the album begins with the hum of the swamp - frogs croaking, cicadas buzzing, rain pattering against the swamp water. a low rumble of thunder rolls in the distance. slowly, the storm clears. the same exact bird from is this happiness is chirping, a wind chime stirs, golden sunlight filters through the trees. then - faint at first - footsteps crunch on gravel, coming closer and closer. a wooden box creaks open. the delicate chime of a lullaby music box twinkles to life, growing louder, pulling you in. and then: lilacs in my mind, all the time, are blooming beautifully. a new day has dawned on the swamp.