This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Back again within myself
Asleep but aware I'm lost again
Every time I close my eyes
I enter the dream to which I'm strained
A sudden change into a stage
Where life is dust
And everything flow
Circling above swirling seas
Of eyes upraised toward the unknown
Vapour masques in the leaden air
Unleashed by death in a grubby dawn
Vacant faces reflecting sorrow
Hidden inside senses disowned
A maze of glass shattered by thoughts
Of a faltered soul freed in bliss
Clouds disperse revealing shades
Tempting my soul I can't resist
A vision of morbidity
Of ragged silent shadows
Dressed in black disease
They're closing up on me
Peering lifeless weary eyes
They drag me down into
Another world inside of me
Paralyzed by the view
Hypnotized let me wake
Mesmerized by the flames as I return
Into myself a slow conversion a silent
Change I wake into the brightened day
Asleep but aware I'm lost again
Every time I close my eyes
I enter the dream to which I'm strained
A sudden change into a stage
Where life is dust
And everything flow
Circling above swirling seas
Of eyes upraised toward the unknown
Vapour masques in the leaden air
Unleashed by death in a grubby dawn
Vacant faces reflecting sorrow
Hidden inside senses disowned
A maze of glass shattered by thoughts
Of a faltered soul freed in bliss
Clouds disperse revealing shades
Tempting my soul I can't resist
A vision of morbidity
Of ragged silent shadows
Dressed in black disease
They're closing up on me
Peering lifeless weary eyes
They drag me down into
Another world inside of me
Paralyzed by the view
Hypnotized let me wake
Mesmerized by the flames as I return
Into myself a slow conversion a silent
Change I wake into the brightened day
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Sublevels Lyrics as written by Tomas Haake Fredrik Thordendal
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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It, to me, is about someone going to sleep, dreaming. The voice is a very monotonous, droning and tiresome tone. Then in the middle of the dream it becomes lucid and they become aware that they are dreaming (lucid dreams). They want out of the dream, theyre panicing and frantic. Then as he wakes he goes into a state of sleep paralysis (if youve ever had it, its probably the most frightening experience in your life hahaha) begging to wake up. finally he wakes up, but the music at the very end gives me a thought of he's woke up into another reality, or he has seen reality as it truely is, because its very disturbing music.
Ya' see, it might actually not be as literal as a person dreaming. it could be a metaphor based on the idea that we could all be dreaming, or life is a dream. like someone who has been asleep all their life (metaphorically) and has woke up to see reality as it is.
Or someone waking up out of the moral and existential dilemma that society has gotten itself into (mechanical state, way of living, and the cyclical lifestyle, man loosing himself, no time for introspection and find himself again etc.)
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