Songs about Reincarnation
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Deborah:
I listened to it and I liked it, it doesn't seem like his voice has changed at all.
I used to listen to, what was "Simon & Garfunkel" way back then, as a teenager, but then the two went on to separate careers.
Has anything been written as to whether he really believes in Reincarnation or did he just perform the song about it for record sales?
I'd be curious to find out though!
I listened to it and I liked it, it doesn't seem like his voice has changed at all.
I used to listen to, what was "Simon & Garfunkel" way back then, as a teenager, but then the two went on to separate careers.
Has anything been written as to whether he really believes in Reincarnation or did he just perform the song about it for record sales?
I'd be curious to find out though!
Thank you for posting it. :thumbsup:
Blueheart
Senior Member
For Deborah:
"Growing Up"
folded in your fleshy purse
i am floating once again
while the muted sounds are pumping rhythm
all the walls close in on me
pressure's building wave on wave
'til the water breaks - and outside i go, oh
one dot, that's on or off, defines what is and what is not, one dot
two dot, a pair of eyes, a voice, a touch, complete surprise, two dot
growing up, growing up,
looking for a place to live . . .
my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown
my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space
three dot, a trinity, a way to map the universe,
three dot
four dot, is what will make a square, a bed to build on, it's all there,
four dot
my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown
my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space
all the slow clouds pass us by
make the Empire State look high
as you take me in your sea-stained sweetness
it spills, it tingles and it stings
all the pleasure that it brings
'til the door has let the outside inside here
well on the floor there's a long wooden table
on the table there's an open book
on the page there's a detailed drawing
and on the drawing is the name i took
my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown
my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space
growing up, growing up,
looking for a place to live . . .
my ghost likes to travel
my ghost likes to travel
moving inside of your space
my ghost likes to travel
moving inside . . .
the breathing stops, i don't know when
in transition once again
such a struggle getting through these changes
and it all seems so absurd
to be flying like a bird
when i do not feel I've really landed here
The bold is mine. It's kind of a shame. In this new world of MP3s, the art of the album is gone. This song really needs to be followed by "Sky Blue."
"Growing Up"
folded in your fleshy purse
i am floating once again
while the muted sounds are pumping rhythm
all the walls close in on me
pressure's building wave on wave
'til the water breaks - and outside i go, oh
one dot, that's on or off, defines what is and what is not, one dot
two dot, a pair of eyes, a voice, a touch, complete surprise, two dot
growing up, growing up,
looking for a place to live . . .
my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown
my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space
three dot, a trinity, a way to map the universe,
three dot
four dot, is what will make a square, a bed to build on, it's all there,
four dot
my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown
my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space
all the slow clouds pass us by
make the Empire State look high
as you take me in your sea-stained sweetness
it spills, it tingles and it stings
all the pleasure that it brings
'til the door has let the outside inside here
well on the floor there's a long wooden table
on the table there's an open book
on the page there's a detailed drawing
and on the drawing is the name i took
my ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown
my ghost likes to travel so deep into your space
growing up, growing up,
looking for a place to live . . .
my ghost likes to travel
my ghost likes to travel
moving inside of your space
my ghost likes to travel
moving inside . . .
the breathing stops, i don't know when
in transition once again
such a struggle getting through these changes
and it all seems so absurd
to be flying like a bird
when i do not feel I've really landed here
The bold is mine. It's kind of a shame. In this new world of MP3s, the art of the album is gone. This song really needs to be followed by "Sky Blue."
Shiftkitty
Registered User
Tina Turner's "I Might Have Been Queen"
I'd love to copy/paste the lyrics for you, but can't find a site that will let me without trying to install all kinds of crap on my computer.
I'd love to copy/paste the lyrics for you, but can't find a site that will let me without trying to install all kinds of crap on my computer.
Sister Grey
Senior Registered
Remembering My Incarnations by a band called Mustard’s Retreat is a very beautiful one, if you like folk-type music. It’s available on iTunes and they have a website. The album is called The Wind and the Cricket.
They do also have a song or poem called Reincarnation but I don’t care for it myself (YMMV), in any case don’t get side-tracked from checking out Remembering My Incarnations.
