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While the preceding release "Breathe Smoke" showed Fire Whale's James Utterback in the midst of heartbreak, "Serenity Within Chaos" sees him learning to move on and accept even bigger life changes such as leaving his hometown. The song's lyrics are vulnerable, as James shares personal feelings of existentialism as well as hope. "Every year since I was a kid, I'd return to the same mountain creek where I would sit and reflect on where I was at in life, which was usually lost and wondering if I was going in the right direction. At the end of college, I got out of a three-year long relationship and was feeling anxious about leaving everything and moving away to another country . I revisited the creek and thought how water also goes through massive changes but does so with grace—going with the flow as it were. This song is about that, and learning to adapt like the water to the different stages that time brought." The accompanying music video was made at that same creek, and there James shows us his world walking and thinking by the waterside. Musically, "Serenity Within Chaos" brings a fusion of indie rock sounds in the vein of early Modest Mouse and Indian classical music that James learned while living in India. The tabla percussion under the acoustic and surf electric guitar creates a unique soundscape. The song structure is progressive with hints of influence from Tool. The vocals are introspective at first and rise to a belting, raw anthem. User-contributed text is availa
