A Prayer For Dante
This song was inspired by the Divine Comedy. It was assigned reading in college and I found it to be very inspiring.
Specifically a moment where Dante is freaking out, and Virgil stops to tell Dante that he is far too beautiful for fear. I found this to be a beautiful thing, and so it found its way into this song.
I also took inspiration from the epics with the whole metaphor in the outro.
The song is an appeal for the listener to believe in themselves.
Lyrics
I heard what you told me I know, but you’re only alone And you need me Save it for later We’ll talk when you’ve made it home Just believe me Right on, right on, right on, right on ‘Cause you are far too beautiful for fear You look like you mean it Don’t know what you’ve seen but you know You could leave it I’m here if you need me I mean it you need to believe Can’t you see it? Reason’s in a cloud Can’t settle down What’s in the water’s killing me Such a state of mind A waste of time An open eye would find A heal is poised to crush you Grind you down and while you’re down You’ll find you glorified the sound You found when you first came around Like the hawk your master calls you All you know is how to follow Falling down and now you wallow In the mud your song is sung And now you’re done
Recording Notes
I was learning how to record when this was captured. I was new to programming drums, and that is obvious. Maybe it would be fun to do remixes with different drums, or maybe even re-record it?