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Post by Yuliya on Jun 1, 2010 15:22:28 GMT -5
I really love this song. There is something so mesmerizing about it, that once its over, I always feel the need to press the "previous" button and listen to it again. What are you thoughts about the song?
Don't Wake Me When It's Over
There’s so much more than time In the life we live And so much more to love Than we care to give You say a hard rain’s gonna fall But I am not afraid
I’m floating in my mind As the world gets colder Frozen like a star Don’t wake me when it’s over Breakdown all around The world is off my shoulder I’m falling with the tide Don’t wake me when it’s over now
Silence is the only sound That I want to hear In the space where we are now Everything is clear They say that trouble’s on the way But I am not afraid
I’m floating in my mind As the world gets colder Frozen like a star Don’t wake me when it’s over Breakdown all around The world is off my shoulder I’m falling with the tide Don’t wake me when it’s over now
I’m floating in my mind As the world gets colder Frozen like a star Don’t wake me when it’s over Running out of time As the sun gets closer Fading far behind Yesterday grows older Breakdown all around The world is off my shoulder I’m falling with the tide Don’t wake me when it’s over now
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2010 17:42:07 GMT -5
I love this song so much. It's probably my most listened to Lifehouse song ever. I can't even explain why I love it other than I just connect to it so much. That's unusual for me. Usually I can write a 25 page thesis on why I love a particular Lifehouse song. But I'll just keep it simple. It calms my spirit and it's pleasant and I totally relate to it. It makes me feel good and it's peaceful.
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Post by sylviagrace on Jun 2, 2010 0:58:15 GMT -5
Well, I used to think this song was peaceful. I didn't really ever connect to it that much, or relate it to my own life, but it always seemed kind of cold and distant. Then I realized that I think it's about dying. Not a violent death, but a peaceful, well-accepted one. Like I don't know if you ever have dreams about dying, but I do, and it's always like, "Well, it looks like I'm going to die. Oh, well." And then you just have to give everything up and accept it, because there's nothing you can do to stop it. I don't know if dying is like that in real life. I've never done it. But that's how I imagine it would be. I guess there would be a lot of resistance at first, but when you're really dying, I think it would be peaceful like this song, especially if you were ready to face it.
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Post by Hati on Jun 2, 2010 1:37:28 GMT -5
Yeah, I also think it's about dying, but more in the global scheme of things. Maybe it's because the song reminds me of the sceneries of climate change; like the sun becoming a red giant and coming that close to the Earth that human life isn't there anymore; or that the global temperature decreases, because of the melting of the polar caps. Everything Sylvia said, I can transfer to that scenario. At the end of the song, where Jason puts energy into his voice, I always have the feeling of a "wake up call" in a way; even though that sounds strange concerning the song title. But I can also see it the way Sylvia described it in that individual view. To sum up, I'd like to say that I really like that song, I have nearly the same feelings like skrappy about it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2010 16:18:35 GMT -5
Oh.....that's interesting.... I never really thought about it being about death. Perfect example of why it's great that we don't have an exact interpretation of this song.
I just tried again to explain what this song meant to me in words and I had to erase everything I wrote. I just can't do it. haha This song .... ahhhh.... I just don't have words to describe what it exactly means to me or what it exactly makes me feel. This might sound weird, but I feel like I live in the song when I listen to it. I always want to close my eyes when I listen to it because of the peaceful beautiful imagery. I just can't put words to what I'm trying to say. It describes for me a certain type of feeling. Ahhhh.....I'm giving up. I don't have to understand it. I just love it. hahaha
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Post by gogonutz on Jun 2, 2010 16:39:35 GMT -5
I usually see it as a tribute to 'peace of mind'/'happiness' not entirely sure how to explain it.
and there's a Bob Dylan reference with the 'a hard rain's gonna fall'
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2010 9:36:26 GMT -5
It's cold and pretty. Don't like it. It feels like drugs and illusion. haha...maybe that's why I like it. It IS like my drug and I love the illusions. Since I don't do drugs and have a vivid imagination, maybe that's why this song appeals to me. I love the words you used, Koen. Yes, that's exactly what I think. "floating in my mind" is the lyric that sets me off on my "drug" journey....lol and then I love how there are contrasting lyrics about good and bad together. Like... "breakdown all around....the world is off my shoulder" It's like about feeling at peace inside chaos....Yes, yes....finally I'm figuring out what I love about it. It's the peace inside of chaos song and that's one reason I just LOVE it.
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Post by breathing on Jan 28, 2013 6:19:21 GMT -5
This song makes me feel like someone who is so totally Zen, and in such a peaceful frame of mind, that they don't want to be disturbed. It's not just the lyrics, but the way it all sounds. I always imagine myself on a lovely beach, in a hammock, just completely Zen. Ahhh
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