From the album HOME - Eliza Gilkyson - 2023
"Safety Zone was written after I had a bad accident arriving at the Kerrville Folk Festival last year, left my car in gear when I pulled up and got halfway out of the car, which rolled forward and dragged me down a dirt road, over a low rock wall and into a tree. I don’t know why I didn’t die, and when I re-live it the math just doesn’t add up, like how did I survive that? It felt miraculous, still does. I felt held and watched over somehow. Doesn’t mean that I think my prayers will be answered by some supernatural entity, but more that I have something mysterious within myself that feels powerful, connected and loved. There's an inner strength that comes from standing up against what is unfair in the world today, and for me, pushing back against the immorality of the Right invites that same sort of empowerment from within, something I tapped Into that day when I thought this could be my last moment." - Eliza
