I always felt that the song "I Don't Believe In Ghosts" from the 2011 album "Have You Seen This Ghost?" was a bit short. So I looped it to around 10 minutes and it worked out quite nicely. That's the length it takes to …
I always felt that the song "I Don't Believe In Ghosts" from the 2011 album "Have You Seen This Ghost?" was a bit short. So I looped it to around 10 minutes and it worked out quite nicely. That's the length it takes to draw me in and completely submerge me. This instrumental is the kind of darkness that only Anna-Varney can deliver. It's ultimate, sad and very unsettling at the same time, forcing your attention inwards. At least that's what I feel when listening to her music. Of course that's just me.
Additionally I wrote down a few lines, a little introspection in form of a monologue. It's more like a plea of love, grief, loss, obsession, the road to and desire for madness. A comprehensive spiritual catharsis. Should the sacrifice of sanity be a means to end the pain?
It's mostly fictional, so please don't worry about me. I'm ok so far. Nick Cave's "Letter To Cynthia" (also on my YT channel) inspired me. I just reframed it.
Basically where Cave sees the creation of spirits (=ideas) of beloved people who are no longer around in a positive light (the spirit as a helper to process great loss or other calamities), I also see the danger of these spirits getting stuck in your mind, leading you into obsession and not leaving emotional room to focus on beneficial future encounters. Perhaps these are just two sides of one coin, and it's important to keep the balance.
The idea of spirits itself is not that far out. Have we all not spoken to people who are no longer around or never have been around in the first place? From the unrequited crush admired from afar to a deceased beloved person - all of these situations have the power to conjure up these spirits. The crush in particular is a dangerous thing since it's a canvas for all our projections - needs and desires - thus mirroring our deficits by showing us our idea of perfection.
All of this just popped up in my mind. I tried to be as unintrusive as possible with the text. So the letters do not beat the footage to death.
To wrap this up I want to express my love to Anna-Varney for providing us with her work.
Link to HD version on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm0U5t2UljM
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Lyrics-Videos-Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBxKqBbU1t0&list=PL_w2E6bk5bi2DwBQxrqLpLoyraCFGNYcx
