I Dreamt I Saw

by Peter Queenan

Honorable Mention, Music, Create | Encounter 2025

Artist Statement:

This song is about the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians and was written during the invasion of Gaza after the October 2023 attack. The lion is Israel that tries to eliminate the Palestinians out of the land that they wish to fully occupy, but the brutality of their efforts makes it hard to sympathise with their cause. The vixen represents the Palestinian people, but their problem is that they have repeatedly refused to accept a two state solution as recommended by the United Nations. Finally the United States is mentioned for failing to help bring about a just solution.