Right after the release of "Existence" in February 2005 the band went on tour with Swedish Progressive Heroes Pain Of Salvation for about 25 gigs all over Europe in April and September that year. It did not take very long and the fans got aware of the strength, warmth and naturalness of a Dark Suns Live show - on stage the songs get an immense power and one can get lost in the mindscapes of Dark Suns' music...
2008: The new record will be released in the beginning of the year and after 3 years "musical absence" the band is ready to put out the result of a two years search for the right sum of their creativity...
Daydream
Dark Suns Lyrics
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Night resonance recedes
(I regret that I have not really
Understood any thing, not a single
Object and that no man ever can,
The fascinating waltz of nature here
In sight of the sea taking advantage
Of me to dart upon me and sting me,
To sing at all)
I nearly die of all the beauty
S l e e p : a f a l l
Fragments tearing asunder,
Elements of my mind
Echoes lost in purple smoke
Like visions in eclipse
Elements tearing asunder,
Fragments of my mind
Visions lost in purple smoke
Like echoes in eclipse
Sleep took me by the brow and laid me
Back. then, down in a flood of remembrance
I remembered her sea-reflecting eyes,
The eyes-reflecting sea and all the
Resounding things in between.
I tryed to listen in awe but...
For a moment, like a wavering spark,
BLOOD
Her face laid there before my breast,
Pale love lost in the winds of september
Guarded by glittering tears and lips apart
With dumb cries...
TEARS
A supreme moment, like an indolent sigh,
A memorized experience of tomorrow?
Or just a dark figment of my imagination?
I'm unsure.
...sane, but in a way dimorphously risking
Absurdity I looked into the mirrors, again
And again, caught as in a nightmare,
Or did they look on me?
I don't know but that's rather ominous,
Something happened...
In her looking-glass my lips part as though
I wanted to speak
A strange labyrinth, ways on all sides,
But how shall I turn?
Seasons changed with my confidence...
...a fine wind blew the new direction of time
Time, that is watching from the shadows
SHADOWS
I wonder who I am.
I don't know and swoon away with consternation
Clatter in my ears and a face in my mind
That puts a blame on me
I don't understand, loosing myself again
Nevertheless I can't let this fall into oblivion...
A deep breath and that vast hunger for
Everything beyond us
Help me to follow you, a phantom still
I walk on, as if out of my own young life,
As if escaping into another dream,
Another life, another me
I seem to drift away like the waters
And I don't know what I am going to be)
Do what we will
Our hasty minutes fly
And while we sleep
What do we else but die
All these joys
How short their day
They creep on towards us
But fly away
I wake to what is real and not a dream
I dream of what is real and
Wake to what's no dream
I wake to what is dream and
What's not real
I dream of what is real and
Wake to what is dream
The lyrics to "Daydream" by Dark Suns appear to be a reflection on the transient nature of life and the fleetingness of beauty. The first stanza describes the singer falling asleep and experiencing the fading echoes of the night. The singer regrets not understanding anything and the impossibility of anyone ever doing so. Nature, compared to a waltz, seems to take advantage of the singer, stinging them with its beauty. The second stanza continues the theme of fleetingness with fragments and elements tearing asunder. The singer tries to listen but is too overwhelmed by the memories of a lost love. The mention of seasons changing and time watching from the shadows emphasize the transience of life. The final stanza speaks of waking up to what is real and either dreaming or waking up to what is not real.
Line by Line Meaning
Night resonance recedes
The sounds of the night slowly fade away
(I regret that I have not really
Understood any thing, not a single
Object and that no man ever can,
The fascinating waltz of nature here
In sight of the sea taking advantage
Of me to dart upon me and sting me,
Because I've dared to open my mouth
To sing at all)
I deeply regret that I have not truly understood anything, not even a single object, and that it is impossible for any man to do so. Nature is like a beautiful dance in front of me, but it also takes advantage of me, causing me pain because I dared to try and sing about it.
I nearly die of all the beauty
The beauty of nature is overwhelming and almost too much for me to handle
Fragments tearing asunder,
Elements of my mind
My thoughts are scattered and breaking apart into fragments
Echoes lost in purple smoke
Like visions in eclipse
My memories and thoughts are fading away like echoes and visions obscured by a ring of purple smoke
Sleep took me by the brow and laid me
Back. then, down in a flood of remembrance
Sleep came over me and I fell back into a flood of memories
A supreme moment, like an indolent sigh,
A memorized experience of tomorrow?
Or just a dark figment of my imagination?
I'm unsure.
I had a moment that felt important and elusive, like an indolent sigh or a premonition of what's to come. Yet, I don't know if it's a real experience or just my imagination playing tricks on me
...sane, but in a way dimorphously risking
Absurdity I looked into the mirrors, again
And again, caught as in a nightmare,
Or did they look on me?
I don't know but that's rather ominous,
Something happened...
I looked into the mirrors and felt like I was risking my sanity and venturing into absurdity. It felt like a nightmare, but I'm not sure if the mirrors were looking back at me. Something unsettling definitely occurred
A strange labyrinth, ways on all sides,
But how shall I turn?
I feel lost in a labyrinth with many paths, but I don't know which one to take
Seasons changed with my confidence...
...a fine wind blew the new direction of time
Time, that is watching from the shadows
As my confidence changed, the seasons changed too. It felt like a new wind was blowing me towards a different future. Time seems invisible and omnipresent, watching us from the shadows
I don't know and swoon away with consternation
Clatter in my ears and a face in my mind
That puts a blame on me
I don't understand, loosing myself again
Nevertheless I can't let this fall into oblivion...
I don't know what's going on and I feel overwhelmed with anxiety. There's a noise in my ears and a face in my mind that's accusing me of something. I'm confused and losing my sense of self, but I can't forget about this experience and move on
A deep breath and that vast hunger for
Everything beyond us
Help me to follow you, a phantom still
I walk on, as if out of my own young life,
As if escaping into another dream,
Another life, another me
I seem to drift away like the waters
And I don't know what I am going to be)
I take a deep breath and feel a strong desire for experiences that transcend our human limitations. I want to keep following this elusive trail, even though it feels like chasing a phantom. It feels like I'm moving away from my old self and entering a new reality, but I don't know where it will lead me
Our hasty minutes fly
And while we sleep
What do we else but die
All these joys
How short their day
They creep on towards us
But fly away
Time passes by quickly and we are always in a hurry. Even when we sleep, we are getting closer to our ultimate demise. All the joys and pleasures we experience are fleeting and ephemeral, they come and go in a blink of an eye
I wake to what is real and not a dream
I dream of what is real and
Wake to what's no dream
I wake to what is dream and
What's not real
I dream of what is real and
Wake to what is dream
Reality and dreams seem to blur together, making it difficult for me to distinguish what's real and what's not. Sometimes, what I'm dreaming of seems more real than the actual reality I'm waking up to - and vice-versa
Contributed by Ian H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.