- Sep 12, 2001
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Cool. So, i'm gunna analyze something, intelligent stuff.
Something that has always intreagued me, is Beyond Within, and what exactly it has to do with the storyline of Dreaming Neon Black.
It actually reminds me of some of the lyrics from Into the Mirror Black, in particular Future Tense, the lines "What do you see on the news when you watch T.V., a war in the name of God, or a playground killing spree", it reminds me of the "Another suicide shocks the world again" passage in Beyond within. Having a go at the media for sensationalization, while also showing the world is a sick, perverted, bastard of a bad and not nice hellish place.
In relation to the rest of DNB, it really doesn't tie into the story... untill i started to think of it as a precurser to the storyteller's state of mind by the end of the tale, his hate for the world, and yet his relentless struggle on and on. "Welcome Millennium" also reminds me of Future tense, in particular "So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold", a look forward, an excitement towards what will come, relentless optimist if you will.
But past this initial optimist, there is a tone of bitterness towards the human race, and it's actions. "From the consequence of ignorance" plays a big part in this, as if saying "Well, you've kindof ruined my future, you dumb asses".
"Welcome to the fall of one man's sanity" That line has always been an eye opener for me... like an introduction to the album, the story "Welcome to the fall of my sanity, and it goes like this:" basically, as if telling the reader and listener what to expect.
Now, THE most intersting thing in the lyrics is "Create the past, nonexistent fables', i've never quite been able to work out wether that is a stab at religion, or a stab at historical biggotry and fanatisism. It's a damn cool line to use, albeit a little confusing.
Then we come to Poe style Warrel Dane-isms, "Can I lift you up into the dreaming trip surreal?", very cool, reminds me of 42147, the "Fluid Dreams" passage, almost like it is connecting the two albums, or maybe the two songs in a way. They both refer to a passage and opening of the mind, and lets face it, both songs fucking rule!
"Do you know my name, do you know my number?" Another line that confuses me, does he refer to number as in phone number, or is he going into the "Fear Factory-isms", in that we are all becomeing a number, that we to some extent all contain a bar code, like a social security number.
"Cracking under strange constrictions, Mr. Ordinary Visionary", this line struck me as very odd, in terms of WD's usual phrasing, especially for the first song on the next post-POE album. It seemed odd, untill i read it a few more times, and now i think it just plain rules, a stab at the mainstream i guess, "anything out the ordinary, and you will crack".
"Welcome to the fall of one man's sanity"
Damn Straight
Something that has always intreagued me, is Beyond Within, and what exactly it has to do with the storyline of Dreaming Neon Black.
It actually reminds me of some of the lyrics from Into the Mirror Black, in particular Future Tense, the lines "What do you see on the news when you watch T.V., a war in the name of God, or a playground killing spree", it reminds me of the "Another suicide shocks the world again" passage in Beyond within. Having a go at the media for sensationalization, while also showing the world is a sick, perverted, bastard of a bad and not nice hellish place.
In relation to the rest of DNB, it really doesn't tie into the story... untill i started to think of it as a precurser to the storyteller's state of mind by the end of the tale, his hate for the world, and yet his relentless struggle on and on. "Welcome Millennium" also reminds me of Future tense, in particular "So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold", a look forward, an excitement towards what will come, relentless optimist if you will.
But past this initial optimist, there is a tone of bitterness towards the human race, and it's actions. "From the consequence of ignorance" plays a big part in this, as if saying "Well, you've kindof ruined my future, you dumb asses".
"Welcome to the fall of one man's sanity" That line has always been an eye opener for me... like an introduction to the album, the story "Welcome to the fall of my sanity, and it goes like this:" basically, as if telling the reader and listener what to expect.
Now, THE most intersting thing in the lyrics is "Create the past, nonexistent fables', i've never quite been able to work out wether that is a stab at religion, or a stab at historical biggotry and fanatisism. It's a damn cool line to use, albeit a little confusing.
Then we come to Poe style Warrel Dane-isms, "Can I lift you up into the dreaming trip surreal?", very cool, reminds me of 42147, the "Fluid Dreams" passage, almost like it is connecting the two albums, or maybe the two songs in a way. They both refer to a passage and opening of the mind, and lets face it, both songs fucking rule!
"Do you know my name, do you know my number?" Another line that confuses me, does he refer to number as in phone number, or is he going into the "Fear Factory-isms", in that we are all becomeing a number, that we to some extent all contain a bar code, like a social security number.
"Cracking under strange constrictions, Mr. Ordinary Visionary", this line struck me as very odd, in terms of WD's usual phrasing, especially for the first song on the next post-POE album. It seemed odd, untill i read it a few more times, and now i think it just plain rules, a stab at the mainstream i guess, "anything out the ordinary, and you will crack".
"Welcome to the fall of one man's sanity"
Damn Straight
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