They do also have a song or poem called Reincarnation but I don’t care for it myself (YMMV), in any case don’t get side-tracked from checking out Remembering My Incarnations.
usetawuz
Senior Registered
My former identical twin/best friend loaded my itunes with 128gigabytes of music and on shuffle the first song was "It's all been done" by the Bare Naked Ladies...while I have heard it many times before, why did it come up right as I sat down with a Newton book...the lyrics almost jumped out of the speakers...
"I met you before the fall of Rome,
and get you to let me take you home,
You said goodbye and I said good night...
I knew you before the west was won,
I I heard you say the past was much more fun,
You go your way, I'll go mine,
Bet I'll see you next time,
It's all been done, it's all been done, it's all been done before."
"I met you before the fall of Rome,
and get you to let me take you home,
You said goodbye and I said good night...
I knew you before the west was won,
I I heard you say the past was much more fun,
You go your way, I'll go mine,
Bet I'll see you next time,
It's all been done, it's all been done, it's all been done before."
Belly Button Window - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix - Belly Button Window
Well I'm up here in this womb,
I'm looking all around.
Well I'm looking out my belly button window,
And I see a whole lot of frowns.
And I'm wondering if they don't want me around.
What seems to be the fuss out there?
Just what seems to be the hang?
'Cause you know if ya just don't want me this time around,
yeah I'll be glad to go back to Spirit Land,
And even take a longer rest,
before I'm coming down the chute again.
Man, I sure remember the last time baby,
They were stlll hawkin' about me then.
So if you don't want me now,
Make up your mind, where or when.
If you don't want me now,
Give or take, you only got two hundred days.
'Cause I ain't coming down this way too much more again.
You know they got pills for ills and thrills and even spills,
But I think you're just a little too late.
So I'm coming down into this world, daddy,
Regardless of love and hate.
And I'm gonna sit up in your bed mama,
And just a grin right in your face.
And then I'm gonna eat up all your chocolates,
and say "I hope I'm not too late".
So if there's any questions,
make up your mind.
'Cause you better give or take,
Questions in your mind,
Give it a take,
you only got two hundred days.
Way up into this womb,
looking all around.
Sure's dark in here,
And I'm looking out my belly button window.
And I swear I see nothing but a lot of frowns,
And I'm wondering if they want me around.
Jimi Hendrix - Belly Button Window
Well I'm up here in this womb,
I'm looking all around.
Well I'm looking out my belly button window,
And I see a whole lot of frowns.
And I'm wondering if they don't want me around.
What seems to be the fuss out there?
Just what seems to be the hang?
'Cause you know if ya just don't want me this time around,
yeah I'll be glad to go back to Spirit Land,
And even take a longer rest,
before I'm coming down the chute again.
Man, I sure remember the last time baby,
They were stlll hawkin' about me then.
So if you don't want me now,
Make up your mind, where or when.
If you don't want me now,
Give or take, you only got two hundred days.
'Cause I ain't coming down this way too much more again.
You know they got pills for ills and thrills and even spills,
But I think you're just a little too late.
So I'm coming down into this world, daddy,
Regardless of love and hate.
And I'm gonna sit up in your bed mama,
And just a grin right in your face.
And then I'm gonna eat up all your chocolates,
and say "I hope I'm not too late".
So if there's any questions,
make up your mind.
'Cause you better give or take,
Questions in your mind,
Give it a take,
you only got two hundred days.
Way up into this womb,
looking all around.
Sure's dark in here,
And I'm looking out my belly button window.
And I swear I see nothing but a lot of frowns,
And I'm wondering if they want me around.
I was also wondering today if Jimi has come back, and if he has, whether he has brought some of his musical talent back with him, you never know!
I found this one as well by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young:
One Two Three Four
If I had ever been here before
I would probably know just what to do
Don't you?
If I had ever been here before on another time around the wheel
I would probably know just how to deal
With all of you
And I feel
Like I've been here before
Feel
Like I've been here before
And you know it makes me wonder
What's going on under the ground, hmmm
Do you know? Don't you wonder?
What's going on down under you
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
I found this one as well by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young:
One Two Three Four
If I had ever been here before
I would probably know just what to do
Don't you?
If I had ever been here before on another time around the wheel
I would probably know just how to deal
With all of you
And I feel
Like I've been here before
Feel
Like I've been here before
And you know it makes me wonder
What's going on under the ground, hmmm
Do you know? Don't you wonder?
