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LYRICS! DROP EM HERE!

#81
Rightio, Neil Peart, be very afraid....

2112 – The Reassumption
Here I stand before you now,
I won’t give in, I will not bow,
To you who rid me of my mind.

I broadcast with my own two hands,
From mountain top to desert sands,
We must let the people know.

This price is one that’s worth paying,
To let them hear just what I’m saying,
I will become a martyr for our cause.

So take me now, do what you will,
This message is one you cannot kill,
We will assume control.

Now take me,
And break me,
Do what you will.

So kill me,
Until we,
Meet once again,
I leave you with these words,

Fear me,
Hear me,
We shall return…

I am drifting on the astral plain,
Alone and empty, half insane.
I have no form, I cannot feel,
I have lost control of what is real.

A blinding light shines before me,
A beacon of hope for all to see.
As I move towards this brazen miracle,
I am greeted by an elder oracle.

As he steps forth to greet me,
I see our lives are empty,
And the elder race was right all along.


And as he takes me by the hand,
I see this was all planned,
A messiah for the elder race, I am.

I see the works of gifted hands,
That grace this strange,
And wondrous land.

I know now we must break free,
Lay bare the world for all to see,
And return to glory.

Rally the troops and surge the ranks,
Crush their guard and take the flanks,
Kill their leaders one and all.

Take the fight into their hands,
Reclaim the lost and barren lands,
We shall watch the red star fall.

Into the heart of Megadon,
This fight is one which must be won,
The temple must be torn down.

The temples now are all gone,
A better life for every son,
Raise the blue flag proudly high in hand.

Attention all planets of the solar federation.
Attention all planets of the solar federation.
Attention all planets of the solar federation.
We have assumed control.
We have assumed control.
We have assumed control.
 
#83
Very intersting! I like it. Maybe you should try to post it by itself, for the Rush fans that want more of 2112 like me! Oh, by the way, new song(s) time!!! I got two coming down the chute!


BREAK YOUR BACK

Duality is dangerous
when the lines are drawn by man.

When we draw the battle lines,
In uncertain times.

But every accusation is a castle in the sand.

Can't build a church of faith,
On wire fences that we make.


Chorus:
Go ahead and carry your division in your pack,
but beware, the weight of it, might just break your back.


Extremes in both directions
will tear the world apart.

We know it's gone to far,
when we've come to where we are.

veils the vision deep within our own God-given hearts.

When we should have let him speak,
directly to the meek.







SURPRISE?

It wasn't suicide, or to go out with my pride,
it wasn't to impress or make religious eyes go wide.

It was love,
Is that really a surprise?


It wasn't philosophy, or to make a legend out of me,
It wasn't to write myself into the books of history.

It was love,
Is that really a surprise?





That's all for now. I can't come up with a bridge for the second one, but I think it's okay on it's own. The first one already has music via my reunification with my bass after a vaccation. :D
 
#86
Yeah, I deleted to reorganize it under the "Post reply", so I could add bold/Italics, etc. and Yeah, I know that you don't believe the same way, but we can all live in peace here on TB I think, so long as no trollers exist.
 
#88
I didn't delete it because of what you said. As for the meanings, just to make it all clear, even though you probably got it, I like to share what my songs are about,

BREAK YOUR BACK--This is about how too often we Christians villainize outsiders to the Christian lifestyle, and even eachother, which is what keeps people out of church, and tears a church apart from the inside out. Christ would probably quite dissappointed in how that has evolved...

SURPRISE?--Pretty obviously, a song about Jesus' death. Kind of saying what it was and was not about (in my belief, not to bash anybody or any faith/lack thereof) through Jesus' own eyes. As Christians believe he was raised from the dead, it's told in past tense, indicating that Christ is still alive.


Thank you for reading and commenting respectfully Edhunter.
 
#90
Another new song. I think it's pretty good! You tell me.


GHOST IN THE MACHINE

Chorus
We tend to get caught in the cycle.
We tend to lose our faith and fire.
We tend to lose our fight upstream .
But every system has a glitch in the wires;
A ghost in the machine
that can’t help but be seen.

Verse 1
Programmed for composure,
Programmed for response,
Programmed for propaganda,
Programmed for common thought.
Made to defer decisions,
We’re told to put on a show,
Wired for conformity,
Programmed for even flow.

Chorus (again)
We tend to get caught in the cycle.
We tend to lose our faith and fire.
We tend to lose our fight upstream.
But every system has a glitch in the wires;
A ghost in the machine
that can’t help but be seen.



Verse 2
Programmed to precision.
Programmed to the edge.
programmed so unsatisfied.
Programmed at the ledge.
We lose our way in media,
riptide society,
to slip into the masses is what we're
programmed to achieve.


Chorus (for the third time)
We tend to get caught in the cycle.
We tend to lose our faith and fire.
We tend to lose our fight upstream.
But every system has a glitch in the wires;
A ghost in the machine
that can’t help but be seen.
 
#93
I was kind of saying that society is a machine that discourages dreamers, and the freedom of questioning it's established ideals. Of course, unfortunately, the church has taken that form in many ways as well. Interesting observation. And quite true, sadly.

From a Christian standpoint, that could be seen as well.
As a matter of fact, the "machine" is exactly what Christ Himself tended to rage against. The synagogues and priests who cared more for the following of the law and the money needed for the furtherment of the established worship of the day (doesn't that sound familiar?) were the "religious" people that Jesus called a "brood of vipers". They held people bound with fear of punishment, and enforcing of the Jewish (old testament) law (another eerily familiar fact!). You are quite a good reader of lyrics, Edhunter. You tend to see things that even I didn't while writing it. Thanks.
 
#94
I edited the lyrics to "against your faith and in your dreams" Instead of "In your faith and in your dreams". The latter seemed to communicate that the faith and dreams of a person held him captive. That's not what I meant at all. That could have been wrongly interpreted. Thank you for bringing my attention to that fact, Edhunter.
 
#96
Oh, and I don't think that the 2112 thing bombed! I like it. Although, the "Elder Race" is the good guys that "assume control" at the end of it. The Priests of Syrinx are the bad guys. The Elder Race is the old race of man that was growing and learning, and using creativity. That occurred to me while listening to 2112 the other day.
 
#98
Yeah. I don't think the lyrics bombed, but noone's checking out the threads...

Actually, I think 2112 and Cygnus may be one and the same, with Apollo's supporters being the priests and their lot, and the exiled elder race are followers of Dionysus.
 
#99
It still has a whole "society is a cage that breaks the thinker/dreamer down" vibe. That's a pretty universal standpoint, I think.

See, I wish more Christian bands would experiment and write deeper, more intellectual stuff. It's sad to me that it all sounds the same. Same chords, same rhythm. Same subject matter/story, same vocal style, same dynamics, same delivery, same, simple, usually, and literally written (far too little metaphor, allusion, and allegory) same this, same that. That's why I love being in my band so much. Neither of my bandmates are afraid to be progressive and thinking. Not that there is anything wrong with praise and worship, but it just gets to me sometimes....
 

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