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 songs for this album were written in the sequence of the story and they have almost 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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