Heaven’s Door is about finding love and hope, I want this song to be gentle and gracious. Acoustic guitar with a light piano and strings. 

It’s also like a picture of two lost souls waiting at Heaven’s Door but afraid to go in and preferring to stay with each other in limbo rather than entering heaven apart.

It’s symbolic of course, I don’t believe there to be a real physical place called Heaven, with a door which souls go through but I liked the image of this and when I’m writing songs I am inspired by all kinds of visual elements and stories, daydreams.

Marc Pilley, the guitarist, came to the studio today. We played through the song together and eventually we had a sweet rolling foundation which will be great for Heaven’s Door.

Marc Pilley is a very sensitive guitar player and he got the vibe of the song very quickly. Heaven’s Door is charming and gentle in its nature, so it was very important that we capture this warmth and rolling pace with the acoustic guitar. 

Going through the songs with Marc Pilley, I see how years and years of dedication and love given to his [bad word] have rewarded him with a musical skill and intuition which allows him to play his lovely guitar with all the fluid expression of a master.

It’s such a pleasure to hear these songs played so well and I am thoroughly excited about recording the guitars!