I Am My Own God by Half Dream
a collaboration with Thor Harris (percussion/ambient layers)
Drum kit played by David Dalton
Guitar played by Jake Ames
Violin by David Stone
Lyrics, melody, and vocals by Paige Renée Berry 
Mixed and produced by David Dalton at Driftwork Sounds
Mastered by Carl Saff

I Am My Own God

"Am I asking too much?" asks front woman Paige Renée Berry as Half Dream comes roaring out the gate in this powerful anthem. "Too Much" teases the next release from the Austin, TX indie rock band, Half Dream, and signals a departure both sonically and energetically. Exploring what it means to exist as a woman in a world of excess while simultaneously being asked to remain small, Berry quite literally screams into the void with declarations like "I won't make the choice to choose you or lose my voice." While staying true to the lyricism and musical talent on display in their debut EP Monster of Needing, this track shatters any notion of decorum found in their freshman release. We can be sure that if Half Dream entered the scene as formidable, this next chapter will find them unstoppable.

Too Much

Roses is an exploration of life after revelation; of stepping outside yourself as an objective observer. The words "Have I been living? Or have I been cold? I felt so warm" speak to the experience of looking at the past through the lens of the present, and the realization that every version of ourselves exists at once. What freedom awaits when we choose to define our own reality?

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Last year I wrote a sad Christmas song, which happens to be one of my favorite genres of music. Songs like Merry Christmas Darling by The Carpenters and The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole instantly tug at your heartstrings because they perfect capture the bittersweetness of the holidays with their melancholy melodies.

The scenarios depicted in Christmas All Alone are fictional, but this season hits me in the heart every year. So often heartache at the holidays is compounded by the loneliness of an unfamiliar hometown: The neighborhoods are glittering with lights but your friends have moved away. You make weird eye contact with old acquaintances at the bar, you see your ex with someone else. You swipe all the way through Tinder. You argue with your parents.

This year is especially heavy given the global pandemic and political turmoil. So many of us are hurting and so many of us do find ourselves alone. In a way, It's comforting to have a universal experience of the holidays. This is the spirit of this single, and I hope it finds a home with you this Christmas. I hope you enjoy this bittersweet song about lost love; I've recently learned myself that sadness is a teacher <3. 

Love you,
Paige // Half Dream

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