Make You Whole opens with the chirping birds of "Reaching Out to the Blue Sky", when unfolding harmonies played by Sophia Spiegel on cello, Kevin Yetter on drums, Max Voda on violin, Ivan Cunningham on sax, and Mitch Van Laar on trumpet emulate the first rays of dawn. The intro is based on a song Spiegel wrote with cello and loop pedal about the potent, pungent kind of hope that is stirred when healing from trauma. This brief introit spins out of control into ragged cicada noises and chaotic horns, and it directly bleeds into a welcome groove that kicks off the second track of the album.