From the recording Lothar Honnens Boxland Music Collection 4
"A Day Without Unrest" is an introspective blues composition exploring the longing for inner peace in a hectic world. Through four verses, a chorus, a bridge, and an outro, we follow a journey from mental unrest to gradual acceptance and hope for inner calm. Musically, the song is minimalistic with focus on a soulful electric guitar, supported by Hammond organ, bass, and soft drums. Composed in A minor, 12/8 time signature at 65 BPM. The visual concept depicts a lone guitarist by a lake at sunset, where nature's tranquility contrasts with the distant busy city – a metaphor for the song's central theme of finding peace amid life's chaos.
Lyrics
A Day Without Unrest
Verse 1:
Waking up one morning, with a head full of noise
Thoughts are running, like a train towards hope's hill
I dream of a pause, just one day without struggle
Where the soul can breathe, without inner cramp
Chorus:
One day without unrest, that's all I'm asking for now
One day where I find peace, and release all my dread
One day where I just am, where time stands completely still
Where life becomes easy to live, exactly as I want
Verse 2:
Mindfulness and silence, that could be the way forward
But the world keeps on, calling me home
To stress and rush and tempo, to all that I want to flee from
An inner peace I'm seeking, but where should I take it from?
Guitar Solo:
(Melodic blues solo expressing frustration and longing)
Verse 3:
Acceptance is perhaps, the key I have sought
To let go of the struggle, that has kept me so downtrodden
To let the day flow, like a calm summer stream
That could be the beginning, of a long-cherished dream
Bridge:
But first I must learn, to let go of all the difficult things
Accept life, exactly as it will be
For peace comes from within, I know that somewhere
When I finally release my grip, then I'll find my peace
Verse 4:
So now I take the chance, give up all control
Let the day come, like a rising sun
For perhaps that's how, peace will find me
When I stop fighting, against myself
Outro:
(Slow fade out with repeated chorus and gentle guitar licks)

