Looking back
It was back in 2009 that Bloodline came to be. A whole ten years ago, which has passed in a blink of an eye. So many things have happened over those ten years, so many events and memories that we treasure, so many ups and downs, so many changes for good and for bad.
This house ... this magical house that contained the music room, where all Bloodline's songs were written and recorded, has now been sold and we will leave this inspirational place a week from today. Personally, I am very sad to leave this place, this magical place, but I know that new paths are still to be discovered and traveled and I hope they will provide as much adventure and happiness as we have shared in Bloodline's home over the years.
So, looking back to 2009, it was an exciting time. Sam was gigging with his band Halls Of Ivy and I was rehearsing and recording with Silent Time for the album UFOs, Prophecy and the End of Time. Bloodline's wife and mum, Helen, as a whim, suggested that Sam and I should write something together, and so we collaborated to write and record our first song called "(So I'll Be) Flowers" that would feature on our Falling Down project.
While recording some samples during the writing of Silent Time's Asleep At The Wheel album we experimented with some reverse vocals, one of which sounded as though I was singing "so I'll be flowers", which became the catalyst for the first Bloodline song lyric. It was a very simple song, but Sam had this way of writing music that was very "airy fairy" and hippy-like. He had a way of creating a musical atmosphere that inspired the lyrical content, and that is how we came to be throughout the writings of Falling Down, Calm Before The Storm and Prisoners Of Illusion.
I look at the music room now and it is empty. The guitars are gone, as are the drums, keyboards and microphones. It is now just an empty room, yet it is filled with memories.
I guess that is what life is about, isn't it? Nothing changes when we dream, nothing matters yet we change. Nothing ever lasts forever, nothing ever stays.
Anyway, I wanted to upload our first ever Bloodline song to mark the passing of the last ten years and to pay homage to the home that has provided refuge, inspiration, memories and a safe haven for Bloodline.
(So I'll Be) Flowers, as with many Bloodline songs, was lyrically inspired by emotional instability and mental anguish through difficult and challenging times, and I know we can all relate to such times where music helps as an emotional release.
Thanks again to you all for listening to us and to those who continue to send us words of support. We really appreciate that.
Peace, love and hope to you all.