Save the Clocktower - Renaissance (2021)

American professor Joseph Campbell famously paraphrased an old Native American proverb, once saying, “A bit of advice given to a young Native American at the time of his initiation: As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.”

This powerful sentiment serves as the backbone to indie band Save the Clocktower’s new song “Separate”. With a smattering of psychedelia and pop, flecked across a classic rock backdrop, the group fully owns the idea of “leaving a world of comfort for the unknown─and intrinsic in that decision is the fear, doubt, and anxiety that goes along with such a bold move,” vocalist and guitar player Sean Paras tells American Songwriter. “However, the song isn’t necessarily encouraging recklessness for the sake of recklessness. Really, it’s about when a person has to leave an environment of safety for a less secure, less uncertain future─all because of one’s authenticity not being able to be fully expressed in their current situation.