This song was written some years back during a time of trauma and loss. I experienced my dreams as vivid signposts at the time and happened to recall and record several of personal significance. In these verses, faint shadows from a handful of dreams are captured, rather like 'air-brushed' stories.
The simple, cyclical musical motif is a theme borrowed from african mbira music; wheeling and weaving around in endless ostinato form, it feels just right as gentle accompaniment to this recurring dreamy world. I had to introduce the nocturnal bell-ringer, for me the archetypal (hooded) harbinger of change.
As a footnote (excuse the pun, given the first dream recounted), my dreams have shifted and changed tenor as healing has come over the years. Feet are once again found, abundant grace flows in, and there's a simple freedom in just paying attention to the path wherever it is now.
The artwork is generously supplied by Dan Wylie, eco-poet, author and artist www.netsoka.co.za
