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Hush now, don't you cry
Wipe away the teardrop from your eye
You're lying safe in bed
It was all a bad dream
Spinning in your head
Your mind tricked you to feel the pain
Of someone close to you leaving the game of life
So here it is, another chance
Wide awake you face the day
Your dream is over... or has it just begun?
There's a place I like to hide
A doorway that I run through in the night
Relax child, you were there
But only didn't realize and you were scared
It's a place where you will learn
To face your fears, retrace the years
And ride the whims of your mind
Commanding in another world
Suddenly you hear and see
This magic new dimension
I...will be watching over you
I...am gonna help you see it through
I...will protect you in the night
I...am smiling next to you, in Silent Lucidity
I can't do this
Visualize your dream
Record it in the present tense
Put it into a permanent form
If you persist in your efforts
You can achieve dream control
Dream control
How's that then, better?
Help me
If you open your mind for me
You won't rely on open eyes to see
The walls you built within
Come tumbling down, and a new world will begin
Living twice at once, you learn
You're safe from the pain in the dream domain
A soul set free to fly
A round trip journey in your head
Master of illusion, can you realize
Your dream's alive, you can be the guide but...
I...will be watching over you
I...am gonna help to see it through
I...will protect you in the night
I...am smiling next to you...
| LordBaltimore (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: Mar 03, 2006 - 07:22 dolfan wrote: I never really had a problem with this song, though I knew it was just an obligatory rock ballad that seemed mandatory in the '80's. But a girl I knew once referred to it as "Silent Stupidity" and it was over for me and this track.
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| dolfan (Kingsland, Ga.) | Posted: Mar 01, 2006 - 17:37 I never really had a problem with this song, though I knew it was just an obligatory rock ballad that seemed mandatory in the '80's. But a girl I knew once referred to it as "Silent Stupidity" and it was over for me and this track. |
| Trey | Posted: Mar 01, 2006 - 16:44 Bill, you rock dude! Thx |
| wpmccray | Posted: Mar 01, 2006 - 16:44 Ick. Songs like this are why I listened to punk rock in the first place...plus the beginning seems to be Pink Floyd copy. |
| tg3k (The Jungle - 459.62 miles south of Paradise, CA) | Posted: Mar 01, 2006 - 16:43 Aside from the fact that it was played to death on commercial stations, it's nice to hear this song here on RP. Personally, I'd prefer to hear Empire from the same album this song was on, but this is a nice break from some of the other genres played here. (Particularly the genres I don't care for.  ) |
| djblitz (Boston, MA) | Posted: Mar 01, 2006 - 16:40 Haha this is AWESOME! Long live the 80's and rock ballads....  |
| noelbarnes (Santa Cruz) | Posted: Mar 01, 2006 - 16:39 get the lighters out folks...classic |
| jakewhite77 (San Diego) | Posted: Mar 01, 2006 - 16:38 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| JohnErle (Hollywood North) | Posted: Feb 15, 2006 - 01:18 LordBaltimore wrote: Loved Bill's comments on this one.
I do believe there was a clause in every 80s hair metal band's record contract stating that they must produce at least one cheesy ballad that sounds nothing like the rest of their songs. This tradition dates back to at least the 70's with bands like Aerosmith and Kiss. "You See Me Crying", "Beth", etc. |
| LordBaltimore (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 13:42 Loved Bill's comments on this one. I do believe there was a clause in every 80s hair metal band's record contract stating that they must produce at least one cheesy ballad that sounds nothing like the rest of their songs. |
| Pipes (Top of the mountain) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 09:34 Always enjoyed this one! |
| revevad1 (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:22 GreenJello wrote: Woot! Heavy Metal on RP! Bill Rules!
