Follow My Own Dream

Follow My Own Dream was commissioned by the South Australian Public Primary Schools Festival of Music 2023. It is song three from the new song cycle ‘World of Tomorrow’, a bold new work addressing the impact of technology on a rapidly changing world.

Composed through the eyes of a young person as they navigate their teen years in today’s rapidly changing world. There has never been so much information and so many options, yet choices and decisions take time and knowledge, and most importantly connection to self and your truth. In a world where technology continues to shape us, it can be very overwhelming for young people to fit in and find their path.

This piece is written like an evening prayer or a personal affirmation. It is reaffirming and comforting. Although the world can seem beyond our control, the truth that is in every one of us, is the truth that allows us to realise that all we need to be is ourselves. The real ‘us’ is away from the screen and how the screen sees us. This truth sets us free.

Audio sample courtesy of the South Australian Public Primary Schools Music Festival

We recommend performing the entire song cycle. The other three pieces are

Away From the Screen https://stage.pauljarman.com/composition/away-from-the-screen/

Keep the Truth Alive https://stage.pauljarman.com/composition/keep-the-truth-alive/

This is Our World https://stage.pauljarman.com/composition/this-is-our-world/

Themes

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Duration 3:48
Key G Major modulating to Eb Major
Range B for Altos up to Eb for Sopranos
More info Features optional string orchestra
Price $3.00

Lyrics

F O L L O W   M Y   O W N   D R E A M

By PAUL JARMAN

I feel so far away from the world that’s waiting for me
Things are changing every day
Guess I’ll just let them be
For I know who I am, all I am is what you see
It’s all I can be, all that I am
I just hope that I can fit in

Sometimes this world makes no sense at all
It feels beyond my control
And the world is changing so fast
Leaves me feeling overwhelmed
But I know I can be the truth that is me
It’s all I can be, it sets me free
And I don’t really need to fit in at all

All the answers are here in my truth
Away from the screen and how the screen sees me
I’ll find all the answers out in the real wide world
I hold the key, the key to the truth in me
And the truth sets me free

And now, embracing this world, happy within my own skin
I can dare to explore the unknown 
And give all I can give 
For I know who I am, and I know where I stand
I’m happy to be the truth that is me
And follow my own dream

PAUL JARMAN 2022

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