Well, this song is obviously linked to the following track, Stream of Consciousness. It has the same theme, and I think of Vacant as a sort of intro to SoC.
This is just my interpretation: In Vacant, a man is sitting beside his wife' hospital bed, wanting to reach her in a coma (possibly drug-induced) or something. He's unable to evoke any sort of reaction, and is wondering if she can even think at all. Then SoC starts, and I view it as a look into the coma patient's thoughts: a wildly insane dream. I picture a simply effed-up, drug-trip-like thing.
I know that seems very far-fetched, but it seems like a cool explanation and satisfies me.
@psychomonkey62 not far fetched. Me and a group of my high school buddies listened to this on release and this is all basically the same reaction out of all 6 of us. How anybody would think it's for disappear, that just tells me they don't listen to dream theater much.
I don't think of drug induced coma I think of trauma. That's how the instruments feel to me, the fight to come back. Physical trauma that knocks you out is very different from let's say, heroine overdose or severe alcohol poisoning. I've experienced all 3.
@psychomonkey62 not far fetched. Me and a group of my high school buddies listened to this on release and this is all basically the same reaction out of all 6 of us. How anybody would think it's for disappear, that just tells me they don't listen to dream theater much.
I don't think of drug induced coma I think of trauma. That's how the instruments feel to me, the fight to come back. Physical trauma that knocks you out is very different from let's say, heroine overdose or severe alcohol poisoning. I've experienced all 3.
Stream of consciousness is definitely about the...
Stream of consciousness is definitely about the person fighting to come back from that state. How they got so close maybe we'll never know.
Well, this song is obviously linked to the following track, Stream of Consciousness. It has the same theme, and I think of Vacant as a sort of intro to SoC.
This is just my interpretation: In Vacant, a man is sitting beside his wife' hospital bed, wanting to reach her in a coma (possibly drug-induced) or something. He's unable to evoke any sort of reaction, and is wondering if she can even think at all. Then SoC starts, and I view it as a look into the coma patient's thoughts: a wildly insane dream. I picture a simply effed-up, drug-trip-like thing.
I know that seems very far-fetched, but it seems like a cool explanation and satisfies me.
Dude, I fucking love ur interpretation man! I can feel it too!
Dude, I fucking love ur interpretation man! I can feel it too!
@psychomonkey62 not far fetched. Me and a group of my high school buddies listened to this on release and this is all basically the same reaction out of all 6 of us. How anybody would think it's for disappear, that just tells me they don't listen to dream theater much. I don't think of drug induced coma I think of trauma. That's how the instruments feel to me, the fight to come back. Physical trauma that knocks you out is very different from let's say, heroine overdose or severe alcohol poisoning. I've experienced all 3.
@psychomonkey62 not far fetched. Me and a group of my high school buddies listened to this on release and this is all basically the same reaction out of all 6 of us. How anybody would think it's for disappear, that just tells me they don't listen to dream theater much. I don't think of drug induced coma I think of trauma. That's how the instruments feel to me, the fight to come back. Physical trauma that knocks you out is very different from let's say, heroine overdose or severe alcohol poisoning. I've experienced all 3.
Stream of consciousness is definitely about the...
Stream of consciousness is definitely about the person fighting to come back from that state. How they got so close maybe we'll never know.