Look Up is a visual and musical meditation on attention in a crowded world.
Head down. Phone glow. City noise. Moving slow.
The piece begins in compression and distraction, then gradually opens into air and sky.
Rather than arguing against modern life, the work offers a small shift in posture. A reminder that awareness does not require escape. Only attention.
Part of the ongoing Pondering Eternity series, which explores time, presence, and the tension between urgency and stillness.
Slow down.
Look up.
Video direction & editing: John Gerstner
Music: “Look Up”
Written by John Gerstner
Created with Suno AI
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▶ Lyrics (click to view)
Look Up
(Verse 1) Head down Phone glow City noise Nowhere to go Breathing thin Shoulders tight Then cloud breaks Blue in the light (Pre-Chorus) You don’t have to fix it You don’t have to win Just lift your eyes Let the sky come in (Chorus) Look up Look up Wide sky We pass through Night still Stars burn Look up (Verse 2) Bills stack News scroll Tight chest Eyes dull Wind blows Leaves turn Sun falls Still burns (Pre-Chorus) You don’t have to solve it You don’t have to prove Just lift your eyes And feel it move (Chorus) Look up Look up Wide sky We pass through Night clear Stars burn Look up (Bridge – drums drop, soft bass pulse) Ancient light On your skin You are late And you are in Dust, breath Heart, bone Tiny spark Not alone Look up (Chorus – layered vocals, restrained) Look up Look up Wide sky We pass through Night still Stars burn Look up