the song is not about his mother's death.
ash wednesday is a chronological sequence of songs written before (tracks 1-6) and after (tracks 7-11) the events of 9/11 and his mother's death.
while you were sleeping is the opening song, and thus not about her death.
a very beautiful song, nonetheless
he's great live. go see him if you get a chance. i saw him playing with willy mason, earlier this year.
the song is not about his mother's death.
ash wednesday is a chronological sequence of songs written before (tracks 1-6) and after (tracks 7-11) the events of 9/11 and his mother's death.
while you were sleeping is the opening song, and thus not about her death.
a very beautiful song, nonetheless
he's great live. go see him if you get a chance. i saw him playing with willy mason, earlier this year.