EP 7: The story behind the song | Sebastapol
What is the life of an expat? Can they ever really go home? These questions - along with a screenplay about the Book of Enoch - inspired "Sebastapol" (track 6 from Heaven Get Behind Me).
In this latest "behind the song" episode we have our first interview, with Eve North who performed a guest vocal on this track. We talk about themes of loss, vocal styles, curated Spotify playlists and much more.
As always, we listen to the demo version as well as the final mastered version of the track.
LYRICS:
Sebastopol
Charlie’s out back talking trash
Not every story’s got a hero
You still got that Mona Lisa smile
Least that’s what they tell me
Last night I met the man in the blue suit
Said he walked with the angels
Sometimes I wake up to forget
That I fell in love with a mystery girl
Sebastopol is waiting
There’s a light in the window
That I pray is for me
Oh, will you ride
Ride that train with me
Will you abide
Well my boy, he would be ten now
But he’s in the cold, cold ground
They say that true love, it never fails
And even God, he makes mistakes
Well you know I’ve made a few
Careful what you pray for
Because every road it’s got its toll
Oh, will you ride
Ride that train with me
Will you abide
1968 Gibson B45 12 string on an unreleased demo
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