| King Crimson – Thela Hun Ginjeet Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Fripp's humor in his lyrics ? Adrian Belew was the one writing the lyrics for King Crimson since Discipline. In my opinion he has written some of the best KC lyrics. The whole Discipline is a good example : so little words, but they everything, he doesn't need more words. I never liked Sinfield. Sinfield lyrics always seemed pretentious and overdone to me | |
| Opeth – Blackwater Park Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I think 6th_sadistic_sniper could be right about the meaning. It makes perfect sense. The whole village/epidemy stuff could very well be a metaphore on society's plague. It is an awesome song, the ending is monumental. ...And Opeth is death metal... definetely. The growling, the guitar and drum technics... this is death metal. Death metal doesn't necessarily means «random heaviness at 290 bpm with omnipresent growling all the time». There are various brand of death metal one of which is called progressive death metal and that's exactly what Opeth do. And they're far from being the only band doing that kind of music and really far from being the most original or «the best» (if there is any), they are a very overrated band. That being said, it's a fantastic band that has a sound of their own and I can't help but love their music. |
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| Opeth – Blackwater Park Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I think 6th_sadistic_sniper could be right about the meaning. It makes perfect sense. The whole village/epidemy stuff could very well be a metaphore on society's plague. It is an awesome song, the ending is monumental. ...And Opeth is death metal... definetely. The growling, the guitar and drum technics... this is death metal. Death metal doesn't necessarily means «random heaviness at 290 bpm with omnipresent growling all the time». There are various brand of death metal one of which is called progressive death metal and that's exactly what Opeth do. And they're far from being the only band doing that kind of music and really far from being the most original or «the best» (if there is any), they are a very overrated band. That being said, it's a fantastic band that has a sound of their own and I can't help but love their music. |
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| Cop Shoot Cop – Room 429 Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Probably one of the best lyrics I've seen. It seems to be about remembering the past and wishing the future. | |
| Strapping Young Lad – Underneath The Waves Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Modern society killing your dreams beacause life is going fast and there's work, pressure, stress... You get really tired of waking up every morning and being like "Fuck another fucking day ahead, I was just fine there dreaming" (you know : "Tired of waking from the dreams of morning"). And, well, no one really knows why life has become like that and it's like it's everywhere... like if "they're underneath the waves". | |
| Atheist – Air Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| It seems like I'm the only Atheist fan on this website which is a shame. I mean, these guys are so brilliant and never received proper recognition. | |
| Death – The Philosopher Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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"So you preach about how I'm supposed to be Yet you don't you know your own sexuality" I always had a feeling this line was talking about Sigmund Freud. Like he's saying to Freud concerning his theories "That is my business, oh and, what the hell would you know about sexuality ?" I just wanted to add that, the meaning of the rest of the song is pretty obvious. |
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| Cynic – Uroboric Forms Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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"The word Uroboric comes from the Greek Uroboros which was the name of a mythological serpent that had it's tail in its mouth, thus creating a circle. The meaning behind it is "without begining or end" - infinity. I interpret the lyrics to the song as meaning that we are all uroboric forms in the sense of the soul being infinite and perfect...without beginning or end. Through birth, the ego develops, losing connection with this perfection and our infinite nature. This thought is embodied in the line "bliss's screen yet untorn"." (source : www.cynicalsphere.com) |
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| Cynic – I'm But a Wave to... Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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So do I... Meaning : "Realizing how tiny we are in relationship to the universe…. Tension, release, tension, release, tension, release, tension, release, tension, release, tension, release, tension, release, tension, release, tension, release,…the music was built around that concept…. We weren’t conscious of this at the time,… just doing the work." - Paul Masvidal |
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| Cynic – Sentiment Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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"I wanted to write a song with a more general application...a we kind of tune. The compassionate Cosmic Mother immediately came to mind. The Divine Mother is the aspect of God that is active in creation; the shakti, or power of the transcendent creator. We are all connected to this state of creation. The song begins with words from a poem by Paramahansa Yoganando which brought about much inspiration." - Paul Masvidal |
