Drawing us in with a hyperpop soundscape featuring intricately designed vocals, Garbage Garden opens busy. being. Real with the lyrics, “I woke up in a room, pre-furnished, signed a lease for a life, un-earned, dead dreams on the walls, pre-determined…”
We are immediately enamoured by the poetic prowess and the dimensionality of the production. The vocal delivery is full of charisma and holds a high emotional quotient, whilst the soundscape is cerebral and sonically aligned with the concept of the prose.
The timbre switch-up is epic as the track evolves into an alternative rock frequency laced with futurism. We love the genre-expansive energy that transmutes. As for the message of the song, busy. being. Real explores a struggle against a rigid, artificial system.
It is self-realized and empowering at its core – also highly relatable and zeitgeist for how many of us feel in today’s day and age. It symbolizes notions of modern society, work culture and the life that is imposed on us by the system. In essence, how we are assigned a life without choice, where everything is pre-determined and driven by efficiency – a mechanical existence.
The symbolism of the skipping metronome and ripped up script is genius and constitutes an awakening, which is reflected by the genre shift. This rebellion is an empowering psychological breakthrough.
The imagery now manifests as freedom and reconstruction. The new physics and a world without that gravity really demonstrate the poetic prowess of Garbage Garden as she trades the scenery and is busy being real.
There is no doubt that the song holds an important message about disillusionment, conscious awakening, and the reclaimation of identity in a world that tries to standardize our existence – for that we are grateful. busy. being. Real would be perfect for a multitude of sync placements, notably an episode of Black Mirror, a poignant scene in Severance, or a sequel of The Matrix.
The rising artist humbly says, “I don’t want to pretend I’m some grand artist. I’m just someone who listens and tries to put into sound what I’ve witnessed and carried. Even in the wreckage of systems that fail people, there’s a small, self-illuminating truth worth noticing.”
Needless to say, we are fully in awe, and have added busy. being. Real to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TRIPPY playlist, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of Garbage Garden, including nameless, and my_fragments.exe.