It's good to hear you again. Good song.
I know what you mean about how something like a medical issue can dry up the creative juices and just cause a full engine stop, reverse thrust, on everything. ( mixed metaphors but who cares)
I definitely got the "America" vibe from this. My biggest nit is that on my system here, it sounds really compressed which detracted from the open, airy feeling I was thinking that this should have had. Other than that.... good all the way around.
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You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.
The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.