| Genesis – Dancing With The Moonlit Knight Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Better? Faster is not better. Well, you might think that, I will stick with Hacket's fabulous solo in Firth of Fifth. Eddie is great anyway, but I prefer guitarist like Hackett, Howe and others a lot more. |
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| Phideaux – Candybrain Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The topic of these lyrics is pretty clear for me. Basically, it deals with relgion (probably christianism). I'll explain why I came to that conclusion with the interpretation of some verses. 1) "The sisters of illusion" - This refers for me as the foundators of christianism or the respective religion the song talks about. Jesus and his 12 desciples could be a good example. In that case, the "illusions" are nothing but the water turning into wine, of any other "miracle" the Bible explains. 2) "It is said they've wed for wisdom If it kissed them, they wouldn't even know" - The foundators and followers of any religion always say they know the full truth of creation and all the aspects of life and the universe. In other words, they say they know everything (e.g. how humans were created) but in reality they are everything BUT wisdom. 3) "Still the marchers walk beside them Inclined to agree 'If it's written, we believe it will come, you'll see'" - The marchers that "walk beside them" are obviously the believers and followers, they all agree with what the "sisters in illusion" (i.e. the foundators or disciples) say. They also believe in what's being written, in this case the Bible. 4) The second stanza talks more about the believers ("the converts") and how they gather in a convent. "And they swear their oaths forever" - They swear they'll always be faithful. "Slip chips down into the skin" - This could be a metaphor about how the believers become into robots or something similar - "When they're in, they don't leave" - and this could mean how the religious thought and determination never get out. All above is a personal interpretation, but I'm pretty convinced that's what the writer wanted to say. |
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| Yes – Close to the Edge Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Point one, this is a personal interpretation that passed through my mind some time ago, I'm not saying this is the only truth, it's personal. Point two, this interpretation includes all the three songs, each one as a part of a longer story. Point three, I don't believe in God, nor the Bible. This interpretation has something (a lot) to do with that book though. Point four, I don't think that every single expression, verse or word needs to make some sense. Actually, most of them are there for a decoration role, which is very well played by the way. OK then, let's start. First, a little introduction. You all know the biblical story of Adam and Eve, how they lived in the paradise until God "kicks them out" because Eve had forbidden fruit, the apple. My interpretation has it's basis on that story, being each song of the album (CTTE, AYAI, SK) a part of the same. The story on the album will take a different course as you will see later. The first clue that lead me to think this out is the following verse: "Then taste the fruit of man recorded losing all against the hour." Those words, "the fruit of man", gave me immediately the image of the forbidden fruit, the apple. Anyway, let's check the title of the part I, "The Solid Time Of Change". Analyzing the biblical story, the only change you could think of is the change from living in the paradise to live in the normal, terrible, why not, world. Words and phrases like "depths of your disgrace" may refer to that situation, that terrible and disgraceful change. "Losing all against the hour" may indicate the fact they loosed everything they had in paradise, starting with their invaluable living quality. This stanza could refer to a description of the two worlds, a comparison if you will: "Crossed the line around the changes of the summer, Reaching to call the color of the sky. Passed around a moment clothed in mornings faster than we see. Getting over all the time I had to worry, Leaving all the changes far from far behind. We relieve the tension only to find out the master's name." So, to resume, this part indicates for me the change they suffered, not only a change for them, but a terrible disgrace. How would you feel after such a strong change in your life? The second part, "Total Mass Retain", takes the description further, naming mainly negative aspects of the new world they're living in. This if, for me, Adam expressing his feelings. He's not only sad about what happened to him, he has feelings of anger, hatred and frustration. All of them, related to God. These verses explain what I mean: "I crucified my hate and held the word within my hand. There's you, the time, the logic, or the reasons we don't understand. " "I crucified my hate" means for me the anger he feels towards God, he seems to be shouting to the sky blaming God. The second verse refers to his frustration. He compares abstract concepts such as time and logic with the reasons God had to expel the out of paradise. Incomprehensible for Adam. This other verse "As apart from any reality that you've ever seen and known" refers to how strange this new world is for him and her. Mainly talking about Adam and his feelings, this whole part describes his frustration and how confused he feels. Part three ("I Get Up, I Get Down") on the other side focuses mainly on her, on Eve. It's not her talking or thinking directly, there is some intermediary. The first impression we get is her sadness. Not anger, not hatred. Sadness. "You can clearly see the lady sadly looking." Saying that she'd take the blame For the crucifixion of her own domain." First verse, clear ("...the lady sadly looking."). The second verse is really important: "Saying that she'd take the blame". The meaning is obvious, but impressive at the same time. She has other feelings than Adam as I already explained, but not only sadness. There's guilt. She blames herself for being expelled out of paradise "she'd take the blame for the crucifixion of her own domain". The following verses could mean nothing, or simply the ups and downs she has with her depression, if we assume she is depressed: "I get up, I get down, I get up, I get down." Then we have this stanza: "Two million people barely satisfy. Two hundred women watch one woman cry, too late. The eyes of honesty can achieve. How many millions do we deceive each day?" What could this mean? For me, nothing more than the guilt, the same guilt we talked about before. The entire world blames her (I know, only two people were supposed to exist at the time, but this whole world I refer to is nothing more than herself). "The eyes of honesty", that's clear, she didn't follow what God had told them, now it's "too late". They're out of paradise. We keep on going, now with the fourth part, "Seasons Of Man". The most confusing part of the whole song for me, but one of the most intriguing. Actually, this last part is nothing more than an introduction to the next song, "And You And I". I won't try to interpret one by one every single verse, I'll just give a general idea and give an example. After Adam being so angry and frustrated and Eve being so sad and feeling so guilty, something new happens. A new feeling, a completely new feeling which none of them had felt before. Love. Yes, they get to know each other, they support each other of their hard times they’re living, and they get to love each other too. "And space between the focus shape ascend knowledge of love." After getting to know such a strong power, everything turns to be quite different than it used to. They're not living on the same terrible place anymore. Physically they are, but the way they see it has changed totally after learning the meaning of love. It's not that bad after all. "He turned around and pointed, revealing all the human race. I shook my head and smiled a whisper, knowing all about the place. On the hill we viewed the silence of the valley, Called to witness cycles only of the past." Finally they do appreciate what they have, at least a bit more than before. |
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| Rush – Far Cry Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I don't think so, that happened long before he wrote this. And he already wrote a song about that, Ghost Rider, that's probably the song you heard about. Anyways, a very good song, my favourite one from this album. Keep on Rockin', Rush! |
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| Rush – Driven Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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No, this song is not about that. Ghost Rider is. In that song he speaks about the trip he made. For me, this song is about someone that is very influenced by others, he's "driven" to places he didn't want to go, and situations he didn't want to live. But then, he gets to the determination that he has to drive his own life: "But it's my turn to drive". He has to take desitions, and not let others to take desitions for him. |
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| Iron Maiden – Montségur Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It's not about the crusades, as someone said. It's about the attack and genocide that the Catholic Church carried out against another religious group. That group was also christian, but they had other ways of understanding the Bible, which is a thing that the Church wasn't able to understand, as always. So they began to attack this huge castle, destroy the walls of the citadel. More information about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montségur |
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| UFO – Doctor Doctor Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I got to know this song because of Iron Maiden. They have a pretty good cover, you should check it out. I don't know this band as good as others, it's not one of my favourites, but this song is OK, especially the instrumental part... |
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