In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
As an outcast I paced defeat
Seeking comfort in this painful retreat
Made an oracle against my will
Word spread of miraculous skills
Premonitions call my name
I once doubted them all when they came
Now I embrace it and I'll never be the same
Transfixed in the desert sands
Take a look at my once empty hand
See the rose that appears so real
Just like the one you saw in your dreams
Those who call me avatar
Know not what they're looking for
They just feed their flames with miracles
Just so you know
If you bathe within my light
You diminish your own might
The illusionist in everyone
As an outcast I faced defeat
Seeking comfort in this painful retreat
Made an oracle against my will
Word spread of miraculous skills
Premonitions call my name
I once doubted them all when they came
Now I embrace it and I'll never be the same
Those who call me avatar
Know not what they're looking for
They just feed their flames with miracles
Just so you know
If you bathe within my light
You diminish your own might
Illusionist in everyone
What I say and what I do was once potential
Sprung from the infinite place that dictates the seen
Those who call me avatar
Know not what they're looking for
They just feed their flames with miracles
Just so you know
If you bathe within my light
You diminish your own might
Illusionist in everyone
In everyone!
Seeking comfort in this painful retreat
Made an oracle against my will
Word spread of miraculous skills
Premonitions call my name
I once doubted them all when they came
Now I embrace it and I'll never be the same
Transfixed in the desert sands
Take a look at my once empty hand
See the rose that appears so real
Just like the one you saw in your dreams
Those who call me avatar
Know not what they're looking for
They just feed their flames with miracles
Just so you know
If you bathe within my light
You diminish your own might
The illusionist in everyone
As an outcast I faced defeat
Seeking comfort in this painful retreat
Made an oracle against my will
Word spread of miraculous skills
Premonitions call my name
I once doubted them all when they came
Now I embrace it and I'll never be the same
Those who call me avatar
Know not what they're looking for
They just feed their flames with miracles
Just so you know
If you bathe within my light
You diminish your own might
Illusionist in everyone
What I say and what I do was once potential
Sprung from the infinite place that dictates the seen
Those who call me avatar
Know not what they're looking for
They just feed their flames with miracles
Just so you know
If you bathe within my light
You diminish your own might
Illusionist in everyone
In everyone!
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Awesome song! Scar Symmetry have huge potential so if you haven't already check out their album!
To me, this about religion. It sounds like a twisted version of Jesus' story where he is mocking those who believe in him. This is shown in the chorus. There are a few references in there that suggest this is Jesus' 'alternative' point of view. For example, in the first line he says about being an "outcast." Jesus was outcasted by the majority of society in his time. "Made an oracle against my will..." people saw the "saviour" in him...but apparently this wasn't intended. There's also a hint in "miraculous skills," "desert sands"etc. There's clues everywhere in there really.
I think it's a really clever idea and definitely encourages people to be their own "avatars" and have faith in yourself not in some god.
I absolutely agree with minus_zer0. One listen is all it takes to understand that this song is Jesus Christ speaking as though he's become disillusioned with his divinity and wants to communicate the message that the only strength that matters is the strength within each of us.<br /> <br /> "I will place no gods higher than myself." That's the idea here, and it's as clear as glass.
I do agree in some way, but I also see some parallels to Stephen King's "Dark Tower" within the lyrics.
He sings about an outcast facing defeat and seeking comfort in retreat. I associate these lines with Roland Deschain seeing his home town being destroyed and later bringing death and destruction himself. He also feels most comfortable journeying alone, as death had been promised to those whom he calls his friends.
There is also the rose the character in the song dreams of and that appears "so real". In "The Dark Tower" the rose represents the Tower in the world of Eddie, Susannah and Jake growing in a deserted court in New York.
Would be interesting to know if the band (or at least the singer) have read the "Tower" novels.
Argh i love this song. Its awsome, and its impossible not to sing along to the chorus. Seriously KICKS ASS!
You can check out the video to this song if you haven't seen it already here:
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You can check out the video to this song if you haven't seen it already here:
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Enjoy!
oh my god........the vocal range on this guy is incredible
and btw i think its 'you diminish your own pride' rather than 'might'
No, it's might not pride. It's actually nice to.. buy the cd and look at lyric sheet.
Great band, one of my favorites. I'm really surprised their work on here has so few comments.
Great band, just started getting into them. Flagg, I also saw the references to Dark Tower. In fact, I saw the video first, and when you see the red rose agains the black and white of the rest of the video, I immediatelym thought of Stephen Kings' Dark Tower books.
This is not the best Scar Symmetry IMO, but it is probably the most accessible.
The lyrics talk of an oracle, someone with power and ability above everyone else, but the song finishes with "In everyone!". Like minus_zer0 said, it's like he wants people to have faith in themselves. I think the message is that we all have potential to succeed, it's "in everyone".