‘IV’ Performed by The Mascot Theory (Erik Kjelland, Corey Mathew Hart, Nick Fry, Paul Metz) Written by Erik Kjelland, Copyright 2018 Velvet Mystery Publishing Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Jake Johnson, Paradyme Productions, Madison, WI Available on the album “Dawn and What Comes After” – http://themascottheory.bandcamp.com
Singer/songwriter Erik Kjelland explains the inspiration behind the video: A few years ago my wife Sara saved my life. I was lying in a hospital bed, just hours after playing with The Mascot Theory in front of thousands of people in Appleton, WI. I became violently ill with a stabbing abdomen pain from a gall stone attack and was rushed to the ER. After a short while the drugs kicked in and the pain was gone, but I was pumped so full of meds that I was no longer remembering to breathe. As my oxygen levels were dropping to dangerous lows Sara simply (but quite effectively) told me when to breathe. Over and over again, until I was finally given Narcan to bring me out of the haze. What I took away from this whole event was that, aside from the fact that my wife is a true rock star, it’s so important to find someone in your life who can remind you to just breathe, which can at times be more powerful and life-saving than drugs.
