Tag: “Stationary Running” (Sketchy Lines song)

Sketchy Lines’ “Stationary Running” is like a time capsule, a diary entry, a slice of of a life with a lot of time where daily activities seem rote and stagnant with a hint at the discomfort, discontent and dissatisfaction such static holds for the narrator. The finger picking style of guitar lends itself well to what sounds like a very off the cuff and impromptu song as it provides the real energy of the song and where the action of the music takes place as the chords rove out further than the words. Although there are phrases dropped indicating that this state of affairs, of ennui, can’t be sustained with a welcoming of a break in the tedium so that maybe a chance meeting or encounter can be a catalyst for real change rather than a quiet desperation for something different to happen. Listen to “Stationary Running” below.