What's going on down under you
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
BlackberrySpice
New Member
I came across a this song some time ago. It's called In Another Life, by Vienna Teng. I thought it was pretty unusual for someone to sing a song of this nature
Thanks for the link BlackberrySpice :thumbsup:
I just want to expand on my earlier post with the David Crosby quote and song. Reading through the cd booklet that comes with his Voyage cd box set, I came across this passage, written by David Crosby himself while referring to the song called 'Shadow Captain'. He certainly appears to remember a past life at sea ... maybe an old sea captain!
I just want to expand on my earlier post with the David Crosby quote and song. Reading through the cd booklet that comes with his Voyage cd box set, I came across this passage, written by David Crosby himself while referring to the song called 'Shadow Captain'. He certainly appears to remember a past life at sea ... maybe an old sea captain!
helenslegacies
New Member
Galileo (by Indigo Girls)
Galileo's head was on the block
The crime was lookin' up the truth
And as the bombshells of my daily fears explode
I try to trace them to my youth
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of Galileo king of night vision
King of insight
And then you had to bring up reincarnation
Over a couple of beers the other night
And now I'm serving time for mistakes
Made by another in another life time
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo king of night vision
King of insight
I'm not making a joke
You know me I take everything so seriously
If we wait for the time till all souls get it right
Then at least I know there'll be no nuclear annihilation in my life time
I'm still not right
And then I think about my fear of motion
Which I never could explain
Some other fool across the ocean years ago
Must have crashed his little airplane
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo king of night vision
King of insight
I offer thanks to those before me
That's all I've got to say
'Cause maybe you squandered big bucks in your lifetime
Now I have to pay
How long till my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo king of night vision
King of insight
But then again it feels like some sort of inspiration
To let the next life off the hook
Or she'll say look what I had to overcome from my last life
I think I'll write a Book
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo
King of night vision king of insight
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach the highest light
Except for Galileo, God rest his soul
King of the night vision, king of insight
How long
How long
Galileo's head was on the block
The crime was lookin' up the truth
And as the bombshells of my daily fears explode
I try to trace them to my youth
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of Galileo king of night vision
King of insight
And then you had to bring up reincarnation
Over a couple of beers the other night
And now I'm serving time for mistakes
Made by another in another life time
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo king of night vision
King of insight
I'm not making a joke
You know me I take everything so seriously
If we wait for the time till all souls get it right
Then at least I know there'll be no nuclear annihilation in my life time
I'm still not right
And then I think about my fear of motion
Which I never could explain
Some other fool across the ocean years ago
Must have crashed his little airplane
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo king of night vision
King of insight
I offer thanks to those before me
That's all I've got to say
'Cause maybe you squandered big bucks in your lifetime
Now I have to pay
How long till my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo king of night vision
King of insight
But then again it feels like some sort of inspiration
To let the next life off the hook
Or she'll say look what I had to overcome from my last life
I think I'll write a Book
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo
King of night vision king of insight
How long 'til my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach the highest light
Except for Galileo, God rest his soul
King of the night vision, king of insight
How long
How long
Owl
Super-alt Mitglied
There's this song by George Harrison "Art of dying"
There'll come a time when all of us must leave here
Then nothing Sister Mary can do
Will keep me here with you
As nothing in this life that I've been trying
Could equal or surpass the art of dying
Do you believe me?
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/george+harrison/art+of+dying_20059012.html ]
There'll come a time when all your hopes are fading
When things that seemed so very plain
Become an awful pain
Searching for the truth among the lying
And answered when you've learned the art of dying
But you're still with me
But if you want it
Then you must find it
But when you have it
There'll be no need for it
There'll come a time when most of us return here
Brought back by our desire to be
A perfect entity
Living through a million years of crying
Until you've realized the art of dying
Do you believe me?
There's also "The Chronicles of life and death" by Good Charlotte. The song itself it's more about life than death but i think the video is interesting. I always thought that the robot in it represents the soul, when the old guy dies, it leaves him and goes to the baby.
There'll come a time when all of us must leave here
Then nothing Sister Mary can do
Will keep me here with you
As nothing in this life that I've been trying
Could equal or surpass the art of dying
Do you believe me?
