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Will You Smile Again? Lyrics
Close the door and drift away
Into a sea of uncertainty
Where all your hopes and dreams
Have faded out of reach.
Remember all the bad dreams
Are not far from reality
Would you write again for me?
(let me whisper something in your ear).
And you awake and there you are
Not far off from the line before
And just how long did it take for you to understand
Where your feelings stopped and writing began
Convince yourself to take control
Play to the hilt this unlikely role.
Remember all the bad dreams
Are not far from reality
Will you write again for me?
And who bade you stop this living art?
Have you forgotten just what you are?
If you don't want to then you could at least pretend
That the paper's your soul and your blood's the pen
And maybe then you'd see the light
And read the truth, that you had to write.
If heaven sent you downstream
Where banished eyes haven't been
Would you smile again for me?
You misread your fate line
Had long run out ahead of time
Would you write again for me?
And you awake and there you are
Not far off from the line before
And just how long did it take for you to understand
Where your feelings stopped and writing began
Convince yourself to take control
Play to the hilt this unlikely role.
If heaven sent you downstream
Where banished eyes haven't been
Would you smile again for me?
Into a sea of uncertainty
Where all your hopes and dreams
Have faded out of reach.
Remember all the bad dreams
Are not far from reality
Would you write again for me?
Not far off from the line before
And just how long did it take for you to understand
Where your feelings stopped and writing began
Convince yourself to take control
Play to the hilt this unlikely role.
Are not far from reality
Will you write again for me?
And who bade you stop this living art?
Have you forgotten just what you are?
If you don't want to then you could at least pretend
That the paper's your soul and your blood's the pen
And maybe then you'd see the light
And read the truth, that you had to write.
Where banished eyes haven't been
Would you smile again for me?
You misread your fate line
Had long run out ahead of time
Would you write again for me?
Not far off from the line before
And just how long did it take for you to understand
Where your feelings stopped and writing began
Convince yourself to take control
Play to the hilt this unlikely role.
Where banished eyes haven't been
Would you smile again for me?
Song Info
Submitted by
punkrockchick217 On Jan 26, 2005
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they recently recorded this song live for daytrotter and about the song they said
"This song was written when Brian Wilson was just about to release the Smile album for the first time. In it I tried to explore the idea of the composer who is unable or unwilling to face the weight of their own genius, and allow their fears to stop them from accomplishing great work. The art accompanying this song on the CD is a picture of Bach, but we’d originally wanted to put a picture of Brian Wilson there, and were told we couldn’t by some idiotic little director at our label’s art department. It’s stupid things like that that made us decide to avoid major labels, and so should you."
Best song in Worlds Apart... sounds like Conrad is convincing himself to write. Writer's block with the new album, hard to top yourself? Something like that...
oddly enough this is one of the songs i heard live at NYC's music festival i believe lol. It sounded fuggin awesome live
This kind of reminds me of Silent Lucidity by Queensryche.
This is probably one of the most thrilling songs that I've ever heard.
i like how... epic it sounds.
yea... epic....
i'm not a huge fan of the intro [it's a little too abrupt or something] but i love the simplicity of the drums throughout the majority of the song.
also, the lyrical depth is astounding.
I was wondering what genre this band is. I've read some lyrics but I havnt heard any...
Could anyone tell me what they sound like so I have an idea if I want to buy the album
I know you asked that over three years ago, but they're hard to characterize. I'd say a blend of post-hardcore, noise rock, and proggy indie.