Story Behind The Song

This is the haunting tale of love's power being able to free us and heal us despite our everyday common lives. Since I am a melancholic temperament like Moss, the idea of adding mystical love and healing into the mix of my harried life is a lovely, haunting idea. One of my book club friends sang the praise of Nick Bantock's trilogy, and finally I was able to put my hands on a copy of his first book, Griffin and Sabine. I woke up early one warm morning and went outside to the patio in the sunrise with a cup of coffee to read the story. It was so mesmerizing, I immediately came inside and wrote this ballad.

Song Description

London represents busy, harried work for the introverted artistic and melancholic temperament of Moss Griffin. Sicman Islands represents freedom and healing from all that ails Moss. So, when he finds a postcard addressed to him by a young female artist who can apparently see his artwork in her dreams, he is wooed by her call to visit.

Lyrics

At six o'clock in the morning, I'd been up for an hour,
solving London's mystery, reading private post cards.
The artist, Griffin Moss was missing, tho a fine example of kissin up to a worthy concept, void of purpose.

Sabine from the Sicman Islands, posted her tale like so: I've seen your wonderful artwork, I'll introduce myself. Once I dropped a heavy conch shell on my toe and howling in pain, I exploded a tree of blue and gold macaws.

Pain and beauty are a constant theme.
Both are tender gifts to you and me.
Poison when paired with the right ingredient becomes a healing. If you agree...come to me.

Moss from Griffin Cards was more lost than ever,
Dismal in the fog and lonely weather.
Fearing books and business meetings, cigarettes and casual greetings of maidens never made by the dragon.

Being found, and seen through miles, seas, and years,
Moss' brain and heart exploded for his cure...
Lovely young Sabine was waiting, painting stamps and writing artifact post cards
from Sicman Island.