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Ariadne's Thread

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Tragically, in these days of rampant pseudo-intellectual academic iconoclasm, the classics go virtually untaught, so—for some—an explanation of the theme may be in order.

An ancient Greek myth tells the story of King Minos, his lovely daughter Ariadne, and a terrible and blood-thirsty half-man/half-beast called the Minotaur, who lived in a huge cavernous labyrinth.

Many a brave soul had entered the labyrinth with a view to slaying the beast, but invariably ended up getting hopelessly lost in the maze, and ultimately falling prey to the Minotaur.

Enter the hero Theseus, who agrees to try his hand at this deadly task!

Meanwhile, Ariadne had fallen madly in love with Theseus, and is concerned for his safety. She gives him a huge ball of thread or twine, which he is to gradually unwind as he proceeds into the labyrinth.

Long story short, Theseus succeeds in slaying the monster, and---thanks to Ariadne's ball of thread---is able to find his way back out of the maze. There's much more to the tale, but this will suffice.

I like the thought of Ariadne's thread as a metaphor of a good woman's love, and its salutary effect on her man's sanity.

So now you know...

This song is a bit of an experiment. While always remaining true to my folk-rock and classic-rock roots, I occasionally like to get a bit out of my own comfort zone.

I wanted to combine Phil Collins influenced percussion, and some Robert Fripp-ish lead soloing, with my usual roaring about on the guitars, and not-so-restrained caterwauling.

I went with Midi for the bass on this one because, about a week previous to recording the bass parts, I semi-crushed my right hand at the wrist in the hinge of a friend's closing electric garage door opener. (What a DOOFUS!) The palm of my hand still had some swelling, and I had numbness and tingling in two of my fingers. Anyway, although it was healing up rather rapidly, I didn't think I'd be able to manage playing live bass. The Midi track sounds pretty good to me... Critical comments thereon are certainly welcome.

C'est la vie!

Anyway, I hope you folks enjoy this one. Ain’t love grand?

Be well all!

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Released 22-Jan-2024

Category Rock

Application Logic Pro

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Type mp3

Size 15.4 Mb

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Plays 34

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Lyrics

ARIADNE'S THREAD

I
In moments of dark solitude
...my own reflections' vacant gaze,
---echoes of my inner dialogue---
produce a blinding haze.

II
The heart is like a labyrinth;
full of twists and turnings.
---So easy to veer from the path;
get caught in aimless circling.

CHORUS:
Your love is like Ariadne's thread;
leads my heart out of the maze.
Helps me find my way
back home 
once again.

BRIDGE:
Like shredded paper in a whirlwind;
My mind is spinnin' round and round.

But when I'm in your arms,
I am free from harm.
Both feet on solid ground...

III
Like an explorer of the underground,
lost in the caverns of remorse;
or a stranger in a strange land;
thrown from his horse...

CHORUS:
Your love is like Ariadne's thread;
leads my heart out of the maze.
Helps me find my way
back home.

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Moses

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Reminds me a little of Kill Bill. Listening through my laptop built in speakers. The bass kicks in nicely. The big echo fade vocal transition to the instrumental section was super smooth. I mean this in the most positive way I can: the panned rhythm guitars are a tone I have always sought to try to NOT create in my recordings, and you have found a wonderful purpose for the tone here. Mind opening for me. I dig the lead tone. Digging into the lyrics now. Yep I relate to these words and thoughts. I feel quite similarly in my own path. It is funny/tragic.. the classics are rejected when their wisdom is most appropriate. But I guess that's what we're on the world to do, create new classics that find new ways to deliver the same old truths!

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