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/george+harrison/art+of+dying_20059012.html ]
There'll come a time when all your hopes are fading
When things that seemed so very plain
Become an awful pain
Searching for the truth among the lying
And answered when you've learned the art of dying
But you're still with me
But if you want it
Then you must find it
But when you have it
There'll be no need for it
There'll come a time when most of us return here
Brought back by our desire to be
A perfect entity
Living through a million years of crying
Until you've realized the art of dying
Do you believe me?
There's also "The Chronicles of life and death" by Good Charlotte. The song itself it's more about life than death but i think the video is interesting. I always thought that the robot in it represents the soul, when the old guy dies, it leaves him and goes to the baby.
PowerofSoul
New Member
Well I know its hard for you to know the reason why
And I know you'll understand more when it's time to die
Don't believe the life you have will be the only one
You have to let your body sleep to let your soul live on
Love has given life to you and now it's your concern
Unseen eyes of inner life will make your soul return
Still I look but not to touch The seeds of life are sown Curtain of the future falls The secret stays unknown
Black Sabbath's "A National Acrobat"
And I know you'll understand more when it's time to die
Don't believe the life you have will be the only one
You have to let your body sleep to let your soul live on
Love has given life to you and now it's your concern
Unseen eyes of inner life will make your soul return
Still I look but not to touch The seeds of life are sown Curtain of the future falls The secret stays unknown
Black Sabbath's "A National Acrobat"
Ladyof the Lake
New Member
This is a song about remembering past lives, and facing yourself.
Storm the Sorrow Lyrics:
Along the way I find myself to be confined within me
No place for any other's mind to interfere
To grasp the meaning of it all, to overcome my limits
And dance away from any void and empty tones
Just tell me why
Just tell me how I can survive this time
Believe yourself and look away from all that's right within you
Leave all your worries at the door and drift away
I've tried to peer into the core but could not storm the sorrow
My hollow heart has bled me dry, left me to stray
Another time
Without a trace
Condemn me now
Send me to hell for I'm already failing
Intertwine the lines that swim beneath the dark
Realize the pain we live in
Demonize the need we reel in
No, in my memories I'll dig deep enough to know
Centuries of dreams unending
Another me that yielded tears when someone had betrayed
No time should ever go to waste, it's not that complicated
You're free to live your life at ease, no more restraints
No need for shadows on your way that try to steal your laughter
Your light will drive them all away, be confident
Will I refrain? Can I repent? Will you be there?
Erase the page for I'm alone and ailing
Intertwine the lines
That swim beneath the dark
Realize the pain we live in
Demonize the need we reel in, no
In my memories I'll dig deep enough to know
Centuries of dreams unending
Another me that yielded tears when someone had betrayed
So - This is my life
And it can't break me down
Go - I will decide
Who can come in
And heal my disease
Burn it - In flames
Kill it - And maim
Why can't you see that you need to be freed
Intertwine the lines beneath the dark
Every bit of pain we're feeling
Every other solemn life
No, in the memories you will find somehow
There used to be a dream unending
No more need to be alone
Intertwine the lines
That swim beneath the dark
Realize the pain we live in
Demonize the need we reel in, no
In my memories I'll dig deep enough to know
Centuries of dreams unending
Another me that yielded tears when someone had betrayed
Someone had betrayed
Storm the Sorrow Lyrics:
Along the way I find myself to be confined within me
No place for any other's mind to interfere
To grasp the meaning of it all, to overcome my limits
And dance away from any void and empty tones
Just tell me why
Just tell me how I can survive this time
Believe yourself and look away from all that's right within you
Leave all your worries at the door and drift away
I've tried to peer into the core but could not storm the sorrow
My hollow heart has bled me dry, left me to stray
Another time
Without a trace
Condemn me now
Send me to hell for I'm already failing
Intertwine the lines that swim beneath the dark
Realize the pain we live in
Demonize the need we reel in
No, in my memories I'll dig deep enough to know
Centuries of dreams unending
Another me that yielded tears when someone had betrayed
No time should ever go to waste, it's not that complicated
You're free to live your life at ease, no more restraints
No need for shadows on your way that try to steal your laughter
Your light will drive them all away, be confident
Will I refrain? Can I repent? Will you be there?
