Lyrics for Once In A Lifetime as interpreted by XorcistVAC

Once In A Lifetime Lyrics
itīs getting dark... too soon... a threatening silence...
surrounding me... a wind comes up from the islands...
distance fades to stormy grey
washed out from the deep of the ocean
here i will stand to face your wrath...
while all the others are praying



calm down my heart... donīt beat so fast...
donīt be afraid just once in a lifetime
no rain can wash away my tears
no wind can soothe my pain
you made me doubt, you made me fear
but now iīm not the same
you took my wife, my unborn son...
torn into the deep of the ocean
i donīt pretend that i love you
īcause there is nothing left to loose



and when silence comes back to me
i find myself feeling lonely
standing here on the shores of destiny
i find myself feeling lonely
i had a life to give... many dreams to live...
donīt you know that youīre losing so much this time
beyond the waves... i will be free
while all the others are praying



calm down my heart...



the love in you, it does not burn,
there is no lesson you can learn
and there are sounds you cannot hear,
and there are feelings you canīt feel



calm down my heart... donīt beat so fast...
donīt be afraid just once in a lifetime



i donīt pretend that i love you
and this time iīm not scared of you

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the_second_death
06-13-2002

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fucking great song.."i donīt pretend that i love you
īcause there is nothing left to loose"...



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Soniccaffeine
07-22-2002

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Incredible lyrics!!! Great song for a dark club.

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LVNGDEAD
07-28-2002

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This song means, That even though god has taken his life from him(wife and child) he does not hate or feel anger towards god or those who have done wrong to him.

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kettley
09-24-2004

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At the end of the day the single greatest song ever written.

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icexe
11-19-2004

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one of the most beautiful songs ever written. i keep wonder what Scott Peterson would think of it though.

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Televiper
12-11-2004

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If he's talking about God it isn't in a positive manner.


If he's talking to God, he's telling him that he doesn't love him, and he will no longer be told he should be afraid, that events in his life have changed him, and he's ready to face them on his own without being afraid...and in that he will find freedom.

"The love in you is does not burn" my love for you has no strength or power, it's empty

"There is no lesson you can learn" You don't listen



"and there sounds you cannot hear" You not unlimited in your site and abilities

"and there are feelings you can't feel" You are not compassionate.

Not to mention "Here I will stand to face your wrath, while all the others pray" I'm standing up to you while others pray.

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idol_luna
12-21-2004

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this song, holds such great memories for me, back when i used to work the goth night at this club in texas...it's a beautiful amazing song...one of my all time favorites...*goes to listen to it*

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IWouldDieFor CKY
03-13-2005

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This is such a beautiful song. The melody is sort of bittersweet, and it really fits well with the sad/hope thats in the lyrics.
"the love in you, it does not burn,
there is no lesson you can learn
and there are sounds you cannot hear,
and there are feelings you canīt feel "

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the_music_nazi
02-10-2006

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I think he's about to commit suicide by throwing himself into the ocean.

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vaingloria
03-13-2006

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My interpretation is a fusion of Televiper's and The Music Nazi's. The narrator, devastated by the loss of his wife and son, is standing on the edge of the ocean cursing his god, about to throw himself in. Truly an amazing song.

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Snickershell
03-20-2006

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I think Televiper has got it right.

I do think this song is about God, and as Televiper said, it is certainly not positive.
"You took my wife, my unborn son" Who else but a greater being could do such a thing?

All of Televipers points were very good and hit it right on the nail as to what the artist was trying to convey. While I may not necessarily agree with the beliefs of the artist, this is a well written, well sung song. It makes for an odd mix of emotions to flow through me leaving me in a state of questioning and curiousity.

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JayDubya
04-09-2007

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Yeah, the singer is angry at God, and is preparing to kill himself, in defiance of God and everyone else, to join his wife and their unborn child in the depths of the ocean.

A very cool person made a video of this song, using the game Dungeons and Dragons Online as the medium. Here tis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iQ_cm_aRmc

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lostsnake1134
12-06-2007

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To me it seems as he is talking to god defending his decision of being an atheist. Ie: "Calm down my heart...don't beat so fast
Don't be afraid just once in a lifetime

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Fiendtastic
05-26-2008

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This song is basically about a guy about to commit suicide by plunging into the ocean. But before he does he's confronting god about his decision.
"itīs getting dark... too soon..." suggests that he's slightly afraid of ending his life.
The reason he is facing god's wrath is simply because killing yourself is frowned upon. The part about others praying is to compare himself to those around him.
He's telling his heart to calm down, and that it's a one time thing because...well he's about to kill himself.
He also mentions how god took his wife an unborn child. This...is a depressing thing. And he expresses how he feels like he has lost everything.
He reminds himself that by doing this(suicide) he'll lose more then he has ever lost, and he criticizes god by saying he's uncaring and stubborn!
Epic song, only made epicer by the fact that I'm agnostic.

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Thethorn
06-06-2008

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I don't really think this song is religious at all. the line "Don't you know that you're losing so much this time" seems like his enemy is mortal. The others praying may be people who for some reason or another cannot or will not fight. The entire song makes it sound more like someone going against someone with a lot of power but who is not immortal, maybe someone who portrays themself as a god but not a real one. While it does sound like he doesn't expect to come back, it doesn't sound so much like suicide as it does grasping for freedom from under oppression.

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Luciferous42
07-22-2008

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Well everyone is right, but God is not some out there deity in this case.

"Calm down my heart, Dont beat so fast, dont be afraid just once in a lifetime'

he is speaking to his own heart the whole song.

that was eazy :)

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theevilwriter
04-13-2009

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I don't think that the "you" in this song is necessarily God. I think he's addressing Life, and why he's no longer afraid to live or die.

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