| Genesis – Harold The Barrel Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I'm impressed by how the music leaves us in no doubt at all that Harold does jump in the end. At 2:38+ it is just excellent in how the sound can create an equivalent movie scene in your mind. It's like the camera panning and focusing on Harold and then showing him jump in slooooooooow motion. Great how the music conveys that tragic last moment of the sad story. Good point by carrotkins about mom's cynical attitude, worrying only about her son's appearance while disregarding him as a person! Makes me think of: "Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life." |
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| The Alan Parsons Project – Silence And I Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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This song portrays an introvert, lonely person who is: - highly sensitive ("can hear the cry Of the leaf on a tree as it falls to the ground") and - extremely fearful ("always afraid of the smile of the clown") I find the instrumental interlude particularly interesting. It intensely contrasts both with the music of the vocal sections and with any idea of "silence" in general. In this way it makes us hear what's behind the veil of his silence: - The erratic rhythm (in places) indicates what emotional turbulences he is going through. - The beautiful, fast horn dominated section emphasizes how powerful and overwhelming he experiences his emotions. |
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