| Queensrÿche – Silent Lucidity Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| bellababy: Thank you!!! :) | |
| Queensrÿche – Silent Lucidity Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| moonshadowbird396: Thank you...I think! lol ;) But seriously, thank you for not thinking I've lost my mind somewhere!!! I've never ever written out my interpretation of a song like that before. | |
| Queensrÿche – Silent Lucidity Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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{I've had a many different lines of thought regarding the meaning of this song. I like to think it is one that the band hopes will have a personal meaning for every listener as opposed to having one set meaning. When I am in love with a song, I have a tendency to create a little "music video" in my mind. :) Here's what I see:} The man I love has died, succumbing to a long-term illness. We were soul-mates to the extreme --- in mind, body, & spirit, & we loved each other deeply. I cared for him until he died. This is the day he was laid to rest. Now that he's gone, I'm left alone. I can't bring myself to sleep in our bed without him. So, I try sleeping in the guest room. As I attempt to sleep, all I can do is think of him & cry. Our empty home seems huge & almost eerily quiet. Every little sound startles me. I crawl deeply under the covers, but I'm still very frightened. I am crying myself to sleep...when I hear the quiet whisper of my love's voice comforting me. He's telling me he's not really gone; he's still here! *Hush now, don't you cry / Wipe away the teardrop from your eye / You're lying safe in bed / It was all a bad dream / Spinning in your head / Your mind tricked you to feel the pain / Of someone close to you leaving the game of life / So here it is, another chance / Wide awake you face the day / Your dream is over...or has it just begun?* The next thing I know, it is morning. I think he's gone --- that hearing him was all just a dream when suddenly, I'm faced with the realization that I AM AWAKE inside of my own dream. I can reach him here!!! I'm both exhilarated & afraid of the unknown. I'm wondering what to do when, like an answered prayer, I hear my beloved's voice again: *There's a place I like to hide / A doorway that I run through in the night / Relax child, you were there / But only didn't realize it and you were scared / It's a place where you will learn / To face your fears, retrace the years / And ride the whims of your mind / Commanding in another world / Suddenly you hear and see / This magic new dimension* My love explains to me that, all the time I thought he was gone, including all of the time I thought he was unconscious during his illness, he was still with me. Consciously, he was inside the dream world. Since I was with him physically, in a way, I was there too but had no way of knowing it. He explains that, not only can I be with him there, but I can take advantage of privileges there & learn to become a stronger person inside & out. Also, the more time I spend there, the more control I will have over what happens there. (I won't just be at the mercy of my love or others there to write the story.) This new world will open up for me like a blooming flower. He invites me to join him, & seeing I'm still afraid, does his best to reassure me: *I- will be watching over you / I- am gonna help you see it through / I- will protect you in the night / I- am smiling next to you, in silent lucidity* A deep voice from a source unseen instructs me on what to do. Inside this dark dream, I can feel others encouraging me on, but I'm still scared! I can't see or feel anything! It's as though my eyes are blinded & my hands tied! I cry out to my love, "HELP ME!" *If you open your mind for me / You won't rely on open eyes to see / The walls you built within / Come tumbling down, and a new world will begin* The next sensation I feel is that of his hand taking hold of mine. As he pulls me close to him, this world becomes more & more illuminated. I can see his form...now his face...now all of him! My fears (walls) are crumbling one-by-one. I don't understand how this can be happening. Am I alive, or am I dead? I don't feel the cruel ache my heart has felt since his passing. Does this mean we can be together here? I must learn how to master this! *Living twice at once you learn / You're safe from the pain in the dream domain / A soul set free to fly / A round trip journey in your head / Master of illusion, can you realize / Your dream's alive, you can be the guide but... I- will be watching over you / I- am gonna help to see it through / I- will protect you in the night / I- am smiling next to you....* With a deep, cleansing breath, I awake. It is morning. I am back in the guest bedroom alone. Yet, there is a smile across my face for I know I'm not really alone. My love is with me, always watching over me. And, I know I was with him all night long...& I will see him again when night falls. :) {So, there you have it. The complete, sappy mess that runs through my head when I hear this song!} |
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| Queensrÿche – Silent Lucidity Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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According to Queensryche.com, here is the middle segment: [Visualize your dream] [Record it in the present tense] [Put it into a permanent form] [If you persist in your efforts] [You can achieve dream control] [Dream control] [How's that then, better?] [Hug me] I swear, I think there's at least a *bit* more said (a "yes" somewhere, etc.), & I'm having a hard time with "hug me" as opposed to "help me." But, if the official site says so...how can I argue? *sigh* |
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| Queensrÿche – Silent Lucidity Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| That's a very intriguing take on the song. It makes me hesitant to contradict what you believe is said in the middle of the song (when there is a man speaking in a deep voice, then overlapping voices & such until you hear a woman gasp, "help me!"). Let the song work for you however you wish. The little things don't necessarily matter in the end! :) | |
| Josh Groban – War At Home Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think both of you have hit the nail on the head! I came to this site looking for interpretations of this song, and I'm so glad I did! Thanks to you two, I think I understand it better. :) Questions: What do you make of "One step forward, two steps back" & "we're all going down?" Those two phrases still stump me a bit. I suppose the first could just be speaking to the fact that people/organizations/etc. work hard at solving these issues only to be held back by bureaucracy and/or red tape. (Maybe?) I guess the second phrase could just mean "we're all in the same boat," so to speak. Thoughts? |
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| Josh Groban – Love Only Knows Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I agree. It's funny...I was just learning this song when I first saw the (newer version of) movie "Dr. Zhivago." I couldn't help but think of Yury & Lara and their struggle to decide what to do after falling in love. For those who haven't seen the movie, both are married although Lara's husband has left her to go fight in a war she disagrees with. Yury is a father with another on the way. But, they cannot deny their extreme passion & love for each other, & they meet in secret many times. Eventually, they face the decision: what do we do now? (I won't say what happens.) I don't know...that's just the kind of situation that comes to mind when I listen to this song. | |
| Josh Groban – February Song Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Intriguing!!! I'm going to have to let this one marinate in my mind for a while. VERY insightful! | |
| Josh Groban – February Song Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| CoolMomMP, I realize it's been a LONG time since you posted this! But, I just want to say that I'm hoping your prayers for your friend were answered...that he returned to his old self. God bless you! | |
| Josh Groban – Canto Alla Vita Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| LOL! I was wondering what happened there! ;) | |
| Josh Groban – Awake Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| You may be onto something there. The song you're referring to is a favourite of mine: "Winds of Change" by The Scorpions. It was heavily played around the time the Berlin Wall fell. I LOVE that song!!! | |
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