This song was, well, sort of an accident. I was writing a comedy play for the Osho Risk Summer Festival, 2017, titled “The Waking Sleep”. The underlying theme was that we human beings think we are awake, but in spiritual terms we are all asleep – sleep-walking our way through life. A couple of aliens, dressed in silver moon suits, are experimenting with a machine called a “Pacifier” which will serve two purposes: once activated, it will instantly convince all human beings that we are content and happy, leaving the aliens free to bring about changes to save Planet Earth from our destructive ways. The test location for the Pacifier is The Tranquillity Meadows Seminar Centre, in Jutland, Denmark. In other words, a close parallel to Osho Risk! Two important therapists arrive at the centre (acted by Tarika and Aneesha) and the staff try to make them feel at home, but basically the place is a bit of a shambles and in very bad shape financially. Meanwhile, two delightful, blue-coloured fairies, played by my dear friends Ashika and Nadiya, are acting as a kind of Greek Chorus, commenting on the dramatic events as they unfold. In one scene, they come across the centre manager, a guy called Premyogi (played by the talented Swedish actor, Om). Finding him asleep, they do their best to wake him up. At this point, the song is played in the background: “Sleep Baby Sleep”. I wrote the lyrics and had half an idea for a tune, while my dear friend, and professional singer, Joan Mala, added her gorgeous voice and turned it into a ballad. As an afterthought, we also played versions of this song at the beginning and end of the play, but the most impact is created with the slow version, as the two blue nymphs try, and fail, to awaken Premyogi from his dream-like state of being.