Song Description

Initially the bird (Huma - a mythical bird of legends and fables) is trapped, so the first half feels claustrophobic, dark and menacing. The unusual song structure never repeats in the standard verse/chorus format - it evolves. The concluding part is about escape and freedom, characterised by a musical section featuring extended sax solo.

Lyrics

Don't trap me under glass
I've been tethered long enough
rooted in your weighty plans
no more,
I come to glove
This house always floodlit
assuage your fear of shadows
and everything unseen
that flits
My dreams,
did you never wonder
Where I steal out,
into the hungry night
seduced by petrichor
In thrall to a lucent moon
unmoored
I launch into the starts
A Huma
beyond capture