I wrote this song during my final term at The Atlanta Institute of Music and ended up playing it during my graduation recital.  This was the first piece I wrote incorporating the use of looping.  I used my Warwick Thumb Bolt-on six string bass, the thirty second loop on a Line 6 Delay Modeling pedal (that pedal now resides at East Hall Studios), and a little bit of Ebow.  The loop doesn't begin until the middle of the song after the harmonics-filled beginning. 

 

The song is about a dream I had as a younger person.  The dream was quickly promoted to a waking scheme, and then the scheme fell a rank to become a daydream I fancied when stuck in the arduous classes that made up the second grade (sorry Mrs. Tolliver).  So while I should have been practicing my cursive "r"s, I would linger on the thought of making cardboard frames, wrapping them in Saran Wrap, and attaching them to my arms in hopes attaining flight by flailing my arms wildly.  It was a brilliant idea, I must say.  Maybe it spawned from reading too many Masters of the Universe comics (can you read too many?).  Unfortunately, my scheme only worked in my dreams, so I had to write this song about it to keep the dream feeling alive. 

 

So when you listen to it, try to envision a slightly chunky kid building a set of groovie wings, flapping his arms while running, making a successful take off, and soaring into pastel purple and blue clouds while his slightly translucent wings shimmer the Sun's reflection. Hope you enjoy!