This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
So near
So close
Something bad is seen
But I
Seem to be
The only one that can see
There is a darkness coming
And they
The others
They don't know a thing of what's next
But I'm not here to say
What should be done about this
I just lift my eyes to watch
I saw it coming
Something bad
So close
Something bad is seen
But I
Seem to be
The only one that can see
There is a darkness coming
And they
The others
They don't know a thing of what's next
But I'm not here to say
What should be done about this
I just lift my eyes to watch
I saw it coming
Something bad
Lyrics submitted by lemonie_fresh
A Darkness Coming Lyrics as written by Jonas Petter Renkse Anders Nystrom
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
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"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
The acoustics in this are neat
Making a synthesis of what the lyrics express, you get that someone is perceiving a situation that brings up a heavy feeling and from some unknown source a phenomenon starts to produce a dark atmosphere.
Noone but the subject that perceived the upcoming scenery the knows the causes of the consequences related to the sequence of events in that lapse of time.
Though, the passive subject that observes the development of facts stays still and just accept the circumstances as they are intended to be.
This is exactly how things seem to run at Donnie Darko's movie.
If you watched the movie (or not) you must remember (or be now introduced) to the very idea of the plot in which "On October 2, 1988, in the small town of Middlesex, Virginia, troubled teenager Donnie Darko sleepwalks outside led by a mysterious voice. Once outside, he meets a figure in a monstrous rabbit costume who introduces himself as Frank and tells Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds." (more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko)
The scenery that lyrics may describe seems to fit exactly to the moment when Donnie stops beside his car that is in front of his house, puts his left hand at his stomach and sees a dark cloud formation above his house - exactly above his room, where the airplane's turbine will fall).
That could be a true interpretation of the lyrics if the movie would have been released previously than Katatonia's Tonight's Decision album.
While Tonight's Decision it's said to be released at August 31st, 1999 (see metal-archives.com/albums/Katatonia/Tonight%27s_Decision/390), the Donnie Darko movie was released only almost two years after the releasement of the music album (January 19, 2001 (Sundance) October 26, 2001 (United States) - see imdb.com/title/tt0246578/releaseinfo).
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