Written as an epitaph to my brother Jim Rabone who passed away in September 2016 unexpectedly
Thoughts by Loz Rabone
The song is about how we often end up feeling frustrated and trapped in the pursuit of trying to earn money to make a living
At 15 years old, my dad, George Rabone, lied about his age in order sign up and serve his country in World War 2. He was a sonar operator on HMS Starling, facing the daily threat of being torpedoed by German U-boats. It was something that dad never spoke of. I always found it difficult to imagine how he must have felt during that time. He passed away in 1993. The song is really just a letter to him telling him how proud I am of him
The Black Mercedes of the title was the car that took us to my brother's funeral. The song is about what I was experiencing that day
A reflection on the fact that people have been going through the same conflicts with each other for as long as we have been around. Variations on the same themes are playing out on any given day somewhere and always will
It was written in January 2016 as an epitaph to a number of influential artists and musicians who died that month. It is also in memory of the artists at Charlie Hebdoe who had been murdered a year before
The title is borrowed from Lewis Carroll's book, as the song plays with the idea of finding a place where you can rid yourself of the weight of the world. The "Magic Door" is a metaphor for the search for peace of mind
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