Friend band, "Bells", also features a reinterpretation of "Pangaea" on the deluxe album. You can find the cover on their facebook : http://www.facebook.com/wearebells
Pangaea
August Burns Red Lyrics
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Only to step out into open air
Just to see the same clouds opening (yeah)
Into open air, only to step out
If this is a place people dream of, (people dream of)
Insomnia is the only cure the only antidote
You've been deceived into thinking this is the perfect life
I wish time was still ancient so I could bridge the gap (bridge the gap)
Between here, between there, between you and I (between you and I)
Frustration is setting in
I am seeing red (I'm seeing red)
This blessing is a curse
I am seeing red (I am seeing red)
Counting all the things that I took for granted
Counting down the days
Watching the clock as it just stands still
To just sail away, sail away, sail away
Waiting for the morning that takes me home
That takes me home, to take me home
This bittersweet dream that I dreamt, oh Pangaea
All of this is worth every penny every cent
I would give back everything just to be back, back home
This is a bittersweet dream I've dreamt
Oh Pangaea, where have you gone?
I'm at all four corners of this world
Oh Pangaea, what have you done?
This is a bittersweet dream I've dreamt
Oh Pangaea, where have you gone?
I'm at all four corners of this world
Pangaea, what have you done?
The lyrics to "Pangaea" by August Burns Red explore the theme of disillusionment and dislocation. The band describes the feeling of waking up and realizing that the world they live in is not what they had hoped for. The lines "Closed off, we wake from the dusk / Only to step out into open air / Just to see the same clouds opening" express the idea that they are trapped in a cycle of repetition and that the world they live in is not as free and open as they thought it would be.
The lyrics also express a sense of frustration and disillusionment with the perceived perfect life. They claim that people have been deceived into thinking that their lives are perfect, and that this is just an illusion that has been created by their perceptions. The lines "If this is a place people dream of, / Insomnia is the only cure, the only antidote / You've been deceived into thinking this is the perfect life / It's an illusion to your perception, you've been deceived" express this idea that people are trapped in a lie that they cannot escape from.
The chorus describes a desire to go back to an ancient time when things were simpler and easier. The lines "I wish time was still ancient so I could bridge the gap / Between here, between there, between you and I / Frustration is setting in / I am seeing red / This blessing is a curse / I am seeing red" express a sense of frustration with the present and a desire to go back to a time when things were different.
Overall, the lyrics to "Pangaea" express a sense of disillusionment and dislocation with the world around them. The band expresses a desire to go back to a simpler time and a frustration with the present.
Line by Line Meaning
Closed off, we wake from the dusk (the dusk)
Emerging from a state of isolation, we awaken from a period of rest
Only to step out into open air
Leaving behind our private world to face the open expanse
Just to see the same clouds opening (yeah)
The familiar skies continue to reveal themselves as we step out
If this is a place people dream of, (people dream of)
Although this seems like a desirable place to be,
Insomnia is the only cure the only antidote
Sleeplessness may be necessary to understand this reality
You've been deceived into thinking this is the perfect life
The belief that this is the ultimate existence is a lie
It's an illusion to your perception, you've been deceived
The way you see the world has been distorted
I wish time was still ancient so I could bridge the gap (bridge the gap)
I sometimes wish time would halt to allow me the opportunity to connect with those far away
Between here, between there, between you and I (between you and I)
The distance between us is both physical and emotional
Frustration is setting in
Anger is beginning to overtake me
I am seeing red (I'm seeing red)
I'm becoming increasingly angry
This blessing is a curse
This once desirable situation is now causing me grief
Counting all the things that I took for granted
I'm realizing the many things I've overlooked
Counting down the days
I'm ticking off the passage of time
Watching the clock as it just stands still
Time seems stagnant and never-ending
To just sail away, sail away, sail away
The desire to leave and embark on a journey is strong
Waiting for the morning that takes me home
My eyes are set on the day when I'll return
That takes me home, to take me home
To bring me to the place I belong
This bittersweet dream that I dreamt, oh Pangaea
A melancholic aspiration, oh Pangaea
All of this is worth every penny every cent
Despite the hardships, it's all worth it
I would give back everything just to be back, back home
I miss the comfort of home so much that I'd sacrifice everything just to be there
This is a bittersweet dream I've dreamt
The dream is both desirable and sorrowful
Oh Pangaea, where have you gone?
Addressing Pangaea, the supercontinent from ancient times
I'm at all four corners of this world
I'm scattered across the globe
Pangaea, what have you done?
An expression of disillusionment with current circumstances
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@daffertube
I'll never forget the night I first heard this album. I had been a long time fan of ABR through high school.
I was anxiously awaiting a new album, then my family fell apart. I lost my big home in the woods, lost my church, and moved hundreds of miles away into a little city apartment with half my family. They "had been deceived into thinking this was the perfect life"
One night I finally put on this album. As it played for the first time, I laid down on my bed. I began to float out of my body and sob my eye out. I began having a full-blown vision of everything that had taken place in my life up until this moment.
When Jake began screaming "This is a bittersweet dream I've dreamt. Oh Pangaea, where have you gone?" I never felt more understood in my entire life.
All I wanted was to go back home and see my friends again. I couldn't believe what had taken place in my life. "All of this is worth every penny. Every cent I would give back. Everything just to be back. Back home."
I sobbed and sobbed. It was as if an angel had been sent to comfort me. My favorite band understood exactly what I was going through when for months nobody else did.
God bless ABR.
@Iceman3524
This song is a relentless tempest, gripping you from the very first second, and not releasing you until the end, all the while taking you on a journey that ends with the estranged cries of a man longing for what's long since past. It's beauty is something to behold indeed.
@wingfan777
In my opinion, this song has the best guitar work out of anything they've ever written before, its truly amazing.
@5.9manualzj
are u from first flight
@daffertube
I'll never forget the night I first heard this album. I had been a long time fan of ABR through high school.
I was anxiously awaiting a new album, then my family fell apart. I lost my big home in the woods, lost my church, and moved hundreds of miles away into a little city apartment with half my family. They "had been deceived into thinking this was the perfect life"
One night I finally put on this album. As it played for the first time, I laid down on my bed. I began to float out of my body and sob my eye out. I began having a full-blown vision of everything that had taken place in my life up until this moment.
When Jake began screaming "This is a bittersweet dream I've dreamt. Oh Pangaea, where have you gone?" I never felt more understood in my entire life.
All I wanted was to go back home and see my friends again. I couldn't believe what had taken place in my life. "All of this is worth every penny. Every cent I would give back. Everything just to be back. Back home."
I sobbed and sobbed. It was as if an angel had been sent to comfort me. My favorite band understood exactly what I was going through when for months nobody else did.
God bless ABR.
@dirtyconsole2247
That's amazing what they did for you man. I hope you took whatever good or growth can come from such a disaster. I wish you the best.
@LumisCancer
ABR has some songs that are on another level and this is one of them
@TheParaxore
3:30 is perfection, one of the best breakdowns in metal.
@jimmypacheco4132
TheParaxore agreed
@GamersHiro
Metalcore.
@homerdj0nt974
Great but that last 6~88888 of marianas trench takes the cake