The second track on Sometimes There's a Way is "Walking in the Garden"
Abusive relationships are all too common. Even if you have never been involved in one personally you probably know someone who is or has been on one side or the other of abuse. "Walking In the Garden" is about surviving abuse, and it was surprisingly easy for me to write given the dark subject matter. Part of the inspiration for the song was recurring nightmares that I had which actually resemble the song very little. I took a bit of imagery from the nightmares and shaped it into something different, although no less dark. The image of walking in the garden, a pleasant activity, highlights the horror that such every day pleasantries can mask. The ending is abrupt and appropriate. “He is rotting just the way he should.” It hints at revenge. It’s not a fairy tale ending of people becoming more enlightened and the world being a happier place. There is rot, decay, things still left to deal with, and the certainty that no remorse or apology is forthcoming. I have always gotten positive feedback about Walking in the Garden. It was an obvious choice to include on my first album.
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