Friday, December 17, 2010

Dreams we conceive

There is a Trans-Siberian Orchestra song I really love, more then any song I ever heard. It is called Dreams We Conceive.
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It's a power ballad, with a little more emphasis on the keyboards then the guitars. The vocals are to die for. But what really gets me right in my heart are the lyrics.
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The song is from one of their many concept albums, "Night Castle" Following the story of an American Soldier during the Khmer war, being told by a surprising narrator. During this part of the album, The soldier has been captured by the Khmer rebels. He is being interrogated by the well known General Tran-Do, and he tells the general that he newly married, has a daughter, and the dreams that he and his wife shared before his deployment. Among TSO's standard urban fantasy shtick, the night castle and the wizard in there that helped our soldier along his way. But that is not important in this song.
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The song is the soldier talking to his wife about the dreams they dared to share. During the safety of night, they fell in love, and were shortly married. Though he was to be deployed shortly after he and her were married, they loved each other and knew more about each other then they ever could. His passionate memories actually sway the general, to help him escape.
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Another thing that is striking to me about this song is the prelude story before the song, something that TSO really plays up. To actually get the whole story, you have to either A) see the show, or B) buy a physical copy of the Album. The soldier and Tran-Do were talking about why they are fighting. The soldier was there to try to do his part to help free other people from oppression. This reminds me of several of my friend who are in the military, and I feel happy that they are in their for what they believe are the right reasons.
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The bridge is what makes me smile and be all forms of serene. It goes about like this.
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As you stand all alone at your station.
What if God doesn't know where you are?
As you send out your prayers for salvation!
But afraid that they don't go that far. 
So you wait all alone in your darkness,
there's a train that drives on through the night.
And if everyone's on it except us!
Would it return for that single life?


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I can't help but feel peace when I hear this song, and I hope that you can find the same serenity in it as I have.
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Oh, and here is a reliable link to the song.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9SJVzKfY4A

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