lands” is a strength of the piece, because it is about the desire to return to a feeling of comfort, but also the difficulty of the world as it is today. Ultimately “Empty Lands” reads as a quest for a place where the mind can rest. Memories, simplicity and sanctuary combine to form a deeply human portrait of emotional overwhelm and desire for relief.