Dawn Of A New Day

A couple slow songs (good ones) doesnt mean there losing there edge.

He talks of forgetting the past and getting a new skin...a new life. It seems he is getting another chance in life by conforming to something-->"I never thought I'd join the others." He believes that his second chance or new life is something that is incredibly good...better than his last.

"The thoughts from yesterday - forgotten. I like the way this new skin feels Bring me splinters of tomorrow Collect the parts where I win "

I think he is talking about a new life (new skin), a life where he actually succeeds in something (Collect the parts where i win)

"Against the grain Against the odds I’ll rise and I won’t trip again The dawn of a new day Never looked as good as this "

I think he is talking about his hopes that people will trust in him, though it is really tough for him to do all the new things he has to (against the grain, against the odds) And talking about how he wont make his own mistakes again ( I`ll rise and i wont trip again)

Concrete breath and dust filled tears A one-way ride to inner peace I never thought I’d join the others Those who use the dice to solve

I think he is talking about finally having found something to believe in, and finally finding inner peace.

Against the grain Against the odds I’ll rise and I won’t trip again The dawn of a new day Never looked as good as this

I think he is talking about how his life finally looks good, and how he is finally to a certain extent happy.

"The thoughts from yesterday - forgotten. I like the way this new skin feels Bring me splinters of tomorrow Collect the parts where I win "

I agree that it is about a new life, but I think it may have something to do with messing something up before... or having the desire to change for the better.

"Against the grain Against the odds I’ll rise and I won’t trip again The dawn of a new day Never looked as good as this "

No matter what happens he won't let anything hold him back. He has the prime opportunity to change and he is seeing things more positive.

"Concrete breath and dust filled tears A one-way ride to inner peace I never thought I’d join the others Those who use the dice to solve

He has found something that he is willing to take a chance (gamble) with because it will lead to him being in peace if/when he suceeds.

"Against the grain Against the odds I’ll rise and I won’t trip again The dawn of a new day Never looked as good as this"

After time, he has succeeded in the goal of bettering himself and seeing things from a different perspective.

I think this song is About Starting over After all,Dawn of a new day,the Beginning of something."i like the way this new skin feels" the new life,starting over.also Against the odds and i won't trip again possibly,him not failing again, and not looking back at going back to his old-self despite the odds,him looking towards the future.

genetic engineering ...hmmm sounded good at the time

hey don't say this means they are losing their sound. look back at old in flames. the song timeless on the album Subterranean was a softer song. completely acoustic. even back on Lunar Strain they had some softer shit. Everlost [Part II] is a good example. so i don't think they are getting softer, i think they are difining their sound and staying the same, on almost every album they've had some softer shit. personally i like this newer direction In flames has gone.

Do not slander the "soft shit," for it is called evolution. If musicians never gained skill and composed the same shit year after year then they would be called AC/DC. If you understood half of what their lyrics were about you'd know that they are meaning to become better people and trying to push for a better society. So then why cannot they change by adding melody to their vocals? What did you enjoy most about In Flames before, the melodic riffs or the poetry screamed? Or perhaps it was the combination of both which made them unique. It doesn't even matter, cause at every moment everything is changing in every way, and if you cannot see and accept that then you're in for a life of misery. Do you often wonder why your girlfriend turned into a bitch? Do you suppose she wonders why you became an ass? And how about that new spice on the Wendy's chickenburger... what the fuck were they thinking?

Wow, I ever liked the "softer" sounds of In Flames most! This Song is great!

Oh man! no way that Maggot just said in flames sucks cause they got a soft song. Soft Rock is the BEST way to display all iof a bands potential and skill. Anyone can bang really loud on a drum set and sing really loud, but it takes skill to play with a full, decent, beautiful sound such as what is displayed in this song.