What Should I Tire Myself Out With Today? (Essays in Song)

The second release in the Essays in Song series by Yuka Kurosaki

Essays in Song is a series of works created to be experienced like reading a book alone
Each piece is close to a quiet spoken form and is meant to gently accompany moments of solitude rather than to be shared

Lyrics are written by Naoko Date
Fragments of thoughts and emotions that arise in everyday life are captured as they are without decoration

This song begins with a simple idea of what if magic could be used
and slowly shifts toward the meaning of choosing effort and imperfection

Things that cannot be solved right away
things we choose even though they make us tired
and things we still feel like doing anyway
This piece quietly traces those feelings

The vocal is delivered in a close and whispering tone
supported by a minimal acoustic arrangement

Each cover artwork in this series is hand drawn
with the intention of preserving the atmosphere and the subtle temperature of the music in a visual form

Rather than presenting a clear answer
the song gently asks a question about today that exists within each listener