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| Saw 4 ... and DEVILS PLAYGROUND?!?!?! (thoughts on the lyrics) | |
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LordRahl 10:04 pm UTC 10/27/07 |
| Wow, I get back from Saw 4 (TOEtally Awesome btw) and discover a NEW blog from Jim asking for our opinion on his next masterpiece. I have to say, what a weekend. Here is to hoping that tomorrow at my archaeological dig I find the missing link! (Though we will probably just find more pottery... Hahaha.) Anyway, here are some random thoughts about Jim's new lyrics. Also, since there is no music to go along with this my feelings may change on the final product. For example this could be more of a serenade song ala Heaven Can Wait and For Crying out Loud, or a fast up beat rock anthem like Bat out of Hell or Frying Pan and what I see may completely change based on speed, attitude, and feel of the sound. I wrote some opinions, some questions that came to mind (though I dont expect nor WANT answers), and I also described some visuals I see from the words. Whether I am right or wrong about any of this doesnt matter, just what I felt from reading (like comparing Michael Bay's Objects video to the one that plays in my head). I hope I was able to help or at least provide some insight for you Mr. Steinman. (To make reading easier I decided to post my thoughts in all caps) THE DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND I will decorate this city With Ribbons Of Blood I will find the endless tears Soon to be a flood I will conjure up the magic Far beyond your sight I’ll illuminate this city With the ascension of the light STRANGELY ENOUGH AS I READ THIS PART THE SONG BLINDED BY THE LIGHT WAS PLAYING DOWN THE HALL FROM MY ROOM. IT WAS THE PART WHERE THERE WAS JUST THE SINGER AND THE SOFT BACKGROUND BEAT AT THE BEGINNING. I THINK THIS PART OF THE SONG FITS WITH THAT KIND OF TONE. SINCE THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY CAPTAIN HOOK SINGING THIS SONG I FIND THE LAST TWO LINES ABOUT "ILLUMINATING THE CITY WITH THE ASCENSION OF THE LIGHT" DELIVERING THE KIND OF FEELING THAT CAPTAIN HOOK FEELS JUSTIFIED IN EVERYTHING HE DOES, REGARDLESS OF ANY EVIL HE COMMITS. HE IS A VILLAIN SURE OF HIS WAYS AND WISHES TO MAKE EVERYONE SEE THINGS THE WAY HE DOES. MY FAVORITE PART HERE IS THE REFERENCE TO "THE MAGIC BEYOND YOUR SIGHT". WHOSE SIGHT IS HE SPEAKING ABOUT? WHAT IS THIS MAGIC EXACTLY? THE ADVENTURER IN ME MAKES ME PICTURE THE HIDDEN POWERS OF THIS WORLD BEING CONJURED BY THE FORCES OF GOOD. HOOK WILL PAINT THE CITY WITH BLOOD USING SOME OF HIS ANCIENT POWER. Eternal terrors hold us down Keep us plodding in the mud I WILL DECORATE THIS CITY IN RIBBONS OF BLOOD. I WONDER IF THE TERRORS ARE THE FORCES OPPOSING HOOK OR SOME UNKNOWN FORCE? THE TRUE TERRORS OF THE WORLD THAT EVEN GOOD AND EVIL FACE OR SOMETHING NEW? Broken hearts Are the Devil’s Playground Shattered dreams Disillusioned youth And all of man Is the Devil’s Playground Shameless lies And Shameful truth THIS PART IS SO STEINMONIAN... WHY IS HOOK SINGING OF A BROKEN HEART? IS THERE MORE TO HIS PAST THAN MEETS THE EYE? I LIKE THE TRUTH OF THIS BIT THOUGH. REMINDS ME OF GROWING UP AND BEING SO SURE OF EVERYTHING I DID AND WAS DOING. JUSTIFIED IN STUPID DECISIONS. IN HINDSIGHT DEFINITELY A DEVILS PLAYGROUND. We’ll all succumb! And some time when The Dark exults and moons arise In the blink of an eye The Devil’s Playground Is Born Again! The Devil’s Playground Is Alive Again! So Come On Down To the