Go As A Dream - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Go as a Dream

Caroline-Polachek - Pang

“Go As A Dream” Evokes The Liminal Space Between Wakefulness And Dreaming Through Dream-Like Symbolism Placed In A Sorrowful And Ethereal Soundscape. The Lyrics Are Full Of Metaphors Of Distortion And Unreliability – Common Experiences In Dreams. However This Is Paired With Imagery Of Prestidigitation Jokes Tricks Magic Eliciting A More Jovial Atmosphere Which Can Detract From Other Sinister Lyrical Elements. "“Go As A Dream” Was First Written As A Piano Ballad Before Pang Even Took Shape In The Spring Of 2017. I Sketched Lyrics For It In LA With Robin Hannibal But Quickly Lost Interest And Abandoned It. When I Rediscovered It Last Year I Was Struck By How Japanese The Melody In The Verses Felt- It Triggered Some Of My Earliest Memories Of Growing Up In Tokyo Specifically A Children’s Book With A Illustration Of A Tree Branch Hung With Ice Crystals. Something Clicked Was A Song About How Memories Fracture And Dissolve “??? ???’?? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ??? ???????? ??? ???? ???? ???’?? ??? ?????? ????” ?" "I Took The Song To Dan Carey In London Where We Rebuilt It As That Very Brittle Icy Branch Held Together By Danny L Harle‘s Gorgeous Fretless Bass Performance. I Tracked The Vocal One Evening After Dinner With Dan And Dan Sitting On Either Side Of Me…the Room Was Almost Completely Dark. I Wanted The Vocal To Feel As Crystalline As The Music As Blank As Forgetting. I Sang So Quietly The Boys Sat Totally Still. ?" Polachek Via Instagram