Age Of Silence
Through The Eyes Of A Surrealist
Andy Winter Lyrics
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I'm feeling like I'm floating in space
And in the back of mind I hear noises
Of a broken merry go round
The cosmic clock is ticking
Doing backspins in my mind
The slow steps of time winding forward
Five minutes past the stroke of the hour
Sensory overload of strange sounds and sights
Like a bizarre dream on auto repeat
In constant playback mode
Incomprehensible and inaudible
Outside of the grasp of human minds
Stranger and stranger by the minute
In a trancelike state of mind
The lyrics of Andy Winter's song Through The Eyes Of A Surrealist depict a surreal experience where the singer is feeling detached from reality and is surrounded by strange sounds and sights. The first stanza sets the scene for the surreal experience, as the singer feels like they are floating in space and hears noises of a broken merry go round in the back of their mind. The second stanza further adds to the surreal experience with the cosmic clock ticking and doing backspins in the singer's mind. Time is winding forward until it reaches the breaking point, which indicates a sense of impending chaos or an end to the surreal experience. The third stanza describes the climax of the surreal experience, where the singer experiences sensory overload of strange sounds and sights, like a bizarre dream on auto repeat. The experience becomes incomprehensible and inaudible, indicating the singer's detachment from reality to a point where it is outside the grasp of human minds, and they are in a trancelike state of mind.
Overall, the lyrics of Through The Eyes Of A Surrealist portray the experience of someone who is detached from reality and is surrounded by strange, bizarre, and incomprehensible sounds and sights. This could be interpreted as the experience of a surrealism artist who is viewing the world through a different lens than most people or someone going through a psychedelic experience.
Line by Line Meaning
A strange mood comes over me
I'm feeling an unusual sensation taking over me.
I'm feeling like I'm floating in space
I feel like I'm suspended in mid-air, drifting away.
And in the back of mind I hear noises
Of a broken merry go round
Faint sounds are coming from the back of my mind, like a distorted merry-go-round.
The cosmic clock is ticking
Time is moving forward, with a sense of universal force behind it.
Doing backspins in my mind
My thoughts are spinning backward, in a confusing and disorienting way.
The slow steps of time winding forward
Until the start of the breaking point
Time moves slowly but inexorably towards a critical moment or event that will change everything.
Five minutes past the stroke of the hour
Five minutes after a specific moment, like the start or end of an hour.
Sensory overload of strange sounds and sights
Too much input is coming at me, with unfamiliar noises and sights.
Like a bizarre dream on auto repeat
It's like a weird and surreal dream that keeps playing on its own.
In constant playback mode
It's repeating over and over again, in a seemingly endless loop.
Incomprehensible and inaudible
It's impossible to understand or hear clearly, beyond the limits of human experience.
Outside of the grasp of human minds
It's beyond what our brains can process or comprehend.
Stranger and stranger by the minute
It's becoming increasingly bizarre and unfamiliar with every passing moment.
In a trancelike state of mind
I'm in a state of hypnosis or altered consciousness, lost in the surreal experience.
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