| Gamma Ray – Watcher In The Sky Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"Who am I now? I'm not man, I'm not machine I gave my life away for the Iron Savior dream" I love that part. One of their best songs... |
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| Gamma Ray – The Cave Principle Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This song is about Plato's allegory of the Cave. In the allegory, Plato describes people born as prisoners chained in a cave, unable to turn their heads. All they can see is the wall of the cave. Behind them burns a fire. Between the fire and the prisoners there is a parapet, along which puppeteers can walk. The puppeteers, who are behind the prisoners, hold up puppets that cast shadows on the wall of the cave. The prisoners are unable to see these puppets, the real objects, that pass behind them. What the prisoners see and hear are shadows and echoes cast by objects that they do not see. Such prisoners would mistake appearance for reality. Then according to Plato, one of the men breaks the chains and manages to get out of the cave and sees the light of day and real objects for the first time. His duty is to go back to the cave and release all others from their shackles. Some people will follow him, but some are convinced that the shadows on the cave are the real life and they will be hard to be persuaded to abandon their enslaved life. The chained people are all of us, believing in false ideals and living in a corrupted society. The man who broke the chains is the Philosopher, who sees the truth of life and its true forms and tries to awaken the rest of the people. In this case, it could be the artist, trying to awaken and stimulate people with his music. | |
| Gamma Ray – Rebellion In Dreamland Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| One of their best. A must before going on a protest. :) | |
| Gamma Ray – Razorblade Sigh Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Great song! I especially like the vocals at the last verse. | |
| Gamma Ray – Insurrection Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"I'm coming home, Yeah! There were stars in the eyes at the masquerade and the King was lost in the grand illusion" I cannot describe how uplifted I feel whenever I hear this part. |
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| Gamma Ray – I Want Out Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Actually this song was written by Kai Hansen, but when he was in Helloween. I'm not sure it belongs here. | |
| Gamma Ray – Valley of the Kings Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This single got me into Gamma Ray. The solos are epic and the chorus vocals are so catchy. | |
| Blind Guardian – The Last Candle Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I hope I'll listen to this one live some day. | |
| Blind Guardian – Mirror Mirror Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This is the first metal song I've fallen in love with. And after all these years, I still listen to it with the same passion. | |
| Mastodon – Bedazzled Fingernails Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| The title brings to my mind, a person that has just killed another man and stares at his bloody hands in shock. | |
| Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy Name Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"Mark my words, believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to seek the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down here is just a strange illusion." This is my favorite song EVER! Its music, its dynamic, the power of Bruce's voice... Magic from beginning till the end. Up the Irons! |
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| Iron Maiden – Genghis Khan Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| My favorite instrumental by Maiden. Harris did a wonderful job. | |
| Iron Maiden – The Evil That Men Do Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I never grow tired of this one. One of Maiden's best. | |
| Iron Maiden – Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I love this song. Too bad they never play it live. | |
| Paradise Lost – Pity The Sadness Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Easy lyrics, amazing song. | |
| Paradise Lost – Breeding Fear Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Very interesting song. It could be about drowning into one's unconscious. As a result he faces all his worst fears and memories and prays for death as a release. | |
| Gamma Ray – The Cave Principle Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Even though the lyrics are not here, some of you may come here for the meaning. This song is about Plato's allegory of the Cave. In the allegory, Plato describes people born as prisoners chained in a cave, unable to turn their heads. All they can see is the wall of the cave. Behind them burns a fire. Between the fire and the prisoners there is a parapet, along which puppeteers can walk. The puppeteers, who are behind the prisoners, hold up puppets that cast shadows on the wall of the cave. The prisoners are unable to see these puppets, the real objects, that pass behind them. What the prisoners see and hear are shadows and echoes cast by objects that they do not see. Such prisoners would mistake appearance for reality. Then according to Plato, one of the men breaks the chains and manages to get out of the cave and sees the light of day and real objects for the first time. His duty is to go back to the cave and release all others from their shackles. Some people will follow him, but some are convinced that the shadows on the cave are the real life and they will be hard to be persuaded to abandon their enslaved life. The chained people are all of us, believing in false ideals and living in a corrupted society. The man who broke the chains is the Philosopher, who sees the truth of life and its true forms and tries to awaken the rest of the people. In this case, it could be the artist, trying to awaken and stimulate people with his music. |
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| Paradise Lost – Embers Fire Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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One of their best songs. At first I didn't have a clue on what the lyrics are about. But as I got more into it, some ideas started to appear. I believe Nick Holmes tries to bring forth the secret societies that pull the strings on the world. Here are some of my ideas: "A crude elite that's from a distant zone" The elite are the few privileged, usually born in filthy rich families, they don't know how real life is, they belong to a distant zone. "You don't know if It's the truth you told" A commoner cannot be sure what he hears in the news and he or she then reproduces, if it is really true or something fabricated. "Hold back desire for danger A bet you lose, you'll have no way to turn" Some people may want to fight these societies, but compared to the power they have, the people are weak and they should stand back if they want to live. I don't think Holme's wants to discourage people from fighting, but rather stresses how powerful these people are. "I see the man who lives and breathes corruption Into a circle that you call you own" This is about one of the elites that is on the spotlight, perhaps a politician. Leading a corrupted life protected by his inner circle. "A power game, from within, Impossible for you to see this" This is the biggest truth of the song. Some of us would label all the secret society theories as "conspiracy", but whatever our opinion is, we will never be able to tell the truth. If these games for power are really happening, they are behind closed doors and it's impossible for a simple man to infiltrate reality. "Laid down the laws of deceit" This is probably a reference to the laws that govern all people and that most of them are created and imposed to the politicians by people in big corporations trying to control and manipulate people. "The ones who cherish are the ones who'll go Into the ashes of a tortured world" Only the people who are part of these societies and support them will have a place in a New World Order. For them, the world, much like a Phoenix will be consumed in fire and then will be born again from its ashes. Most people will perish, but from the ashes the few followers will thrive. "Only in mind's eye can you see a light" This can mean two things. Either that only through critical thinking you can see through the elite's lies, or it is a reference to the symbol of the All Seeing Eye which is one of the symbols the society of the Illuminati use. The Illuminati are the "Enlightened" ones, hence they believe that only they can see a "light", the truth about life. "Harmony break, dark awakes, in old eyes The trouble, feel it" These societies, mostly comprised of sinister old men, will rise at some point and all harmony will be lost. The song wants us to feel the impending disaster. "Here to stay, mark the way, Improvise the judgment hearing" All the secret societies, if real, they have been around for hundreds of years and they won't be easy to get rid of. We can only hope and be ready for when some of them are brought to justice. As to the title, I believe it has to do with the aforementioned metaphorical fire, that will destroy the world, only to reshape it as the elite leaders see fit. |
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