The world isn’t always friendly to dreamers. Day jobs and utility bills don’t give a damn if you’re a great songwriter, meaning that those who choose to follow artistic paths often have to work twice as hard to make ends meet.
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On his new track “Born To Dream,” Adam Wright considers the difficulties of being born with a head perpetually “in the clouds.” It’s not a “pragmatic” way to live, but Wright, over gently plucked acoustic guitar, seems to make peace with his dreamy circumstance by track’s end.
“I knew pretty early on that I suffered from incurable imagination,” Wright says. “Doomed to daydream and wonder about everything. It’s one of the reasons I enjoyed manual labor. Your mind was free while your body earned a dollar.”
“Born To Dream” is off Wright’s forthcoming album Dust, out June 22. Listen to “Born To Dream” below.
