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Quantum
A Million Dead Birds Laughing Lyrics
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Standing on the edge of a dream
A dream of endless mountains and endless mist...
A dream of endless nothingness
Here i walk the edge of worlds...
Here i walk with gods!!
Here i walk with heavens lost
And beaten into dust i've walked
But everywhere i've been this walk
I can't help but think i've been before
In another life
In another time before the fall
Here i stand at the edge of everything
Staring at nothing
Sworn between this hell and a dream
Forever between
A love that keeps me fighting...
And a world i don't believe in
Beneath the bending sea
By the lawman's border...
I went to see the emptiness of god
I walked there... I walked there alone
Now everything i have is everything i am
But i have nothing but a dream.
So what does that make me?
Am i the dreamer?
Or the dreamed?
With on eye on the world and one within the shadows
I will walk the line that stands between
Here i am at the end of everything
Repenting nothing
Torn between myself and a lie
Forever entwined
Between the part of me that says "i'm dying"
And the moments
And the moments that tell me
I'm alive
The lyrics to A Million Dead Birds Laughing's song Quantum are complex and deeply philosophical. The opening lines, "I woke to find myself standing / Standing on the edge of a dream" creates a sense of uncertainty and disorientation, as the singer seems to be unsure of whether they are experiencing reality or a dream. The dream itself is described as including "endless mountains and endless mist" and "endless nothingness," highlighting the singer's feelings of being lost in a vast and incomprehensible universe.
As the song progresses, the singer describes their quest for meaning and understanding, walking "the edge of worlds" and "with gods" but also feeling "heavens lost." The lyrics suggest a struggle to reconcile the contradictions and uncertainties of existence, as the singer wonders whether they are "the dreamer / or the dreamed."
The final lines of the song offer a sense of resolution, as the singer declares their intention to "walk the line that stands between" the world and the shadows. The song ends on a note of paradox, with the singer torn between life and death, but ultimately feeling alive in the present moment.
Line by Line Meaning
I woke to find myself standing...
I became conscious and discovered that I was upright and motionless.
Standing on the edge of a dream
I'm at the border of reality and imagination.
A dream of endless mountains and endless mist...
The vision in my mind has boundless mountains and fog.
A dream of endless nothingness
In my mental landscape, infinite emptiness prevails.
Here i walk the edge of worlds...
I'm walking where different universes meet.
Here i walk with gods!!
I am in the divine realm.
Here i walk with heavens lost
I'm in the area where the lost paradise is.
And beaten into dust i've walked
I've walked until I'm exhausted and fatigued.
And walked the world some more
Continued walking on this globe.
But everywhere i've been this walk
I can't help but feel like I've been here, done this.
I can't help but think i've been before
Seems I have existed in this place or time previously.
In another life
In my past existence.
In another time before the fall
In an era before the decline.
Here i stand at the edge of everything
I'm presently standing at the brink of creation.
Staring at nothing
Gazing at a void region.
Sworn between this hell and a dream
Conflicted between a nightmare and a reverie.
Forever between
Permanently poised in the middle.
A love that keeps me fighting...
An affection that drives me to combat.
And a world i don't believe in
A planet that I lack faith in.
Beneath the bending sea
Submerged underneath the curving ocean.
By the lawman's border...
Close to the perimeter guarded by the authorities.
I went to see the emptiness of god
I traveled to witness the vacuum of God.
I walked there... I walked there alone
I journeyed there without any company.
Now everything i have is everything i am
All that I possess is everything that defines me as a person.
But i have nothing but a dream.
However, I've only got a vision.
So what does that make me?
So, what is my identity?
Am i the dreamer?
Could I be the one originating this dream?
Or the dreamed?
Or am I the subject of this vision?
With on eye on the world and one within the shadows
Observing the surroundings and concealed side simultaneously.
I will walk the line that stands between
Crossing the border that demarcates the two different worlds.
Here i am at the end of everything
Now I'm at the conclusion of every phenomenon.
Repenting nothing
Regretting nothing I did.
Torn between myself and a lie
Being divided between believing my falsehood and my true nature.
Forever entwined
For all eternity, linked together.
Between the part of me that says "i'm dying"
Amidst the component of me that discerns 'I'm declining'.
And the moments
And intermittently.
And the moments that tell me
The time that reminds me.
I'm alive
That, still, I'm breathing.
Contributed by Zachary P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.