Erase the page for I'm alone and ailing
Intertwine the lines
That swim beneath the dark
Realize the pain we live in
Demonize the need we reel in, no
In my memories I'll dig deep enough to know
Centuries of dreams unending
Another me that yielded tears when someone had betrayed
So - This is my life
And it can't break me down
Go - I will decide
Who can come in
And heal my disease
Burn it - In flames
Kill it - And maim
Why can't you see that you need to be freed
Intertwine the lines beneath the dark
Every bit of pain we're feeling
Every other solemn life
No, in the memories you will find somehow
There used to be a dream unending
No more need to be alone
Intertwine the lines
That swim beneath the dark
Realize the pain we live in
Demonize the need we reel in, no
In my memories I'll dig deep enough to know
Centuries of dreams unending
Another me that yielded tears when someone had betrayed
Someone had betrayed
Ladyof the Lake
New Member
Epica Sensorium
Epica Sensorium
Lyrics:
Chance doesn?t exist
But the path of life is not totally so predestined
And time and chronology show us how all should be
In the ways of existence
To find out why we are here
Being consciousness is a torment
The more we learn is the less we get
Every answer contains a new quest
A quest to non existence, a journey with no end
No one surveys the whole, focus on things so small
But life?s objective is to make it meaningful
Only searching for this
That which doesn?t exist
Although our ability to relativize remains unclear
I?m not afraid to die
I?m afraid to be alive without being aware of it
I?m so afraid to, I couldn?t stand to
Waste all my energy on things
That do not matter anymore
Our future has already been written by us alone
But we don?t grasp the meaning
Of our programmed course of life
Our future has already been wasted by us alone
And we just let it happen and do not worry at all
We only fear what comes
And smell death every day
Search for the answers that lie beyond
:angel:
Epica Sensorium
Lyrics:
Chance doesn?t exist
But the path of life is not totally so predestined
And time and chronology show us how all should be
In the ways of existence
To find out why we are here
Being consciousness is a torment
The more we learn is the less we get
Every answer contains a new quest
A quest to non existence, a journey with no end
No one surveys the whole, focus on things so small
But life?s objective is to make it meaningful
Only searching for this
That which doesn?t exist
Although our ability to relativize remains unclear
I?m not afraid to die
I?m afraid to be alive without being aware of it
I?m so afraid to, I couldn?t stand to
Waste all my energy on things
That do not matter anymore
Our future has already been written by us alone
But we don?t grasp the meaning
Of our programmed course of life
Our future has already been wasted by us alone
And we just let it happen and do not worry at all
We only fear what comes
And smell death every day
Search for the answers that lie beyond
:angel:
Ladyof the Lake
New Member
Epica The Phantom Agony
The Phanto Agony Lyrics:
[i. Impasse of Thoughts]
I can?t see you, I can?t hear you
Do you still exist?
I can?t feel you, I can?t touch you,
Do you exist?
The Phantom Agony
I can?t taste you, I can?t think of you,
Do we exist at all?
[iI. Between hope and despair]
The future doesn?t pass
And the past won?t overtake the present
All that remains is an obsolete illusion
We are afraid of all the things that could not be
A phantom agony
Do we dream at night
Or do we share the same old fantasy?
I am a silhouette of the persen wandering in my dreams
Tears of unprecedented beauty
Reveal the truth of existence
We?re all sadists
The age-old development of consciousness
Drives us away from the essence of life
We meditate too much,
so that our instincts will fade away
They fade away
What?s the point of life
And what?s the meaning if we all die in the end?
Does it make sense to learn or do we forget everything?
Tears of unprecedented beauty
Reveal the truth of existence
We?re all pessimists
Teach me how to see and free the disbelief in me
What we get is what we see, the Phantom Agony
[iII. Nevermore]
The lucidity of my mind has been revealde in new dreams
I am able to travel where my heart goes
In search of self-realisation
This is the way to escape from our agitation
And develop ourselves
Use your illusion and enter my dream... :angel:
The Phanto Agony Lyrics:
[i. Impasse of Thoughts]
I can?t see you, I can?t hear you
Do you still exist?
I can?t feel you, I can?t touch you,
Do you exist?
The Phantom Agony
I can?t taste you, I can?t think of you,
Do we exist at all?
[iI. Between hope and despair]
The future doesn?t pass
And the past won?t overtake the present
All that remains is an obsolete illusion
We are afraid of all the things that could not be
A phantom agony
Do we dream at night
Or do we share the same old fantasy?
