This section of narrative connects two of the central songs in songwriter Trey Anastasio’s senior thesis project The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday: “Tela” and “Wilson.”
Although Phish has performed versions of The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday on stage which include similar narration in the tran...
[Narration 1]
Tela reached out her hand and helped Forbin on to the back of the multi-beast, and together they rode off into the forest
[Musical Interlude]
[Narration 2]
As they rode, Tela explained to him about Wilson and the Helping Friendly Book. She told the colonel that she was part of a revolution to overthrow the evil king. The leader of the revolution was a Lizard named Errand Wolfe who was out to avenge the death of his son Roger. Roger, she said, had been executed by Wilson at the age of fourteen on suspicion of treason. He had been abducted from his home and hung in the public square
Narration (Ride on a Multibeast) was written by Trey Anastasio.
Narration (Ride on a Multibeast) was produced by Trey Anastasio.