Tag: “Garden of Dreams” (Esorabla song)

The layered streams of sound on “Garden of Dreams” by Esorabla could be interpreted as an analogue of the lyrics in which the being singing is inviting others to take a walk inside her inner world and that “There’s a labyrinth inside me that leads you to a garden of dreams.” A piano melody is a through line as well as lilting, accented vocals but the shimmering keyboard part functions as almost a portal between worlds musical and in the context of the song between inner and outer worlds. “It’s a lucid dream, you’ll never come out” hints at the concept of creative visualization with the later line “can you see what you’ll become.” Through interweaving sounds including strings Esorabla mirrors how a rich inner life cultivated by the imagination offers us a place to escape to and from which to draw inspiration in making the outer life wondrous as well. But you could easily interpret in numerous ways even as something like a fantastical being inviting visitors to a pocket universe of delights and discovery of personal truths and transformative experiences. Maybe something along the lines of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman universe and the various dimensions existing therein. Fans of Amanda Palmer and Bread and Jam for Frances-period Switchblade Symphony will find much to like in the songwriting and performance here as well as the air of the mystical. “Garden of Dreams” comes from Esorabla’s {G O D} EP and you can listen to the track, and the rest of the release, on Spotify.