“The City” is Track 2 of my 2007 record, "Waiting for the miracle." On July 12, 2004, I wrote the following in my journal: "The last two nights I did some extended meditation before falling asleep and, as expected, there’s been somewhat of a reconnection to my dream life. The night before last I suddenly remembered the city, the city of my dreams, the one set up on a hill with the giant billboards and marquis. It’s just one block really, with all outlets quickly fading into foggy nothingness. I can’t remember the first time I dreamed of the city, and it could be that I only imagined it briefly. Yet it remains burned into my memory like a first kiss or a formative humiliation."
On July 15, 2006, I posted the music and lyrics to “The City” on headthegong.com. The photo at the beginning of the video was taken the previous day, July 14, 2006, which was probably the day I recorded the song. Good times.
Once again, I am grateful to both StefWithAnF and Mikkehouse, who make super cool videos and let clowns like myself use them for our own nefarious purposes.