Arriving Somewhere But Not Here Lyrics - Porcupine Tree
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Never stop the car on a drive in the dark
Never look for the truth in your mother's eyes
Never trust the sound of rain upon a river rushing through your ears
Arriving somewhere but not here
Did you imagine the final sound as a gun?
Or the smashing windscreen of a car?
Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out was a song?
Arriving somewhere but not here
All my designs simplified
And all of my plans compromised
All of my dreams sacrificed
Ever had the feeling you've been here before?
Drinking down the poison the way you were taught
Ever thought from here on in your life begins and all you knew was wrong?
Arriving somewhere but not here
All my designs simplified
And all of my plans compromised
And all of my dreams
Did you see the red mist block your path?
Did the scissors cut a way to your heart?
Did you feel the envy for the sons of mothers tearing you apart?
Arriving somewhere but not here
Never look for the truth in your mother's eyes
Never trust the sound of rain upon a river rushing through your ears
Arriving somewhere but not here
Did you imagine the final sound as a gun?
Or the smashing windscreen of a car?
Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out was a song?
Arriving somewhere but not here
All my designs simplified
And all of my plans compromised
All of my dreams sacrificed
Ever had the feeling you've been here before?
Drinking down the poison the way you were taught
Ever thought from here on in your life begins and all you knew was wrong?
Arriving somewhere but not here
All my designs simplified
And all of my plans compromised
And all of my dreams
Did you see the red mist block your path?
Did the scissors cut a way to your heart?
Did you feel the envy for the sons of mothers tearing you apart?
Arriving somewhere but not here
Writer: WILSON, STEVEN/BALCH, COLIN EDWIN/BARBIERI, RICHARD/HARRISON, GAVIN RICHARD
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Wow | Reviewer: Sean | 2/27/12
The other reviews here sum up the majority of my thoughts. So instead I will state what I'm sure many are thinking while reading these reviews.
Why are there so little reviews?
It must mean that the most magical things in life are seen by only the few who seek it.
This is the Song for all music | Reviewer: Chris B Duck | 11/6/11
This was the first song I ever heard from Porcupine Tree. It is still my favourite and as has been said before it's the shortest 13 min song ever! I could play in a loop and just be taken away to the movie in my mind. I'm 46 years old and only heard of the band this year - Oh my wasted life!
Couldn't agree more with Interius | Reviewer: Grae | 11/17/10
The haunting guitar melody of this song takes me on a journey as the lyrics produce an amazing movie scape in my mind. I never get tired of going on the journey. There are very few songs that take me away like this. Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin is another classic example. This goes to show the level that Porcupine Tree live up to in my books.
There's something about this song... | Reviewer: Interius | 1/6/08
I've never quite been able to grasp those fragments that makes this song the mystery it is to me. It might be the unexplainable feeling I get being promoted through the lyrics, combined with the instrumental geniality that Steven Wilson and the rest of the band provides.
Personally, I think that this song has something to do with life, death and the afterlife. Mostly the afterlife, seeing as the lines "Ever thought from here on in your life begins and all you knew was wrong?" might suggest that the "you"-person in this song is arriving in The Afterlife, which happens to be a simplified, compromised and distorted version of the life that person was living before, and that it's quite similar to the dreams that person has had. Correct me if you think I'm wrong, but that is the closest I get.
Not only do these lyrics tell a story that can be broadened and pondered upon beyond ones wildest imagination -hell, they even make a brilliant script for a movie or novel! but they leave room for every mind with the capability the ingredients to philosophize over whatever they might think that this song is about.
None the less, this song will always remain as my definition of a masterpiece, 'cause it is truly worthy of that title. I hope more of these will come from this band!
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