| Strapping Young Lad – Skeksis Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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"I control an awkward soul And my lines Are automatic, automatically drawn" Here, I think of what it's like to be a child. Growing up, your 'lines' (morals/truths) are 'automatically drawn' (chosen for you). "Colors relate to numbers relate to SOUND ...relates to FORM relate to WAR relate to SEX relates to HEALING Relates to ALL GOD VI-BRA-TION!!!!" This also reminds me of the early stages of learning; discovering new things and trying to understand how the world works and interacts with itself. Also the Skeksis are the alien (oooh!) creatures in "The Dark Crystal." Their obsession is to prolong their lifespan, like the lyric "I'D LIKE TO THINK FOREVER... I WOULD NOT QUESTION WHY" So, in all, I think this song has a 'HOLY SHIT WHAT IS LIFE' sort of vibe. He doesn't know the answers, he just was thrown into the world without explanation. However, by the end, perhaps he realizes he can take on his own meaning, by the lyrics: "...OOO I control an awkward soul... In my time... And then I'm automatic, automatically GOD" |
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| Devin Townsend – Grace Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Although, I would like to mention that Devin has said the album is not religiously affliated. My original comment was just how I originally interpreted the song based on the lyrics alone, I suppose. I guess the album (and especially this song) deals a lot with higher morals and celebrating the amazing concept of love. | |
| Devin Townsend – Truth Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I saw Devin live last night; he opened his set of mostly Epicloud with this song, which I thought actually tied in very nicely. On the screen behind the band, there were all these images of various religious symbols (the Christian cross, Muslim cresent, etc) and question marks. I just thought it was a really interesting visual to accompany a song entitled 'Truth'! |
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| Devin Townsend – Demon League Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I definitely agree with Ampulex, although Quiet Riot gives what appears to be some sort of closure, in the end, Devin still finds himself in a state of uncertainty. I feel like he was somehow involved in religion growing up (based on things he has said, like having felt anger towards organized religion), and the worry / fretting about the possibility of eternal punishment (his words, not mine), or just not finding truth, continually makes him feel uneasy. | |
| Devin Townsend – Quiet Riot Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| It's pretty clear to me that this album deals with uncertainty and frustration towards why we exist, religion, and the like. This song is kind of saying to me, 'I don't really know what to think anymore about this, and now I don't want to care either.' The title also lends to the mood -- on the outside he's just accepting the notion that he doesn't know truth, but on the inside, he still protests. OR maybe it's referring to rebelling against the feeling the truth must be known? Either way, it seems to be about just allowing your mind to rest from continual existential crisis/angst (something maybe I should take the advice of). | |
| Devin Townsend – Heaven Send Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Devin had a good bit to say about this song in the discrography section of his website (under the album 'Ki'): "The lyrics in 'Heavens End' I found (to my surprise) were very against religion. Not against the sense of infinity or spiritual connection, definitely not atheist, but angry at organized religion. The cruelty and divisiveness of it. Seeing the environment and life from a sense of unity stemming from my experiences recently with different perspectives really made me surprise myself at how bitter I'd become towards it all. I have always been kind of 'on the fence' about religion, so when Ki finally let’s it rip on Heavens End, I found myself shocked that a lot of my anger was actually directed towards THAT as a theme. It was so typical, yet it seemed understandable… that anyone or any organization can claim ownership of the things that I've always felt profoundly attracted to, yet more than anything, just happy to be a part of, seemed the height of arrogance, and above all…exclusionary and really mean spirited. The experience made me realize during the process that 'perhaps the anger within me is not directed at anything other than a misdirection of spiritual intensity'… people had been born and had died in my life, I had hurt my friends and band mates, I was confused, but it seemed that through the purging of this I was coming to some conclusions, and purging some baggage was necessary. Religion was first on the list." |
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| Devin Townsend – Grace Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This strikes me as being the most overtly Christian songs of the album, although I would say the album overall has that as a central theme. Grace is the essential concept of Christianity, and this song triumphantly shouts it over and over again. It also shouts "High road warning!" The high road is an idiom meaning the easy path, the way of least resistance. In Christian philosophy, the easy, sinful, way of life is the one that followers of the faith should do all that is necessary to avoid. It is a continual struggle for the Christian to avoid the easy way, the high road. Likewise, this song continually proclaims this message. "My child tells me We are the fallen men" It's arguable that the woman singing this represents mother Mary. "I know the way and you know the way We all fall down if we fear love" Again, in Christianity, it is believed that there is only a single way. If one doesn't follow the way, we all 'fall down', perhaps a euphemism for damnation? The song ends on 'warning!' -- it is clearly important to the singer that we do take warning to the high road. Anyways, I've personally never listened to Devin Townsend before my friends told me about this album. I really enjoyed it before looking over the lyrics, but I find the use of Christian ideology interesting. Seeing as this sort of take wasn't conceived of by friends, I figured I'd share. --A currently agnostic, yet former Christian |
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| Daft Punk – Face to Face Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| "There's not much I know about you" is a correction. It's definitely what I hear, and I'm fairly certain that's the lyric in the Discovery CD booklet. | |
| Daft Punk – Face to Face Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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It's obvious that the speaker is addressing someone in particular here. I suppose most people will say it is a girl, a lover, a would-be lover, etc. However, that explaination doesn't fit as well as I'd like. I think a better fit is a deity. So, yeah, I think this song is about a guy finding God. "I must admit it's my pride that made me distant All because I hoped that you'd be someone different" People may have their own ideas of what/who G/god(s) may be like. And let's be honest, prideful people have a harder time worshipping something, no? "There's not much to know about you" But we still admit we don't really know, because, how can we? "I turned away 'cause I thought you were the problem Tried to forget until I hit the bottom" Many times, people will become religious after they hit a tough spot in their life And of course, the song is about getting up close and personal, face to face, with who/whatever the speaker is addressing. It's clear to me that it is a deity. |
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