Story Behind The Song
Written around the time my father died, he is "the old man, broken down, but holding onto life" (loving it enough "to whet his appetite for eternity")
Song Description
Floating, jazzy, but ultimately new age kind of tune. Lyrically posing the question of one life versus reincarnation.
| Song Length |
3:47 |
Genre |
New Age - Contemporary, Jazz - Fusion |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Gracious |
Subject |
Infinity, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
Sade, Tori Amos |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
I have stood on a distant shore, felt the solitude like I felt before, from deepest sea to the stratosphere, from dawn 'til dusk what's inbetween is a dream undreamed, undreamed
We are the keepers of the dream, from dawn 'til dusk we're inbetween the cradle and the grave, creations' returning.
I have seen an old man broken down but holding onto life, with all his might.
He is the keeper of the dream, from dust to dust he's inbetween, the cradle and the grave, creations' journey
He knows life and he loves life, it's whet his appetite for eternity