I am a silhouette of the persen wandering in my dreams
Tears of unprecedented beauty
Reveal the truth of existence
We?re all sadists
The age-old development of consciousness
Drives us away from the essence of life
We meditate too much,
so that our instincts will fade away
They fade away
What?s the point of life
And what?s the meaning if we all die in the end?
Does it make sense to learn or do we forget everything?
Tears of unprecedented beauty
Reveal the truth of existence
We?re all pessimists
Teach me how to see and free the disbelief in me
What we get is what we see, the Phantom Agony
[iII. Nevermore]
The lucidity of my mind has been revealde in new dreams
I am able to travel where my heart goes
In search of self-realisation
This is the way to escape from our agitation
And develop ourselves
Use your illusion and enter my dream... :angel:
Ladyof the Lake
New Member
National Acrobat
I love this song!!!:thumbsup:PowerofSoul said:
Ladyof the Lake
New Member
Epica Unleashed
Epica Unleashed Lyrics:
(Declining, all colour fading) (Defining, time coming for me) (Rescinding, my inspiration) (Receding consciousness) (Aaahh)
Back in the day I can recall that My thoughts were unclouded and sage There was no black Staining the walls of my memories
Now there's a haze pushing me sideways And leaving me nothing to gain Taking me back Locking me cold in disparity
Where was I meant to be? I feel I'm lost in a dream Long for the day I can be myself
When I'm freeWhen my sun has set Release my soul forever I'll have no regret To be free I'll exist again No more lost endeavours Nothing to contend When I'm free
Color declines, all that defines meIs falling away far behindNothing to keep me with the timeThe here and now
Where am I meant to beI feel I'm lost in a dreamYearning again only to be myselfWhen I'm freeWhen my sun has setRelease my soul foreverI'll have no regretTo be freeI'll exist again No more lost endeavoursNothing to contend When I'm free
(Cure me, free me, help me, see me)(No more worry, no more losing)(Save me, near me, help me, hear me)(No more heartache, no misery)(Cure me, free me, help me, see me)(No more worry, no agony)(Save me, near me, help me, hear me)(We despair) No more heartache, no despairing)(Cure me, free me, help me, see me)((No repair) No more worry, no repairing)
Time is just a concept And always the first thing to fadeAgony and weakness Nothing we can ever evadeYears are cruel they break us Bringing on decay and despairAwareness and perception Something we can never repair
(Freedom for me) (Is all I'm really wanting, needing)(Give me power to break out)(I can't hold on for any longer)(My time has come to end it all)
No one to blame Fate's only random It's nothing we'll ever explain So it remains
Where was I meant to be I feel I'm lost in a dreamLong for the day I can be myself free When will I be unleashedIt's not the way it should be Yearning again only to be myself
Free when my sun has set Release my soul forever I'll have no regret To be free I'll exist again No more lost endeavours Nothing to contend When I'm free
Epica Unleashed Lyrics:
(Declining, all colour fading) (Defining, time coming for me) (Rescinding, my inspiration) (Receding consciousness) (Aaahh)
Back in the day I can recall that My thoughts were unclouded and sage There was no black Staining the walls of my memories
Now there's a haze pushing me sideways And leaving me nothing to gain Taking me back Locking me cold in disparity
Where was I meant to be? I feel I'm lost in a dream Long for the day I can be myself
When I'm freeWhen my sun has set Release my soul forever I'll have no regret To be free I'll exist again No more lost endeavours Nothing to contend When I'm free
Color declines, all that defines meIs falling away far behindNothing to keep me with the timeThe here and now
Where am I meant to beI feel I'm lost in a dreamYearning again only to be myselfWhen I'm freeWhen my sun has setRelease my soul foreverI'll have no regretTo be freeI'll exist again No more lost endeavoursNothing to contend When I'm free
(Cure me, free me, help me, see me)(No more worry, no more losing)(Save me, near me, help me, hear me)(No more heartache, no misery)(Cure me, free me, help me, see me)(No more worry, no agony)(Save me, near me, help me, hear me)(We despair) No more heartache, no despairing)(Cure me, free me, help me, see me)((No repair) No more worry, no repairing)
Time is just a concept And always the first thing to fadeAgony and weakness Nothing we can ever evadeYears are cruel they break us Bringing on decay and despairAwareness and perception Something we can never repair
(Freedom for me) (Is all I'm really wanting, needing)(Give me power to break out)(I can't hold on for any longer)(My time has come to end it all)
No one to blame Fate's only random It's nothing we'll ever explain So it remains
Where was I meant to be I feel I'm lost in a dreamLong for the day I can be myself free When will I be unleashedIt's not the way it should be Yearning again only to be myself
Free when my sun has set Release my soul forever I'll have no regret To be free I'll exist again No more lost endeavours Nothing to contend When I'm free
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Reincarnation in Popular Culture
Perhaps others in this forum have taken notice of reincarnation, past life regression and near death experience as subject matter for popular songs and films. I'll list and discuss a few, but maybe many of you know more examples.
