ForMaya,historyislikeadream,andherdreamsarelikeahistoryofherlifeandhowitrelatestoothers.Effortlesslydefyingandcallingintoquestiontimeandspace,Mayainhabitsfantasticalrealitiesfilledwithshamans,romanticlonging,adaughter'sstruggles,andaflyingdragon.
LyricallyflowingbetweenMaya'smultiplerealities,TheOriginalDreamisthestoryofayoungindependentIndonesianwomantryingtobreakfreefromculturalandsocialconventionswhilealsosearchingforherplaceamongfamilyandfriends.Withguidancefromherparents,coworkers,andsister,alongwithanewbornfilledwiththewisdomofelders,Mayanavigatesherperceptions,lookingforanswerstounknownquestions.Whethersoaringthroughthenighttimesky,caringforhernephew,ortendingtoguestsatthehotelwheresheworks,shetriestodelineatethedifferencebetweendreamsandrealityandifsuchadifferenceevenmatters.