At Raw Refrains #8 at the Ship, a few years back, I bought a beautiful piece of artwork. (see “Raw Refrains – Integrating Artistry” on Facebook for more info)
This piece is called “The Wedding Song” and was created by Allison Rideout. There was something so unsettling, but strangely beautiful about the image, as you can see for yourself. The mermaid is striking, but she seems pretty bummed out. She does after all live in a fictitious world. She does not have a true identity.
OK, sure, she looks great right? Well yeah, but she is very lonely. Nobody likes to be completely alone and isolated. I write a lot of songs by trying to appreciate and express the perspective of the characters within. The verses of the songs are written from the mermaids perspective, but the choruses are from my view. I wanted to encourage the melancholy mermaid to let down her hair, relax and tell me what is going through her troubled mind.
Here is a video of a song I wrote completely inspired by this strangely beautiful mermaid.
Enjoy my friends. Patrick
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