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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, in
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 and this is what makes our
album so unique. We are bringing
each band’s character to life! 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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