An Occasional Dream (demo) chords by David Bowie

A simple remembrance. Proustian. When the mind meanders at 3AM, musing on ghosts of old love. Written honestly - confessionaly - to his ex-lover Hermione Farthingale. (see his other Sonnet to her on this record, which bears her name) As usual, The Duke was ahead of his time. The lyrics depict an upper-class room before Rock escaped it's Blue-Collar sensibilities. The starcrossed lovers open-eyed sleep recall Rumi's blessed carnal insomnias. Bowie's astounding knowledge of Eastern thought is at play here. (Rumi wasn't taught in the finest Literary Universities as he existed outside the canon of Occidental thought) Exotic phrases could stand exquisitly alone from this, like the Haiku of Middle-Ages Japan. (remember his forays into Buddhism, the Orient, etc) The deceptively simple guitar lines (Beautifully strummed) begin to lift and underscore the key line of the song. He sees His face in his lover's! Artaud, Genet - everyone Bowie read at the time claimed their Unity With All Things. He passes beyond himself. Into her. Such a deep union to lament! He also transcends Jung's Anima/Animus (male/female division) by becoming both. This suggests his later characters were not random but based on profound inner truths. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.