Whispers on the wind

[fluffymark]

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In Persian mythology the butterfly is a restless spirit. A fragile and broken soul, unable to find peace, flitting about from place to place, striving endlessly to find the rest it needs, fluttering a ghostly afterlife in a beautiful yet fragile winged physical form. This tragic and pretty image makes me both deeply sad and in a state of sincere awe.

daevas has written and recorded a song about the broken butterfly. It’s horrendously gorgeous and captivating.

I flitted around all over the land this weekend. Train windows not only reflect my face back at me, they reflect a view of the timeless world outside. Sloping fields and tiny villages speed past my image, or is it the other way around? Decay is in the air, crumbling red brick tunnels and bridges precariously span the line. We speed past abandoned bricked up mills and old church steeples. Twisted birds circle slowly in the grey glum skies, which smoulder an eerie shadow over the subdued land. Leaves having scattered from trees, now revealed as pointed skeletons in the cold light of day. The wind has stopped. Silence abounds, the world is waiting. You can feel it, almost touch it.

Winter is coming.

Something tells me this one will be colder than most. Deadly cold. But I smile and return to reading my book in the warm train. I’m moving onwards. Wherever the wind may take me.

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[sheridanwilde.livejournal.com]

Apparently the Ancient Greek words for spirit (or something approaching that) and butterfly were the same. Psyche...

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[fluffymark]

I never knew that. That's wonderful! :) Yay

Caterpillars have an afterlife as butterflies after all. Maybe not so strange to think it happens to others too.

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[daevas.livejournal.com]

I was completely unaware of this when I wrote the song. It was even more freaky when I found the butterfly with a broken wing in the kitchen today. The inspiration for writing the song came out of nowhere. Andy was playing about with unfinished stuff on his pc and I heard the melody to this song and I felt touched and a sudden inspiration to write the song about the persian poet who had passed on and a butterfly to resemble her restless spirit. Then I found out that this was the belief in persian myths and the greek now too.

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[fluffymark]

Inspiration works in strange ways, doesn't it? That sort of freakiness does everything to confirm the butterfly = spirit idea as a very natural and good one, as it works on so many different levels.

The Ancient Greeks stole ideas off the Persians (blame Alexander the Great for that). I suspect the Persians had the idea first. Or it could be older than that.

I loved the song at the gig! And it sounds even better on the CD, what with having all the instrumentation. Someone in your band is a musical genius. Find a proper recording studio soon! :)

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[daevas.livejournal.com]

Caterpillars break the cocoon and move from the state of being imprisoned to freedom. we humans break our body shells to let the spirit free when we die. The concept is simple and perhaps exist in many shapes or forms in all ancient mythologies. We do blame alexander the great for many things including the burning down of the beautiful Pereseplois. Greeks nicked most things from Persians and you're right about that :)

Regards to recodring studio we're currently looking for one :)

I just wish we could get some London gigs meanwhile too. It'd be great play London again. I'm glad you liked the song sweetheart *kiss*

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[fluffymark]

Wish I could ask my housemate snow_leopard about this butterfly thing now, but she's away. She did a MA on philosophy and eastern religions, so she may have encountered this. It all sounds very plausible - am tempted to find out more myself - sounds like a fun thing to research. :)

Alexander the Great just didn't know a pretty thing when he saw it. :( I bet he was the kind of nasty person who kills butterflies. *eeeep* :(

Wasp Factory have a nice recording studio. As do Interlock. :)

It'd be fantastic if you could play London again, sweetie. If I see the Asylum crew anytime soon, I'll suggest you to them - they often put gigs on at Slimelight (although the acoustics there are terrible). Remember that your music is so fantastic I'm prepared to travel long distances to see you. :)

Will hopefully get around to posting a proper gig review soon. Look out for it! :)