A breakdown of the writing, meaning, and hidden treasures in the seventh track of my new album "The Hallowed Wide" out on all streaming platforms now!
Sweet Dream is track #7 (the halfway point) in my fantasy concept record The Hallowed Wide. I wanted this to feel like a turning point in the story. Like a weird epiphany. The dream is so colorful and breathtaking, and suddenly we realize the world is breathtaking, too. The simple fact that every person is a whole separate person is a totally bizarre and fairly magical reality we too easily forget.
Remembering how the stranger in the dream shatters into flowers…we can remember to see the brokenness of our fellow humans as its own kind of beauty—fractures of a wholly unique soul. I find that empathy gets a lot easier when I can manage to be genuinely curious about how completely individual each person is. And I can let it feel enchanting and sacred because it quite simply IS.
