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Elaine has been researching mental health conditions and reading autobiographies of
suffers, who describe their difficult journey from the inside and how they managed to
eventually recover. It is hoped that those suffering with, or caring for someone suffering
with, mental health issues might enjoy, as well as find some comfort and useful insight
from listening to “The Journey Within”.
Song 1 - House Of Mirrors
We imagine we are inside a house full of strangely shaped mirrors, which create
distorted reflections and are disorienting. We are unable to find the door by which
we must have arrived and our panic is rising with growing feelings of paranoia, the
hearing of voices and a conviction we are being followed.
Song 1 - House Of Mirrors
We find ourselves inside a house full
of strangely shaped mirrors, which
create distorted reflections and are
disorienting. We are unable to find
the door by which we must have
arrived and our panic is rising with
growing feelings of paranoia, the
hearing of voices and conviction
that we are being followed.
Many of us have friends or family
members battling with mental health
problems. A full length, concept album is
being created, with us, the central
character being trapped inside our own
mind, dealing with our feelings of
persecution, stress and inability to know
what is real and imaginary. In our
attempts to escape from ourselves, we
make a fantastic journey within. This
takes the form of an “Alice In
Wonderland” like trip. In this dream
world, we encounter characters
with links to the real world, which might be familiar to some prog rock fans. For
example, we will meet a “Spriggan” and a “Stuckfish”. Some characters will prove
helpful and some won’t. The 14 songs for this album were written in the
sequence of the story and they have been finished. You can now see the
complete story here below, along with some images, drawn by Elaine. You will
also be able to hear some live versions of the songs, as we are playing some at
gigs. Elaine has been researching mental health conditions and reading
autobiographies of sufferers who describe their difficult journey from the inside
and how they
managed to eventually recover.
It is hoped that those suffering
with, or caring for someone
suffering with, mental health
issues might both enjoy, as well
as find some comfort and useful
insight, from listening to “The
Journey Within”.
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