Stevie Wonder had a near death experience in 1973. As a result, he wrote "Higher Ground", which includes these lyrics:
"I'm so darn glad He let me try it again, 'cause my last time on Earth I lived a whole world of sin..."
Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, also had a near death experience in 1967. With his brothers, he co-wrote the song "World" with these lyrics:
"If I remember all of the things I have done,
I'd remember all of the times I've gone wrong.
Why do they keep me here?"
Felix Cavaliere, lead singer of the Rascals, underwent past life regression and wrote "Nubia" about an earlier incarnation:
"Oh Nubia Nubia Nubia, the word is love to me
Your beauty and the gentle magic of your soul live here in my memory"
Jimmy Webb wrote a song called "Highwayman". Interesting lyrics that suggest past lives:
"I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The ******** hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.
I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide.
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still.
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and
around and around
I'll fly a starship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again.."
In popular films, many people interpret "Groundhog Day" as a movie about reincarnation. It involves a man who lives the same day over and over again. For him, he fails to progress until he gets that day right.
In "Forrest Gump", a simple man experiences life as a search for meaning between destiny and free will. The beginning and end of the film shows us the symbolism of this theme as we follow the course of a single feather.
I'm sure there are other examples to be found in popular culture. I thought I would share a few I've noticed. Anyone else?
Perhaps others in this forum have taken notice of reincarnation, past life regression and near death experience as subject matter for popular songs and films. I'll list and discuss a few, but maybe many of you know more examples.
Stevie Wonder had a near death experience in 1973. As a result, he wrote "Higher Ground", which includes these lyrics:
"I'm so darn glad He let me try it again, 'cause my last time on Earth I lived a whole world of sin..."
Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, also had a near death experience in 1967. With his brothers, he co-wrote the song "World" with these lyrics:
"If I remember all of the things I have done,
I'd remember all of the times I've gone wrong.
Why do they keep me here?"
Felix Cavaliere, lead singer of the Rascals, underwent past life regression and wrote "Nubia" about an earlier incarnation:
"Oh Nubia Nubia Nubia, the word is love to me
Your beauty and the gentle magic of your soul live here in my memory"
Jimmy Webb wrote a song called "Highwayman". Interesting lyrics that suggest past lives:
"I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The ******** hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.
I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide.
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still.
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and
around and around
I'll fly a starship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again.."
In popular films, many people interpret "Groundhog Day" as a movie about reincarnation. It involves a man who lives the same day over and over again. For him, he fails to progress until he gets that day right.
In "Forrest Gump", a simple man experiences life as a search for meaning between destiny and free will. The beginning and end of the film shows us the symbolism of this theme as we follow the course of a single feather.
I'm sure there are other examples to be found in popular culture. I thought I would share a few I've noticed. Anyone else?
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Deborah, as you may know, Paul Simon wrote a song called, "Fakin' It", which he and Art Garfunkel recorded in 1967. In the middle of the recording, we hear a snippet of a fictional woman's voice, saying, "Good morning, Mr. Leitch. Have you had a busy day?"Deborah said:This is a fun new song by Paul Simon. Approaches the subject of life after death with humor. Let me know what you think and if you know of others that sing about - past lifes, afterlife, reincarnation, etc. I enjoy hearing how music approaches the subject.
As pop lure would have it, the "Mr. Leitch" referred to is Donovan Leitch, a popular singer in the 60's, who believed he was a tailor in a previous life.
The lyrics associated with this are:
Prior to this lifetime
I surely was a tailor.
("Good morning, Mr. Leitch.
Have you had a busy day?")
I own the tailor's face and hands.
I am the tailor's face and hands...
I've never read anything definitive about Donovan's past life exploration, but it's another interesting nugget that suggests that Paul Simon has a fascination with past life experiences.