Dreamcatcher
Song info: this song kinda just came to me in terms of rhythm. I'd been trying out some new riffs with the minor chromatic scale when it all just came together. The song is inspired by the "dreamcatcher" charm from Native American legend (namely the Ojibwe tribes as far as I know). While the charm is actually meant to act as protection, this song is exploring the idea of the Dreamcatcher bringing not only dreams, but nightmares into reality. The ending of the song is a direct reference to "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath, and the rest is generally inspired by their song "Snowblind".
Lyrics
In the silver haze of sleep Memories of false happenings Tantalized with all desires An ethereal past is sired Lost to the world of night This brightest world can't live in light My pleasures drift in realms unknown Through native magic, they're mine to own As shadows come with the sun Terrors of the moon are spun All that plague me in my rest With my dreams, are manifest They belong to the void Before my mind is destroyed The Ojibwe spell to be undone If I wish this battle won The labyrinthine spider's web Where essence of dreams flow and ebb Is the maze I must traverse To break the corporeal nightmares' curse |