Discover the story of the song > West of Words – original cast of alice by heart

The songwriter is talking about a different world that she and her partner used to know. They found a tiny key that opened up a new story. Now they feel like they are falling through the ground and their house is tumbling down, but they know that they are drawn to something beyond their world. They encounter surreal and magical things, like a hatter holding tea on a madder lawn, waltzing children with tall talking birds, and a caterpillar who calls out to them. This other world is a mysterious place, represented by the phrase "west of words", and it holds a nostalgic and whimsical allure for the protagonists, even though it is not without danger or sadness (as evidenced by the lonely tortoise and the whisper of something gone).