Brave Saint Saturn is an American rock band started as … Read Full Bio ↴1995-present
Brave Saint Saturn is an American rock band started as a side project by members of Five Iron Frenzy, a now-defunct Christian ska band. Described by the band as "astro-rock," the music of Brave Saint Saturn (often abbreviated to BS2) is generally more serious than the lighthearted FIF. The group was originally an outlet for Five Iron's frontman, Reese Roper, to explore themes of loneliness and abandonment. BS2 also experimented with more melancholy song composition and ambient sounds, with instruments like synthesizer, glockenspiel, accordion, strings and electronic sampling rounding out the simple, guitar-driven music.
The band's trilogy of albums follow the same outer space-themed story that uses space exploration as an extended metaphor, making the three records an extended concept album. The first album, So Far from Home, was about being lost, while their second, The Light of Things Hoped For, focused on being found. Their third album, entitled Anti-Meridian, about returning home, was released on September 15th, 2008, completing the trilogy and the story of the crew of the U.S.S. Gloria.
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Brave Saint Saturn Lyrics
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There lies another time,
Where darkness and light are one.
And as you tread the halls of sanity,
You feel so glad to be unable to go on.
I have a message from another time.
These lyrics are from the song "Prologue" by Brave Saint Saturn. The lyrics suggest that there are multiple realities or dimensions beyond just our physical world that exist in the mind. The line "just off the border of your waking mind" implies that there is another dimension, just outside our consciousness, that we may not be aware of. The next line, "there lies another time", could suggest that this other world exists beyond our understanding of linear time.
The next line, "where darkness and light are one", could symbolize the balance of good and evil in this other reality, or perhaps the balance of different aspects of the self. As the lyrics continue, the singer suggests that while we may feel like we are losing our mind, there is a message from this other dimension that we need to hear. It's possible that this message holds the key to unlocking a greater understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Overall, the lyrics to "Prologue" suggest that there is more to reality than what we perceive with our physical senses. This song invites listeners to imagine a world beyond what we can see and encourages us to seek out the hidden truths that may be hidden within.
Line by Line Meaning
Just off the border of your waking mind,
In the space between consciousness and sleep, there exists a different reality.
There lies another time,
This alternate reality exists in a different time.
Where darkness and light are one.
In this reality, good and evil are intertwined and cannot be separated.
And as you tread the halls of sanity,
As you navigate through the rational world of the conscious mind,
You feel so glad to be unable to go on.
You may feel relieved, even grateful, that you can't continue on this path forever, because it feels overwhelming or impossible.
I have a message from another time.
I bring a message from this alternate reality, one that may not make sense in the rational world of waking consciousness.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NEIL DIAMOND
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