Hell is For Heroes - Nightvision:
Quote:
Wide awake, I see in the dark
See the fences breaking apart
Get together with my old friends
Once again, we breathe in the air
Escape to somewhere far from nowhere
Where the sky's been tainted red
Where the sky's been tainted
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What I get from it, whether it's the intention or not, is a song about being in a dark period of your life. There's no light at the end of the tunnel visible, so you have to use your imagination to find that bright red sunset of a future. "Wide awake, I see in the dark."
Stew - The Statue Song (Indoors Again):
Quote:
Tonight I'll dream of being a pigeon on rooftops in the sun
Tonight I'll dream of reading newspapers, the left and right wing ones
And I will dream of seeing a movie, Jerry Lewis meets Bergman
And I will dream of a scoop of ice cream
And being indoors again
Just being indoors again
Just being indoors again
Just being indoors again
Well I had to wake up sometime from this dream of being real
They put me here exposed to the world and expect me not to feel
So if you think your life's not going anywhere, please consider me dear friend
Out here in the fog with the tourists and the dog
While you're indoors again
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No metaphor here, it's a song about a statue's point of view. It's a sad, mellow song with initially just Stew's voice and an acoustic guitar, with a violin and backing female vocals later gently joining in. The moral of the story: when your life's looking bleak, remember that you still have comforts to help you through. You have the sanctuary of the indoors. I've taken that for granted sometimes.