| Dream Theater – Hollow Years Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Totally agree. In an answer that Petrucci gave in his forum, about how he creates the songs and lyrics, he stated that usually first comes the melody and then he arranges the words, taking very special care to the sound of those words and how they get fit in the melody. If we take close attention, the melody when it explains -troubles- its downbeat, kinda sad, but when it comes to the chorus when talks about relieve and "lifting problems over shoulders" it gets more merryer, specially in the concert of Budokan, it almost sounds like a Triumphant tune. so i get this meaning, and, adding my personal experience, now, after three years of deep depression due to a vast amout of problems that stacked up, now that i have worked all of them out, its true, somehow i can "hear" the crashing down of all that. I dont consider them "hollow" because even the bad stuff is useful, but yes, its a triumphant sound to hear that part "crash down" specially when you had to work hard to make em fall. And about the theory of suicide.... I think its impossible and also a "cliche" of all rock players talking about suicide. AND, who suicides ONCE (after) their "stones" have been lifted? ;-) This song makes me cry everytime i hear it... but of happiness. ( its a mixture, when i remember what i felt and lived during those "hollow years" and happiness to had the strenght to fight trhought them and now being a winner over it) its causes a powerful mix of feelings into me, its awesome how music can explain things that words can´t. |
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