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Melody of Instinct
A whisper in the marrow, echoes softly roam
This heart, it's never silent, feels like coming home
There’s a pattern in the bloodline, runs quiet through my bone
Like shadows in the fabric of a story yet unknown
Carrying a heartbeat, dreaming vivid dreams
Whispers of a life that feels like faded, worn-out themes
Every scar tells a story, every wound a way to grow
It’s the soul that moves like weather, it’s a truth we come to know
Oh, I felt you in my skin, all the traits rising up again
Like a melody of instinct, deep and intertwined within
When the light feels like a gathering, and the shadows fade away
I’ll remember every whisper as I find my way to stay
This force that bends like willow, not a flame nor just a name
It’s a field across my body, where the heart learns to reclaim
And the versions made in chaos? They never truly felt like me
But the sober truths are clearer, helping me to just be free
Oh, I felt you in my skin, all the traits rising up again
Like a melody of instinct, deep and intertwined within
When the light feels like a gathering, and the shadows fade away
I’ll remember every whisper as I find my way to stay
In the cracks where we’ve been breaking, I find wisdom growing strong
Not because the pain was holy, but because we’ve learned to long
For something older, something truer, a song written on our soul
Traumas rolled like waves on beaches, and we rise back up, made whole
If I carry ancient longings, and walk with borrowed grace,
I am patterned long before I lived, in a field that knows my face
And the truth is not that I’ve changed, it’s that I’ve finally known
I am woven of this lineage, in a field that brought me home.
STORY BOARD
SONG OVERVIEW
Written and produced by Tasmanian Songwriter Jason Bresnehan, Melody of Instinct is an ethereal contemporary ballad blending atmospheric drones, modal acoustic textures, world percussion and a powerful female vocal performance that gradually builds from quiet contemplation into a soaring emotional climax. The song explores the idea that certain traits, instincts and longings are carried forward through generations, emerging within us long before we consciously understand them.
The lyrics move through themes of identity, recovery, intuition and personal transformation. Rather than presenting a physical inheritance, the song reflects on the possibility that deeper characteristics of the soul can be transmitted through family lines, shaping who we become and influencing the paths we ultimately choose.
SOUL DNA
At the heart of Melody of Instinct is the idea that people inherit more than physical characteristics. The song explores the possibility that temperament, instinct, resilience, longing and spiritual tendencies may travel through generations in much the same way that biological traits do.
The phrase “melody of instinct” becomes a metaphor for those inherited qualities. The song suggests that certain parts of our character feel strangely familiar because they have been present long before our own lifetime. These traits emerge quietly through intuition, attraction, habits and ways of seeing the world.
RECOVERY AND IDENTITY
The second verse introduces an important theme within the song:
"And the versions made in chaos? They never truly felt like me."
This line separates identity from the behaviours that can emerge during difficult periods of life. The song presents recovery not as becoming somebody new, but as returning to a more authentic version of oneself.
Throughout the lyrics there is a movement away from confusion and towards recognition. The journey is not one of reinvention. It is one of discovery. The narrator gradually realises that the person emerging through recovery was present all along beneath the noise and disruption.
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Melody of Instinct combines atmospheric drones, acoustic string textures, world percussion and expressive female vocals to create a sound that feels both ancient and contemporary. Gentle modal instrumentation provides a contemplative foundation while subtle rhythmic movement carries the song steadily forward.
As the arrangement develops, layered harmonies, richer percussion and increasing vocal intensity build towards a dramatic and cinematic climax. The soaring lead vocal creates a sense of revelation before the music resolves back into quiet reflection. The result feels less like a traditional pop song and more like a spiritual journey unfolding through sound.
THE ARTWORK
The artwork presents two figures standing together beneath an immense cosmic eye suspended within a universe of swirling galaxies, stars and radiant streams of light. Energy appears to flow directly between the celestial eye and the figures below, creating a visual connection between human life and a larger unseen reality.
The composition reflects the song's exploration of inherited wisdom, instinct and spiritual continuity. The eye functions as a symbol of awareness and perception, while the surrounding galaxies suggest forces extending far beyond a single lifetime. The figures stand at the centre of these immense patterns, representing individuals discovering their place within a much larger story.
PERSONAL CONNECTION TO JASON BRESNEHAN SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER
The personal connection behind Melody of Instinct comes from Jason Bresnehan's belief that traits of the soul may be carried forward through generations in a way that resembles biological inheritance. Just as physical DNA passes through family lines, Jason believes that qualities such as courage, creativity, resilience, curiosity and faith can also appear repeatedly across generations.
This belief developed through observing family members, studying recovery and reflecting on the patterns that seem to emerge throughout life. Certain instincts often feel older than conscious experience. Some strengths, weaknesses and attractions appear long before there is a logical explanation for them.
The song gave Jason an opportunity to explore that idea through music. The lyric does not suggest destiny or fate. Instead, it reflects the belief that people may carry echoes of those who came before them, and that recovery sometimes involves recognising those deeper patterns and choosing how they will shape the future. Melody of Instinct ultimately presents identity as something discovered rather than invented, a recognition of what has always been present beneath the surface.