Never stop the car on a drive in the dark
Never look for the truth in your mother's eyes
Never trust the sound of rain upon a river
Rushing through your ears

Arriving somewhere
But not here

Could you imagine the final sound as a gun
Or the smashing windscreen of a car?
Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out
Was a song?

Arriving somewhere
But not here

All my designs
Simplified
And all of my plans
Compromised
And all of my dreams
Sacrificed

Ever had the feeling you've been here before?
Drinking down the poison the way you were taught
Ever thought from here on in your life begins
And all you knew was wrong?

Arriving somewhere
But not here

All my designs
Simplified
And all of my plans
Compromised
And all of my dreams

Did you see the redness block your part?
Did the scissors cut a way to your heart?
Did you feel the end before the sons of mothers
Tearing you apart?

Arriving somewhere
But not here

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Arriving Somewhere But Not Here Lyrics as written by Gavin Richard Harrison Colin Edwin Balch

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It's about what its like to be a ghost. To die far from achieving your dreams and goals (lyrics All my designs, simplified, and all of my plans, compromised, and all of my dreams, sacrificed) To never rest so you're not among the dead but neither are you among the living. (lyrics Could you imagine the final sound as a gun Or the smashing windscreen of a car? Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out Was a song?) To look and recognize at your friends and family only to find that they can't even see you (lyricsNever stop the car on a drive in the dark Never look for the truth in your mother's eyes Never trust the sound of rain upon a river rushing Through your ears) And to make efforts to remember how you became a ghost in the first place (lyrics Ever had the feeling you've been here before? Drinking down the poison the way you were taught Ever thought from here on in your life begins And all you knew was wrong? Did you see the redness block your part? Did the scissors cut a way to your heart? Did you feel the end before the suns of mothers Tearing you apart?

Its very sad truth about earthbound spirits. But sad messages and beautiful songs tend to go hand-and-hand, so nice job Porcupine Tree!

It's about what its like to be a ghost. To die far from achieving your dreams and goals (lyrics All my designs, simplified, and all of my plans, compromised, and all of my dreams, sacrificed) To never rest so you're not among the dead but neither are you among the living. (lyrics Could you imagine the final sound as a gun Or the smashing windscreen of a car? Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out Was a song?) To look and recognize at your friends and family only to find that they can't even see you (lyricsNever stop the car on a drive in the dark Never look for the truth in your mother's eyes Never trust the sound of rain upon a river rushing Through your ears) And to make efforts to remember how you became a ghost in the first place (lyrics Ever had the feeling you've been here before? Drinking down the poison the way you were taught Ever thought from here on in your life begins And all you knew was wrong? Did you see the redness block your part? Did the scissors cut a way to your heart? Did you feel the end before the suns of mothers Tearing you apart? Its very sad truth about earthbound spirits. But sad messages and beautiful songs tend to go hand-and-hand, so nice job Porcupine Tree!

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This was a surprisingly refreshing insight, thanks.

Drakenkorinon July 11, 2013