The sung lyrics are draped in a kind of sonic muslin, making the listener lean in to hear them until the minor chord that finishes this song about a fantastical getaway comes from out of nowhere, being intriguin
so I feel it’s very much me. But the melody only starts the ball rolling--the lyrics happen, then the arrangement. I always say ‘we’ because it’s a unique setup, and it’s only when I start talking about it that I realize...