Now if we could only get Slayer's Seasons in the Abyss added to the playlist, the metal meltdown will be complete. (que manical laughter) Quite a heavy album for this crowd, but Seasons in the Abyss is still a great listen! |
| GreenJello | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:21 Death_to_Clear_Channel wrote: Was this really considered "Heavy Metal" back in the day? Sounds more "aluminum"-like to me. Yup, this is kinda akin to Black Sabbath's Planet Caravan, or Led Zep's No Quarter. The band rocks, and rocks hard, but this is probably their slowest, pop-iest material, and not really a good indication of their real range of musical expression. |
| turnergirl1of2 (the one hundred eightieth meridian) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:20 pvcnote wrote: AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wait, I meant Jet City Woman... that's it. Still bad late 80's, early 90's hesher music but at least I never minded that one quite as much. Probably because it reminded me of LA Woman. Just a guess. |
| killahfunkadelic (Raleigh, NC) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:18 wow! surprised...but I've always really liked this tune. |
| Death_to_Clear_Channel (Chicago) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:18 GreenJello wrote: Woot! Heavy Metal on RP! Bill Rules!
Now if we could only get Slayer's Seasons in the Abyss added to the playlist, the metal meltdown will be complete. (que manical laughter) Was this really considered "Heavy Metal" back in the day? Sounds more "aluminum"-like to me. |
| Waybo | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:18 MAKE IT STOP! |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:18 Bill threw this in to see if we are paying attention! Gotta stir up the pot a little sometimes. |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:17 Echos of Spinal Tap The group "Yes" but more pondering self-importance and less listen-worthy IMHO, of course... |
| willb (Bordeaux, France) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:16 Total suckage - I'm forced to give it a 1 :puke: |
| GreenJello | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:14 Woot! Heavy Metal on RP! Bill Rules!
Now if we could only get Slayer's Seasons in the Abyss added to the playlist, the metal meltdown will be complete. (que manical laughter) |
| pvcnote (SP/SP) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:14 turnergirl1of2 wrote:  No, no... not this one... couldn't you play LA Woman? That one's much better.
AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Tux (The Netherlands) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:13 I've just poored some bluegreen in the square of the 9-ratings. Thanks for playing this! |
| turnergirl1of2 (the one hundred eightieth meridian) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:12 No, no... not this one... couldn't you play LA Woman? That one's much better.
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| Mark1970 (Between the dim and the dark) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 08:12 Guilty pleasure...... can't believe I'm hearing this on RP! Way to go, Bill! |
| g-rod (Church of the Acceptance of Mortality) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:27 sici wrote: Gotta love the use of the Heavy Metal Umlaut
Man, I love Wikipedia: wikipedia wrote: Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate stated, "The umlaut over the 'y' has haunted us for years. We spent eleven years trying to explain how to pronounce it."
And I don't know about you, but wouldn't "Röck Döts" (with or without umlauts) be an excellent name for a rock band? |
| Dave_Mack (Saratoga, CA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:13 sici wrote: Gotta love the use of the Heavy Metal Umlaut
Hilarious! Second only to FSM as my favorite Wikipedia entry. |
| jbettencourt | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:07 Operation Mindcrime was a fun album. I'd love to hear some stuff from that one. |
| sici (Madison, CT) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:05 Gotta love the use of the Heavy Metal Umlaut |
| sccaflagger74 (Pennsylvania) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:05 Looks like I was the first person to give this a 1. Not sure if that is a good thing or not. Bob |
| Dianyla (Portland, OR) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:04 sirrus wrote: Sickeningly overplayed in its heyday, but a gem nonetheless.
I wholeheartedly agree!  |
| Bazooka (Tucson AZ USA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:03 This is Too Weird.  |
| sirrus (The tech sector of farmland..., MD) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:03 Sickeningly overplayed in its heyday, but a gem nonetheless. |
| pousso | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:03 This is a surprise! |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (La Quinta, CA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:03 this is great. One of the few songs from a metal band that I like! I was going to upload this a long time ago but thought... NO WAY...it will never get accepted.  |
| winter (far from home) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:02 Here's one I haven't heard in ages. Never thought I'd hear it here, either. |
| sici (Madison, CT) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:02 Haven't heard this one in a long time. I was never a Queensryche fan, but this one I have always enjoyed. |
| Dave_Mack (Saratoga, CA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2006 - 17:02 Holy hair band, Batman! What a flashback to 80s big hair radio, which my hometown station embraced for far too long. Oh, and nice umlaut |