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This song is about dreaming, wishing and believing the wish will come true.

About the cover art I made for this song:

This cover art is full of symbols. The girl is running on the road, indicating the lyrics “another fantasy made me believe I’m on the road.” This whole picture portrays a fantasy. I always had a love for surrealistic art and I like to express this in the art I make myself. The girl is “wishing on a star, like it’s 11:11”, means the background with stars. The girl has just passed an obstacle, in this case the big wave on the foreground, “the greatest complications I am facing I can handle.” She is running towards a boat with wings. This shows that she is ready to sail the waves and find her journey that was destined for her. She wants to spread her wings and see what life has waiting for her.

Lyrics

I just can’t believe this is the way I’m gonna go
Another fantasy made me believe I’m on the road
The greatest complications I am facing I can handle
The way that I imagine is the way it’s gonna happen

Can’t you see I’m wide awake?
Can’t you see I’m wide awake?
But I am still dreaming
But I am still dreaming

I just can’t believe this is the way I’m gonna go
Another fantasy made me believe I’m on the road
Manifesting dreams is gonna feel like my aesthetic
I am wishing on a star like it’s 11:11

(I’m dreaming about) I’m wishing on a star like
(I’m dreaming about) I’m wishing on a star like
11:11
11:11
11:11
11:11

11:11

Original Sinner

Music & Lyrics: Aamodt / Espeland

Vocals: Kathrine Aamodt
Piano & Keys: Kathrine Aamodt
Bass: Bård Larsen
Mandolin: Bård Larsen
Drums: Kjell Arild Birkeland
Guitar: Håkon Espeland

Recorded: Bergen, Havnelageret Studio / London
Produced and mixed at Havnelageret Studio, Bergen, Norway

Seven Little Ones

Picnic at the Taj Mahal v2

To "wake up in" a state that inherently lacks awareness (dreamless sleep) implies simultaneously being conscious (waking) and unconscious (dreamless sleep). This is a contradiction in literal terms, as one cannot logically be both aware (waking) and unaware (in dreamless sleep) at the same time.


Do you dream of waking up
While you’re drowning in the flood?
The walls of jericho
A world that’s good enough?
Do you dream of waking up?
Corruption eats the young
The rose of jericho
Words crumbling to dust…….
Do you dream of waking up?
In the time of paradox??
Are they lost?
Do they know, do they know??
Do you dream of waking up?

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2. The Walls of Jericho: Barriers to Progress

The Walls of Jericho, steeped in biblical symbolism, represent both systemic and self-imposed barriers that obstruct progress. These walls evoke the oppressive forces of war, political divides, and environmental degradation that persist despite our technological and cultural advancements.
In juxtaposition with "a world that’s good enough," they highlight the tension between complacency and striving for a better world. The walls symbolise the structures—economic, political, or ideological—that perpetuate inequality, exploitation, and inertia in the face of existential threats like climate collapse and global conflict.

3. The Rose of Jericho: Hope Amidst Adversity

The Rose of Jericho, a symbol of resilience and renewal, offers a fragile counterpoint to the oppressive walls. In a world grappling with ecological devastation, this imagery evokes the earth’s capacity for regeneration, even as human actions push its limits. Yet, "words crumbling to dust" warns of the fragility of hope when it remains unspoken or unacted upon.
The rose also speaks to the persistence of human connection and empathy, even in a time of widespread isolation. As loneliness and alienation grow in the modern world, the rose’s survival becomes a metaphor for the enduring strength of community and compassion, even when buried beneath layers of despair.


The Paradox of Waking Up (in a dreamless sleep).

One of Bruce’s best songs be so much enjoyed covering it From his Born To Run album .￼￼

THUNDER ROAD Bruce Springsteen cover

On The Quiet

Black

If you know you know (Right?)

silence

Nah.

You don’t know a thing.

Not about having kids…

Not about buying a house…

Or mowing the lawn…

Welcome to your 30s, folks.

“The real world.”

It hits hard, like a slap in the face.

And this single (kind of) celebrates that.

But you know what? I wouldn’t change a thing.

So, if you know, you know. I certainly do.

Right?

IYKYK (Right?)

This song I wrote about a seductress. A woman who try's to steal your man! Allan Barton is on guitar. Copyright@2017

Summer Blues

Way Down Under

Based in Wigan, London and LA.
Multi Instrumentalist and songwriter: Gaz Moore
Multi Instrumentalist and songwriter: RDB

The Paradox of Waking Up (in a dreamless sleep).

Divide the Sun