Stu… Read Full Bio ↴Crystal Ball are a Swiss hard rock-Band, formed 1995 in Lucerne.
Studio albums
In the Beginning (1999)
Hard Impact (2000)
Virtual Empire (2002)
Hellvetia (2003)
Time Walker (2005)
Secrets (2007)
Dawnbreaker (2013)
Liferider (2015)
Stranded
Crystal Ball Lyrics
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From the wounded sky
A forsaken love is gonna die
All alone and knowing
It′s more than meets the eye
I can't go on living this lie
The way I feel
Is there a cure
For my heart to heal?
I've been stranded on the edge of time
Don't know why we are here
Silent crying in the pouring rain
Where is it all supposed to end?
The sunless sky
Looks like a sea above
I tried to turn the tide with love
Words can′t describe
The way I feel
Is there a way
For my heart to heal?
I′ve been stranded on the edge of time
Don't know why we are here
Silent crying in the pouring rain
Where is it all supposed to end?
A guiding star
So close but yet so far away
Shining on for me
To light my darkest day
The opening lines of "Stranded" sets a melancholic tone with the image of "scarlet snow" falling from the "wounded sky". The poetic language here is a metaphor for heartbreak, as the singer is grappling with a "forsaken love that's gonna die". The next line, "All alone and knowing / it's more than meets the eye", suggests that the singer has a sense of unease or intuition that there is something deeper at play than just the end of a relationship.
The chorus cries out for relief from the emotional pain, as the singer ponders whether there's a "cure for my heart to heal". The second verse continues the theme of being lost and directionless, of being "stranded on the edge of time" without any clear sense of purpose or understanding. The final stanza of the song adds a glimmer of hope, with the image of a "guiding star" that's "so close but yet so far away" but still offering a light to the singer's "darkest day".
Overall, "Stranded" is a song about heartbreak, loss, and the search for meaning in a world that seems cruel and arbitrary. The language used is rich and evocative, with metaphors that paint vivid pictures of the emotional landscape of the singer's inner world.
Line by Line Meaning
Scarlet snow is falling
The sky is crying red drops of sadness
From the wounded sky
The sky is wounded and bleeding
A forsaken love is gonna die
A love that has been abandoned is fading away
All alone and knowing
Feeling lonely and aware of the situation
It′s more than meets the eye
There is more to this than what is visible on the surface
I can't go on living this lie
I cannot continue to live a falsehood
Words can′t describe
Expressing that language is inadequate
The way I feel
The depth of emotions is beyond the capability of language
Is there a cure
Is there a remedy
For my heart to heal?
To cure the wounded heart
I've been stranded on the edge of time
Feeling trapped at a point in time
Don't know why we are here
Doubting the purpose of existence
Silent crying in the pouring rain
Weeping without noise, in the wet deluge
Where is it all supposed to end?
Wondering when this will terminate
The sunless sky
The sky with no sun
Looks like a sea above
Appearing as an ocean high up in the air
I tried to turn the tide with love
Attempting to reverse the situation with love
A guiding star
A star indicating the path
So close but yet so far away
In close proximity, but too far to reach
Shining on for me
Glimmering solely for me
To light my darkest day
To brighten my bleakest moments
Writer(s): Scott Leach, Steven Mageney
Contributed by London L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.