Six Miles of Paradise

This track comes from the Lowcountry marshes where Aaron found wisdom knee-deep in pluff mud. It tackles Folly Beach is only six miles long - a love letter to every inch of it, from the lighthouse to the pier to the washout. The lyrics get specific — "Six miles of paradise, and every mile is true" — because personal tracks on Majik's are personal for real, not performatively. The island pop production matches the energy of the confession. It hits grateful and peaceful, in that order. Every personal track in the catalogue comes from a real moment, a real feeling, a real person. This one is no exception.

[verse 1] Six miles long and a couple blocks wide That's the whole kingdom where I reside From the lighthouse on the east to the county park out west Every grain of sand's a reason I feel blessed The pier stretches out like a handshake to the sea Anglers lined up at dawn with their rods and their sweet tea And I walk past them every morning on my way To the coffee shop that knows my name and how I take my day Slow and salty, with a side of ocean view Six miles of paradise, and every mile is true [chorus] Six miles of paradise, that's all I need Six miles of healing, six miles of freed-om From the noise, from the rush, from the mainland blues Six miles of paradise in my sandy shoes From the washout to the pier, every sunset earned Six miles of paradise, the best thing I've ever learned Is that you don't need much to have everything [verse 2] The washout's where the surfers congregate at dawn Sitting on their boards like a choir singing songs To the swell, waiting for the set to roll on through I'm not the best surfer but the ocean doesn't care who Is, she just gives the waves to anyone who shows Up early enough and patient enough, and those Are the lessons that the island teaches daily Show up, be patient, let the current move you safely The Tides Hotel, the Crab Shack, Rita's corner store Six miles of landmarks that I'm thankful for [chorus] Six miles of paradise, that's all I need Six miles of healing, six miles of freed-om From the noise, from the rush, from the mainland blues Six miles of paradise in my sandy shoes From the washout to the pier, every sunset earned Six miles of paradise, the best thing I've ever learned Is that you don't need much to have everything [bridge] Hurricanes have tried to take this island back Floodwaters and erosion on the attack But Folly holds on like the stubborn piece of earth She is, knowing that her beauty is her worth And the people who live here know it too We rebuild, we restore, we start brand new After every storm because six miles of this Is worth fighting for, worth every risk [verse 3] I've been offered jobs in cities ten times the size With salaries that would make a grown man's eyes Get wide, but I looked out at the Atlantic foam And said no thank you, I'm already home Six miles of paradise, that's my zip code That's my office, that's my church, that's my open road Aaron Stransky, the CTO of six miles And every mile of it makes this sailor smile From the lighthouse to the county park and back again I'll walk this island every day until the end Because you don't need the world when you've got the beach Six miles of paradise, everything's within reach [chorus] Six miles of paradise, that's all I need Six miles of healing, six miles of freed-om From the noise, from the rush, from the mainland blues Six miles of paradise in my sandy shoes From the washout to the pier, every sunset earned Six miles of paradise, the best thing I've ever learned Is that you don't need much to have everything [outro] Six miles That's the whole world And it's more than enough Folly Beach forever