(Clearlight - all one word - is a different band, a 70's symphonic prog rock band from Germany)
Night Sounds Loud
Clear Light Lyrics
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I see you flying
Fleeing from the burning rain
From a silver cloud shimmering
The echoing world of unreality
Creeps into my racing mind
And the clouds fluctuate evenly
Splashed in among the colours of thought
The elusive light of knowledge ever closer
And the clouds fluctuate evenly
Now slowly fading
My cities in the sky
Until once again
That cloud floats by ...
The first verse of Clear Light’s “Night Sounds Loud” creates a vivid scene in the listener’s mind. The singer is standing in a “wonderland,” watching as someone (presumably a lover or friend) takes flight from a “burning rain” on a “shimmering silver cloud”. The second verse invites us into the singer’s thoughts as they begin to lose touch with reality. As the clouds above fluctuate, the singer’s mind begins to race with thoughts and they’re overwhelmed with a feeling of knowledge just within their reach. In the third and final verse, the singer’s thoughts are slowly fading away but the good memories of the fantasy world they created remain. They hint at the possibility of seeing that beautiful world again, as the cloud still floats by.
The song seems to explore the feeling of having someone special who might be in trouble, and witnessing them leaving or disappearing after a beautiful moment together. The sense of helplessness and desperation is heightened by the singer’s loss of grip on reality, as evidenced by the clouds fluctuating in their mind. The lyrics seem to be a metaphor, expressing human emotions such as love, loss, and the fragility of our relationship with reality, and how we can be enchanted by illusions that fade away with time.
Line by Line Meaning
As I stand here in this wonderland
The singer is currently in a surreal and fantastical environment
I see you flying
The singer sees another entity flying
Fleeing from the burning rain
The other entity is running away from something dangerous
From a silver cloud shimmering
The dangerous thing that the other entity is fleeing from is coming from a bright and shiny source
The echoing world of unreality
The artist is feeling as though their surroundings are not quite real
Creeps into my racing mind
These unreal feelings are starting to affect the singer's thoughts
And the clouds fluctuate evenly
The clouds in the sky are moving in a rhythmic and consistent manner
My voice explodes into distinct rumbling thunder
The artist's voice becomes loud and booming
Splashed in among the colours of thought
The artist's thoughts are varied and colorful
The elusive light of knowledge ever closer
The artist is approaching a deeper understanding of something
And the clouds fluctuate evenly
The clouds in the sky are still moving in a rhythmic and consistent manner
Now slowly fading
Something is disappearing or lessening in intensity
My cities in the sky
The singer's dreams or ideas are being diminished
Until once again
Something is happening repeatedly
That cloud floats by ...
The cloud in the sky continues to move on its path
Writer(s): Doug Lubann
Contributed by Gavin O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.