A Sign
This song is essentially about mindfulness. It relates to the process of releasing the armour of the ego to expose vulnerability while transcending limiting patterns and conditioned responses. It is about risk and an attempt to address the subjective realms of the spacious present.
Technical Information
This song was initially written on an iPad using GarageBand (see demo below). I later imported it into Logic Pro for further development. Over the course of several years, this song was recorded and remixed in many different forms. The finished version includes elements of each different version. I have included samples of The various incarnations below.
Lyrics
Maybe it's a sign
I should let go
But I don't know
Stay here for a while
Let my guard down
Lay it all on the line
Get so obsessed
Chasing something I should forget
So lost in the dream
Every once in awhile
It all slows down
When there''s no one around
Opens up wide
It surrounds me
And it lets me inside
It's hard to say
What finds me there when I'm far away
It's hard to tell
It might turn out to be something else
Get so obsessed
Chasing something ill soon forget
So lost in the dream'
Genealogy
Below is a sample of the original demo I recorded during a break in my day from teaching. This sample was recorded on my iPad using GarageBand and is essentially a first pass. This is how the song came out. As you can hear, although the rhythm is significantly different, the basic song is intact at birth. I actually developed a complete version of this arrangement, however, I arrived at the finished version after some experimentation. In the end, although like both versions, I felt the finished version had more energy and ultimately made the decision to adopt that direction.