Devil’s Playground! Come On Down Before It Disappears In the blink of an eye You see the Devil’s playground Now it all seems dead But it used to be here…Once! (Once it was here) Once! Before it disappeared! Once! ‘Once’ always disappears THE INVITATION TO GO TO THE DEVILS PLAYGROUND AND THE EVERYONE SUCCUMBS LINE ARE GOOD EXMAPLES OF WHY I LIKE THIS MUSIC TO BEGIN WITH. THESE LINES ARE SPEAKIN DIRECTLY TO THE LISTENER, VIEWER, WHATEVER-ER. IT IS LIKE THERE IS A PAST THAT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD HAS AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT CAPTAIN HOOK IS SINGING ABOUT BECAUSE WE SHARE A PIECE OF THAT PAST IN SOME WAY. TO SAY ONCE "ALWAYS" DISAPPEARS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW SURE THE SINGER IS ABOUT EVERYTHING HE IS TALKING ABOUT. I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL THAT LINE IS EVEN TALKING ABOUT YET I FEEL DEEP DOWN IN THE DEPTHS OF MY SOUL IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. THAT IS STEINMAN FOR YOU. Trembling hands Are the Devil’s Playground Empty plans And hollow hopes ETERNAL TERRORS HOLD US DOWN AND WE’LL ALL BE DROWNING IN THE MUD! I will decorate this city With ribbons of blood……………… I INSTANTLY VISUALIZE HOOK LOOKING AT HIS HANDS THEN LOOKING UP AND SAYING THIS PART ABOUT HIS HANDS. HE LOOKS BEHIND HIM AND SEES NOTHING BUT DARKNESS AND SAYS THE PEICE ABOUT EMPTY PLANS AND HOLLOW HOPES. HE FEELS DECORATING THE CITY WITH DEATH AND DESTRUCTION OF ALL WHO DONT SEE THINGS HIS WAY AS BEING THE SOLUTION. In the blink of an eye All is lost The storms they rumble And the winds are tossed In the blink of an eye You’re a sad old man Trying to remember Whatever you can In the blink of an eye Death will clutch you No respect For fortune or Fame In the blink of an eye It all awaits you Thousand of tombstones Waiting for the names Just waiting for the names In the blink of an eye…………… In the blink of an eye…………… In the blink of an ------- I I I I WILL DECORATE THIS CITY WITH RIBBONS OF BLOOD! I SEE HOOK SINGING THIS SECTION MUCH LOUDER THAN THE LAST. AFTER SEEMING DEFEATED IN HIS LAST DESCRIPTION I THINK IN THIS PART HE WILL START TO GET LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL SHOUTING THE LAST LINE OF BLOOD. I THINK HE IS SINGING ABOUT HIMSELF ONCE AGAIN AND NOW THE DARKNESS THAT WAS BEHIND HIM IS NOW TURNING INTO A VIOLENT STORM WITH LIGHTENING GOING OFF ALL AROUND HIM AND HE BLAMES EVERYTHING FOR MAKING HIM OLD AND ON THE CUSP OF DEATH. NOW IS THE TIME FOR HIS REVENGE AND ALL WILL FEEL HIS WRATHFUL VENGEANCE. (soft) No matter How tragic the loss No matter How heavy the cost To this very day I can stand tall and say: I fought for Paradise But Paradise lost I fought for Paradise And Paradise lost. It wasn’t your fault or mine Wasn’t this it wasn’t that But Paradise lost In the final at bat Paradise lost In the last at bat. I GET A FEELING OF DESPERATION NOW AFTER THE LOUD BOOMING PIECE BEFORE. I THINK HOOK REALIZES THAT MANY CAUSES ARE FRUITLESS AND WHILE HIS MAY BE JUST THAT, IT WILL BE WORTH RISKING IT ALL FOR IT. I REMEMBER HEARING ONCE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS JUST DOING SOMETHING. FIGHTING FOR A BELIEF IN YOUR HEART. THIS IS WHOLE SONG IS HIS LAMENT OF NOT DOING THAT UNTIL NOW, WHEN IT IS COMING DOWN TO THE END ALL BE ALL BATTLE AHEAD. ALSO, ERIN WANTED ME TO ADD THAT HER FAVORITE PART IS THE BIT ABOUT PARADISE LOST AND FOUND. ISNT SHE CUTE? HAHAHA A.G. | |
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