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River Mnemosyne

by The Nest

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The Nest dedicates all Bandcamp revenue from their third single release, River Mnemosyne, to raise money for Alzheimer’s

This song is about a woman whose love fears that he might get the same illness his father had, early-onset Alzheimer’s (EOAD). The River Mnemosyne is a river in Greek mythology named after the goddess of memory. The dead were thought to drink from the River Lethe, the river of forgetting, to forget their past life. The singer implores her love to not drink from the river of forgetting like his father did while living, but to drink the waters of remembering. It is a haunting song of two people trying to be released from impending doom and find a way to hope.


FUNDRAISER BACKGROUND
The Nest feels committed to supporting organizations trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s and for this reason they will be raising money for Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) (www.alz.co.uk) by donating all income from sales through BandCamp of this single, River Mnemosyne. For the next 6 months (Jan. 29, 2020 - July 31, 2020), the band will collect the raised money in their PayPal account and then do a one-time transfer to ADI.

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Don't drink from the River Lethe
like your father did while living.
Leave the river of forgetting
for the dead, for the dead.

Do you believe your doom?
I am no goddess.
I only share the wind with you
we search for sacred waters.

Choose your destiny
by the River Mnemosyne.
Drink the waters of remembering,
River Mnemosyne.

I'll meet you where the willows grow
kneel by the water's flow
on the banks of Mnemosyne,
the River of Remembering.

Choose your destiny
by the River Mnemosyne.
Drink the waters of remembering,
River Mnemosyne.

Believe with me
Believe with me
Believe with me

Don't drink from the River Lethe
like your father did while living.
Leave the river of forgetting
for the dead, for the dead.

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released January 28, 2020

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The Nest Porlom, Finland

The Nest is an atmospheric alternative rock band from southern Finland. Their moody music explores the sacredness of nature, life and death, love and mystery. The music relies on a contraposition of heavy bass and drums with soaring female vocals and poetic lyrics. ... more

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