ride . ▁In ▁“ John ▁S aw ▁That ▁Number ”, ▁Case ▁mix es ▁words ▁of ▁“ an ▁old ▁American ▁spiritual ▁with ▁a ▁musical ▁idea ▁from ▁India ” ▁▁ ▁and ▁“ W id ow ’ s ▁Toast ” ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁creating ▁“ more ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁record ” ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁what ▁is ▁there ▁stand ▁out . ▁Case ▁began ▁recording ▁the ▁track ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁band , ▁but ▁the ▁removed ▁all ▁components ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁product ▁save ▁her ▁ha un ting ▁voice ▁and ▁a ▁dr one . ▁This ▁track ▁also ▁devi ates ▁from ▁the ▁standard ▁verse - chor us - verse ▁structure ▁of ▁many ▁contemporary ▁songs .. ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁in ▁this ▁album ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁life ▁experience ▁from ▁her ▁child hood ▁until ▁her ▁adult ▁age . ▁She ▁wrote ▁the ▁songs ▁about ▁her ▁life ▁experience ▁unit ing ▁with ▁a ▁fair y ▁tale ▁( east ▁European ) ▁story . ▁Case ▁said ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁interview , ▁" I ' ve ▁always ▁been ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁fair y ▁tales , ▁But ▁we ▁really ▁don ' t ▁have ▁fair y ▁tales ▁anymore . ▁Mov ies ▁have ▁taken ▁their ▁place , ▁and ▁modern ▁fiction ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁this ▁r ut ▁of ▁the ▁coming - of - age ▁story , ▁which ▁is ▁getting ▁really ▁b oring . ▁I ' m ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁things ▁on ▁the ▁outer ▁limits ▁of ▁experience . ▁I ▁really ▁love ▁the ▁Eastern ▁European ▁fair y ▁tales ▁because ▁they ' re ▁not