I know this is 3 years too late, but thought I would add my piece.
I believe the song is meant to be the voice or the perspective of a dream! So not a person but the physical manifestation of someone's dream.
"I am the blank page before you
I am the fine idea you crave.
I live and breathe under the moon
And when you cross that bridge
I'll come find you ..."
Like all dreams it starts blank, based only upon the dreamers craving or subconscious urge. It only exists in space... under the moon... and when you 'cross' over to the sleep and dream state, it will come and find you.
The chorus is a little deeper and supposed to be ironic... the dream itself is telling the dreamer to stay awake... but within the dream state... therefore its asking the dreamer to stay in the dream and take its hand and find
The second verse is probably the most telling and the reason why I believe it is not a person...
Clearly stating " I don't have a skin like you do...i don't have a soul like you" ...therefore not real. Further it states that it has no soul, except the one stolen from the dreamer... for the purpose of the dream.
If you listen to the song again with the above in mind it, it begins to make sense.
@Aoghana
The voice is of an eternal song, calling to the human it belongs to (the self) reconnect, to wake up:
@Aoghana
The voice is of an eternal song, calling to the human it belongs to (the self) reconnect, to wake up:
I am the blank page before you (the soul is blank page as it belongs to the pre-existence of the body).... Stay awake with me (we are all asleep,thinking that we are our bodies and mind...we are more than that). You know I can't just let you be (the soul call us to come back home). Stay awake with me , Take your hand and come and find me
I am the blank page before you (the soul is blank page as it belongs to the pre-existence of the body).... Stay awake with me (we are all asleep,thinking that we are our bodies and mind...we are more than that). You know I can't just let you be (the soul call us to come back home). Stay awake with me , Take your hand and come and find me
I (the soul) don't have a skin like you...
I (the soul) don't have a skin like you do (the soul is free of the body) To keep it all in like you do
I don't have a soul like you (the soul doesn't have a soul, because it is a soul...)
The only one I have - Is the one I stole from you (!)
this is not the only on in the album (and others) that refer to the soul, the bridge between the body and mind (the self) to it: read the lyrics of shyer, bones of ribbon, the big picture - you'll find it there
@tamir10562
Thanks for the reply. Again, as I hardly check this, apologies for the delay in a reply to your comment.
@tamir10562
Thanks for the reply. Again, as I hardly check this, apologies for the delay in a reply to your comment.
I appreciate your perspective, but not sure I can agree; although I've tried to test it as 'the soul' , it doesn't work! Primarily because the song mentions the fact that it doesn't have a soul - It's akin to a double negative! Why would a soul mention it has no soul? Or have to steal one! It is a soul...Not sure that part adds up.
I appreciate your perspective, but not sure I can agree; although I've tried to test it as 'the soul' , it doesn't work! Primarily because the song mentions the fact that it doesn't have a soul - It's akin to a double negative! Why would a soul mention it has no soul? Or have to steal one! It is a soul...Not sure that part adds up.
Further, the soul is not a blank page in the beginning; they referred...
Further, the soul is not a blank page in the beginning; they referred otherwise in the other songs about the soul. And if we're being picky, then why would a soul tell you to 'stay' awake?
I understand there are references to the soul throughout the album, but I really feel like the idea that it's the manifestation of a dream speaking out to the person it belongs to, and this theory fits every single verse throughout.
Then there's the title of the song; Stay awake.... dreaming....a dream...
But still, I could be wrong. Although, listening to it with that assumption really appeals to me; it's somehow subtly and delicate.
I know this is 3 years too late, but thought I would add my piece.
I believe the song is meant to be the voice or the perspective of a dream! So not a person but the physical manifestation of someone's dream.
"I am the blank page before you I am the fine idea you crave.
I live and breathe under the moon And when you cross that bridge I'll come find you ..." Like all dreams it starts blank, based only upon the dreamers craving or subconscious urge. It only exists in space... under the moon... and when you 'cross' over to the sleep and dream state, it will come and find you.
The chorus is a little deeper and supposed to be ironic... the dream itself is telling the dreamer to stay awake... but within the dream state... therefore its asking the dreamer to stay in the dream and take its hand and find
The second verse is probably the most telling and the reason why I believe it is not a person... Clearly stating " I don't have a skin like you do...i don't have a soul like you" ...therefore not real. Further it states that it has no soul, except the one stolen from the dreamer... for the purpose of the dream.
If you listen to the song again with the above in mind it, it begins to make sense.
Still a beautiful and powerful song.
@Aoghana The voice is of an eternal song, calling to the human it belongs to (the self) reconnect, to wake up:
@Aoghana The voice is of an eternal song, calling to the human it belongs to (the self) reconnect, to wake up:
I am the blank page before you (the soul is blank page as it belongs to the pre-existence of the body).... Stay awake with me (we are all asleep,thinking that we are our bodies and mind...we are more than that). You know I can't just let you be (the soul call us to come back home). Stay awake with me , Take your hand and come and find me
I am the blank page before you (the soul is blank page as it belongs to the pre-existence of the body).... Stay awake with me (we are all asleep,thinking that we are our bodies and mind...we are more than that). You know I can't just let you be (the soul call us to come back home). Stay awake with me , Take your hand and come and find me
I (the soul) don't have a skin like you...
I (the soul) don't have a skin like you do (the soul is free of the body) To keep it all in like you do I don't have a soul like you (the soul doesn't have a soul, because it is a soul...) The only one I have - Is the one I stole from you (!)
this is not the only on in the album (and others) that refer to the soul, the bridge between the body and mind (the self) to it: read the lyrics of shyer, bones of ribbon, the big picture - you'll find it there
@tamir10562 Thanks for the reply. Again, as I hardly check this, apologies for the delay in a reply to your comment.
@tamir10562 Thanks for the reply. Again, as I hardly check this, apologies for the delay in a reply to your comment.
I appreciate your perspective, but not sure I can agree; although I've tried to test it as 'the soul' , it doesn't work! Primarily because the song mentions the fact that it doesn't have a soul - It's akin to a double negative! Why would a soul mention it has no soul? Or have to steal one! It is a soul...Not sure that part adds up.
I appreciate your perspective, but not sure I can agree; although I've tried to test it as 'the soul' , it doesn't work! Primarily because the song mentions the fact that it doesn't have a soul - It's akin to a double negative! Why would a soul mention it has no soul? Or have to steal one! It is a soul...Not sure that part adds up.
Further, the soul is not a blank page in the beginning; they referred...
Further, the soul is not a blank page in the beginning; they referred otherwise in the other songs about the soul. And if we're being picky, then why would a soul tell you to 'stay' awake?
I understand there are references to the soul throughout the album, but I really feel like the idea that it's the manifestation of a dream speaking out to the person it belongs to, and this theory fits every single verse throughout.
Then there's the title of the song; Stay awake.... dreaming....a dream...
But still, I could be wrong. Although, listening to it with that assumption really appeals to me; it's somehow subtly and delicate.