When An Animal Dreams (single)

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Second single from the upcoming Planetarium album "When An Animal Dreams" (released 01/06/2023)

One of my go-to things to do, when everything seemed a bit rubbish, was to sit with my cat, Heathcliffe, curled up on my lap, and watch him sleep and dream. Everything else fell away and it was just me and H.

Heathcliffe died suddenly late in 2022 and I wrote this song not long after as I was waiting for the rest of the album to be mixed.

Unexpectedly, it's become the centrepiece of the whole collection. Thanks H. Dream on.

lyrics

LYRICS:
When an animal dreams
What do they see?
When an animal dreams
What do they feel?
When an animal dreams
What do they need?
When an animal dreams
What do they want to be?

When an animal dreams
What do they know?
When an animal dreams
Where do they go?
When an animal dreams
Who do they owe?
When an animal dreams
What have they go to show?

Dream, dream on
Dream, dream

When an animal dreams
What do they drive?
When an animal dreams
Do they know why?
When an animal dreams
Do they laugh or cry
When an animal dreams
Do they live or die

Dream, dream on
Dream, dream
Dream, dream on
Dream, dream

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released April 16, 2023
Written, recorded, produced and performed by Anthony Mullins

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Planetarium Brisbane, Australia

Planetarium (Brisbane-Meanjin songwriter Anthony Mullins) fashions a distinctive vibe and voice with their unique brand of indie guitar-pop - Bowie meets Byrne at a B52s gig...

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