GREAT CONSTELLATION (For Madmen Only) 4:59 (Full sound, Etherial Anthem, layered vocals, cello, bowed bass, guitar, piano, tabla)
Trippy folk orchestral treatease to uplift, inspired by Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf.
Lyrics
If you had the pieces in your pocket and you could change your life,
Would you change your life?
Would you change your life?
Harry Haller and Hermann Hesse sat down to in Herman’s mind to play a game of chess
Harry did the foxtrot while Hemann made his move
He spoke about Siddartha and the need for solitude- inside.
Harry was half wolf and with his Queen denied the bishop access to the castle
Which is where he keeps his pride
I will take your Queen but then I’ll be your pawn
Cheer up Harry sing a madman’s song tonight.
Chorus: You are the Great Constellation! Not just one soul in isolation.
You are the great constellation!
The King is in check – you’re life is a wreck.
Leave the razor and blaze a new trail.
Harry loves his knight and is seeking second sight
Don’t be so worried that you’re going to fail.
listen to life’s music on the radio
This sadness is a tyrant you can overthrow.
You are the Great Constellation! Not just one soul in isolation.
You are the great constellation!
Laugh with the immortals - Overcome the hurdles
Handel is disfigured by radio- but it doesn’t bring him down
You know that Genius isn’t tarnished by technology.
Play this little game with me- you’ll see-
listen to life’s music on the radio
This sadness is a tyrant you can overthrow.
You are the Great Constellation! Not just one soul in isolation.
You are the great constellation!
A sky full of souls, you play all the roles!
You have the pieces in your pocket.
You can change your life.