Why Are You Scared To Dream Of

And In The Morning When The Sun Rise. Look In The Water, See The Blue Sky. As If Heaven Has Been Laid There At Our Feet.

On Every Bright Eyes Record, There's Some Kind Of Sound Collage That Begins It. Some Of Them Have Dialogue, Some Don't. I Like It Because It Can Kind Of Slow Down The Attention Span A Bit. It's A Way To Draw You In To The Rest Of The Record.

Since The Songs Were Written Over A Five-year Period, I Think These Are Little Snapshots. Some People Call It Political Or Topical, But I Think Each Song Is Self-contained. I Think It Fits Together As A Picture Of The Last Half-decade Of Time.

When I Run Into A Person Or A Kid That Comes Up And Gives Me The Spiel About, 'hey, I Got Your Record At This Time In My Life, And It Really Helped Me,' That Stuff Totally Still Rings True. If You're Standing There Talking To Someone, It's Really Easy To Tell If They're Being Authentic Or Not. And That's Great.

Rastafarianism And Reggae Music Have Always Kind Of Resonated With Me. Those Ideas Of Redemption, Liberation And Overcoming Oppression Through Music, Weed And Community. Fighting Evil Through Love And Music, I Think It's Just A Really Powerful Idea.