A Change of Seasons Lyrics
It's about Portnoy dealing with the death of his mother, see the FAQ on www.mikeportnoy.com Also, it's about living your life to the fullest, there's no turning back, so there's no reason not to ever give your all.....SEIZE THE DAY
This song has kind of an eerie meaning for me...
You see, I have a mental disease called Seasonal Affective Disorder, and each year the winter brings me into a deep depression which i almost never believe i will live through, it is a feeling very unimaginable or indescribable, which are always experienced after a carefree summer where i can finally live my life with no worries, often in a natural high, but I always let it slip through my fingers without finishing anything important.
The whole lyrics, they really just mean that to me.
This song is so brilliant it's sick.
I think there are two possible responses to dream theatre. I LOVE IT... ITS AMAZING.... or.... why does it go for so long... its really weird, dont you think?
either you can appreciate the absolute mastery of instrument technique or you just find it mundane... no one can be convinced to like dream theater i think. and if they can be "convinced" its probably that they think its some kind of "cool alternative scene"... its not... its just ugly people who are amazing mucians. thats whats great about DT fans, because the kind of person who likes DT is generally musically profficient or at least appreciative, they dont care much for the appearance..
As for the meaning of the song.... Read above mentioned points ^^^ :D
oh and a little side note, if someone asks you what progressive/progmetal music is, the idea is that it leaves out no possibility in its range of sounds... 6 string basses, 7 string guitars, 100+ piece drum kits and vocals ranging from a heavy rock screaming to soft vocals, to spoken word to gospel singers, its nothing but amazing IMHO
Hmn, what I just realised; About the parts called Crimson Sunset and Crimson Sunrise: When the sun rises and the sky is red, it will probably rain that day. In the song it means that in the start of the song MP watched the crimson sunrise which means that he noticed there was a bad time coming. In the end he watches the crimson sunset. When there is a crimson sunset, the day after it will be nice and sunny. So in the start of the song the trouble was coming but in the end of the song MP looks forward and sees there is a good time ahead.
This song obviously talks about Carpe Diem, and that you need to just push on forwards. The relation to Octavarium, is that the song Octavarium talks about the troubles in life that prevent people from seizing the day, how they eventually pass on with out ever truly living. Getting traped inside an Octavarium.
To me, Octavarium is the other side to this story. The dark side for the majority of people who never learn carpe diem. Both songs are absolutely fantastic musical masterpieces and really nail down pure emotions in music. The lyrics are powerful enough to change lives. The instrumentals are beautiful enough to sing the song without words. Dream Theater is outstanding.
My favorite song however is an even longer epic, Six Degrees of inner Turbulence. When no amount of Cannibal corpse, slipknot, slayer, devil driver, metallica, or any other brutally angry music can capture my feelings, this is the song i play. Forty two minutes later i am refreshed and ready to battle my way through another day. Check it out.
This song is incredible...I haven't realized until now the message it conveys. This song is about embracing life, not hating it. It helps me alot.
If I'm looking at this right, there's at least one or two quotes said straight from Dead Poet Society in here, ideally the "Carpe diem... seize the day..." and that whole "Gather ye' rosebuds while ye' may" stuff.
thats true.."gather ye rose buds while ye may" prolly one of the best 23 minutes spent listening to this song..
true prog rock masterpiece