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| Cynic – The Eagle Nature Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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According to Paul Masvidal : "The concept of The Eagle Nature was taken from an interpretation of the great myth of Eros and Psyche. It is of Psyche's third task assigned to her by Aphrodite where she must fill a crystal goblet with water from the River Styx. Psyche realizes the difficulty of this and feels a bit overwhelmed, but an eagle of Zeus appears by magic and asks for the crystal goblet. It then flies to the center of the stream, lowers the goblet into the dangerous waters and fills it bringing it safely back to Psyche. The river symbolizes life and the current is fast and treacherous. If we are to approach too closely, one could easily be swept off and drowned. The task tells us how one must relate to the vastness of life, to do things one step at a time. Culture today says: if a little is good, more is better. Following this creates a life which is never fulfilling...while engaged in one rich experience we are looking about for another. There is no contentment because future plans are always intruding on the present. We must learn to live in the now. A little of quality, experienced in high consciousness, is sufficient. We can focus on one aspect of life, or one experience, concentrate on it, drink in it, and be satisfied...then move on to whatever may follow. Almost every person is overwhelmed by the too muchness of modern life, even on a day to day basis. That is the time for the eagle view and one goblet at-a-time mentality." |
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| Cynic – Veils Of Maya Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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"The lyrics to this song come from Emerson's poem of the same title, and while it is entirely possible to write a thesis on the meaning of this song, I will try to sum it up as briefly as possible. According to ancient Hindu thought, Maya essentially means "illusion", and the Veil referrs to the veil of illusion that cloaks us all, thus creating a barrier between us and God's vision of perfection...or in other words, reality. Maya is the world perceived but is an illusion of the derived, or falsely perceived. That is, there is something perceived by awareness, but it is an illusion. It is the veil which covers reality's true nature. Ancient Hindu thinkers propounded a vision of reality that is very relevant in the context of discussing illusion. According to this, the essence of ultimate reality is normally veiled from our comprehension because of a number of constraining factors that are imposed on matter and mind. The result of all this is the creation of maya, a world of illusion to which normal human experience is inevitably subject. In so far as maya is a veil that screens the true nature of reality from our comprehension, it may be regarded as something negative. However, maya is not necessarily evil and hurtful, but also can be enlightening and revelatory. Indeed, it serves us very well in the course of our lives, and is at the root of many of our enjoyments, institutions, intellectual exercises, and societal interactions. Certain aspects of maya have even helped us gain a deeper understanding (or visions of higher categories) of reality. Thus, not just individual lives but civilizations and institutions are based upon maya of all kinds. We are condemned or blessed to lead a life that is both distorted and enriched by a variety of maya...and hence, a delusive world of duality." (source : www.cynicalsphere.com) |
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| Cynic – Celestial Voyage Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Oops... that comment is about Veil Of Maya actually. Well, for Celestial Voyage here's what Paul Masvidal has to say about it : "This song is about a visual meditation I would do to heal myself. The feeling of the music is about that exploration to the inner worlds." | |
| Cynic – Celestial Voyage Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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"The lyrics to this song come from Emerson's poem of the same title, and while it is entirely possible to write a thesis on the meaning of this song, I will try to sum it up as briefly as possible. According to ancient Hindu thought, Maya essentially means "illusion", and the Veil referrs to the veil of illusion that cloaks us all, thus creating a barrier between us and God's vision of perfection...or in other words, reality. Maya is the world perceived but is an illusion of the derived, or falsely perceived. That is, there is something perceived by awareness, but it is an illusion. It is the veil which covers reality's true nature. Ancient Hindu thinkers propounded a vision of reality that is very relevant in the context of discussing illusion. According to this, the essence of ultimate reality is normally veiled from our comprehension because of a number of constraining factors that are imposed on matter and mind. The result of all this is the creation of maya, a world of illusion to which normal human experience is inevitably subject. In so far as maya is a veil that screens the true nature of reality from our comprehension, it may be regarded as something negative. However, maya is not necessarily evil and hurtful, but also can be enlightening and revelatory. Indeed, it serves us very well in the course of our lives, and is at the root of many of our enjoyments, institutions, intellectual exercises, and societal interactions. Certain aspects of maya have even helped us gain a deeper understanding (or visions of higher categories) of reality. Thus, not just individual lives but civilizations and institutions are based upon maya of all kinds. We are condemned or blessed to lead a life that is both distorted and enriched by a variety of maya...and hence, a delusive world of duality." (source : www.cynicalsphere.com) |
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| Cynic – How Could I Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Paul Masvidal about this song : "Simply put, it is about self-love and how evasive and difficult it is to be truthful to ourselves. There is a lot of classical Bach influence in the chorus progression especially. It's a very classically rooted/inspired song. I think it would make an interesting piece as a symphonic orchestration." | |
| Machine Head – Bay Of Pigs Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Robb Flynn said in an interview that it was basically about the cops in the San Francisco Bay area which is why it is called Bay of Pigs. I think it's not too hard to figure out that it's about being pissed off at the police and politicians. | |
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