Another incredibly expressive and potent song from Katatonia; The version off of their Live Poland show is gorgeous. The concept of an out-of-body experience of somekind is interesting however; I've always felt that the primary theme is a sense of desperation. Right from the opening guitar notes opening almost like a cry of frustration: We have a sense of someone who knows that they want something better but is stuck in a dead-end due to their own apathy and they cannot feel enough passion in order to move on to better things. While they know they should be horrified by this; they lack the capacity to even properly appreciate that realization and so they pray for a catalist to make something happen and to cause them to feel something.
Finally, I almost hate to mention it because if feels rather pretentious; but I have to note that this song also fits perfectly with the Anime series Full Metal Alchemist.
Another incredibly expressive and potent song from Katatonia; The version off of their Live Poland show is gorgeous. The concept of an out-of-body experience of somekind is interesting however; I've always felt that the primary theme is a sense of desperation. Right from the opening guitar notes opening almost like a cry of frustration: We have a sense of someone who knows that they want something better but is stuck in a dead-end due to their own apathy and they cannot feel enough passion in order to move on to better things. While they know they should be horrified by this; they lack the capacity to even properly appreciate that realization and so they pray for a catalist to make something happen and to cause them to feel something. Finally, I almost hate to mention it because if feels rather pretentious; but I have to note that this song also fits perfectly with the Anime series Full Metal Alchemist.