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Mystic Dancer

from Shadows, Vol. 3 by John Zay

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When we first arrived in Portugal it was absolutely magical but when we arrived in the port town of Sagres on the corner of Europe I felt like I had landed home. It is one of the most stunning places on earth and the 6 months I spent there, including the people I met, will stay with me for the rest of my life. While in Sagres my good friend Vaco and his son Armen came to visit and wound up staying 2 weeks. Armen is a professional photographer and was shooting video of their trip not only to Portugal, but Spain, France and Morocco as well. He had done the video for my song ‘Wanderlust’ while there. When I came back to the states he had all of this footage from his trip that he didn’t have time to look through. I had been working on the music for Old World Soirée on and off since 2008 and I had a grand vision of turning the song into a Mini-Movie-Story with an untraditional song structure. His footage seemed like a perfect match to create that story so I embarked upon the mission of weeding through his shots to create a video. From there I wrote lyrics to match the visuals while still expressing the intention of the music. I wanted it to be like a dream, a dance with the spirit of the Old World, and Angelina is the Mystic Dancer in the video representing that spirit. The guitar solo also caught an interesting moment. Very often after late night gigs in Germany I had trouble falling asleep and would continue playing by recording into the wee hours of the morning. This solo was done after one such gig on one take after learning the scale and was meant to be just a practice go. The result was so raw and emotive that I had to keep it in the final track. I especially like how it matches up with the snake charmer….So sit down with headphones or good speakers for this one, watch the mini-movie and fall into the dream!

lyrics

Hey
You are my everything
You are the only thing
That comes to life
—
Everyday I wake up
where the ocean opens up to meet the sky
In a world of industry
On a magic carpet ride

As the motion plays out
I ask myself what’s real or in disguise
Is the water speaking?
Do the dreamers improvise?

When the silence sets in
there’s nothing to distract me from my mind
The walls are wearing thin
and I’m singing through the night


(Same sun, same land
Same stars, same air
Same heart, same eyes
Same soul, same cries)
—
I heard your message
A dream of choice is in the words I say
I choose to see you
In an Old World Soireé

I’m here to remember
Mystic dancer dancing in the light
On the shores of yesterday
Where the ancient city lies
—
Hey
You are my everything
You are the only thing
That comes to life

Every ride is perfect
Every view is just the view I need to see
Every road has served me
From the past, the future’s free
—
I heard your message
A dream of choice is in the words I say
I choose to see you
In an Old World Soireé

I’m here to remember
Mystic dancer dancing in the light
On the shores of yesterday
Where the ancient city lies

credits

from Shadows, Vol. 3, track released November 25, 2017
John Zay - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Drum Programming & Ebow

Recorded in Los Angeles California, Hamburg Germany, Sagres Portugal & Brooklyn NY
Mixed & Mastered in Santa Fe New Mexico

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I make Epic Lush Alt/Prog/Electronic Rock Songs
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