cynicist Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Great conversation guys, I wish I could have been a part of this one. I kept feeling a desire to add my thoughts lmao. For one thing, I used to listen to some pretty hardcore music. I'm talking melodic death metal, not your average angry rock music. (though I was a fan of more mellow stuff too, like Tool or A Perfect Circle) I go back from time to time and listen to stuff from my youth, not just to experience what my feelings were then: I study the lyrics because I find that it's useful to connect the meaning/metaphors of the artist to my own thoughts or experiences at the time. Often it's directly related and doesn't take much interpretation at all. There's also still a part of me that enjoys it, even though it's much harsher to my ears than it used to be, and it feels like a way to connect to that aspect of myself. I know what I'm describing is similar to memory but it feels like more than that, like I'm connected not just to my younger self but also this entity that I characterize as 'legitimate burning anger', which has its own thoughts about the situations I face today. To spare your eardrums, here's some lyrics where the meaning seems rather obvious to me now but were only understood intuitively at the time: Reveal hidden contents Have we lost the spark or a guide? What's the latest on the screen? Can't be too late to turn around I need all the help from you I need to find something to blame for a long lost time I am running from something, I don't know I am searching for something, which way to go? I am trying to separate what's real I'm running in a wheel Is it dark or is it bright? What's the latest on the screen? Can you please tell me my name, I haven't checked it today I am running from something, I don't know I am searching for something, which way to go? I am trying to separate what's real I'm running in a wheel From green to red our days pass by Waiting for a sign to tell us why Are we dancing all alone? Collect some stars to shine for you And starting today there are only a few The sign of times my friend Avoid infinity? Are you for real? Just scratch the surface, and you will find Something to blame for a long lost time
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