Stories Behind the Songs: “Stranger in a Strange Land”
Composed largely in January 2005, “Stranger in a Strange Land” was written specifically for Transposition to advance the story at the beginning of Act II. It’s only the second song in the strict blues form that I’ve written and recorded, the first being “If I Can Close My Eyes” way back in 1992. I share something of Jack’s aversion to big cities; having been born and raised in a rural area, I often feel ill at ease in urban environments. Too much sensory input, maybe. You probably already grokked that the song is not related to the Robert Heinlein book of the same name.