Muse's Muse Songwriting Message Board: Desertrose - Viewing Profile

Round the fire they gather, huddled by the flames waiting for the old man to begin.
He will take them on a journey, he the dreamer of dreams, the seeker of wisdom who sings the melodies of truth - to touch their souls with his…
He beats his drum in time to the pulse of the earth spirit, to the very heartbeat of each and every one present.
And in his haunting melodies there is a unity found, a one-ness, understanding, a thirst for knowledge in the young ones, yet to learn the ways of the world.
Doesn't matter if he forgets the words and improvises using melody alone.
Doesn't matter if at times his voice grows hoarse and strained.
Transfixed, they gaze upon his toothless mouth, his bright black eyes almost hidden in the furrows of his wrinkled brow, and listen - with their hearts.
And he sings......captivates his audience with his song.
Songs that are lessons.
Songs that teach values and principles so as to keep the tribe safe from the world beyond, and each other.
He plays.... and one by one, filled with the joy of the rhythm and the melody they rise before the fire and dance.
Under the moon, under the stars, the stories of life, love and loss are told through the magic of the old man's music.
And when it is over there is a communication shared.
A journey traveled.

........and then man invented the Music Industry.