In the Summer of 1992, the first vocalist - Gudrun Gfrerer - and Florian Razesberger (keys) joined the band and Dreams of Sanity debuted live in the cellar of Michael's parents. Backing-vocals were sung by Christian.
In the Winter of 1993, Hannes Richter left the band and was replaced by Romed Astner, Florian Razesberger switched to second guitar and Sefan Manges took place behind the keyboard. Instead of Gudrun Gfrerer, Birgit Moser and her friend Robert were featured on vocals.
Luckily, Sandra Schleret and Martina Hornbacher replaced the former vocalists and finally Dreams of Sanity released their first Demo Tape in May 1994. In December of 1994, Florian Ratzesberger was replaced by Andreas Wilauer on guitar.
With this line-up, Dreams of Sanity recorded "Komödia I" and "Komödia II" in the Z-Sound-Studios in Innsbruck and released the two songs on the self-financed "A God Damned City" sampler together with four other Innsbruck underground-bands. In 1996, "Ein Liebeslied" was recorded in the same studio and released on the Hardboiled-Sampler together with a lot of other bands from the Tyrol. The song Komödia I got the attention of Hall of Sermon in 1996, after the "DARK WINTER NIGHTS" tour together with Lacrimosa, The Gathering, Sentenced and D-Age, a contract was signed on the April 6th, 1997. In January of 1997, the Komödia album was recorded in Zero-Point Studios, mixed in the Impuls Studios Hamburg and released on November 11th, 1997.
In the Summer of 1997, Dreams of Sanity split from Martina Hornbacher and Romed Astner for musical and personal differences and after a lot of vocal-auditions decided not to fill Martina's place anymore. Harald Obexer replaced Romed and later, as Stefan Manges left the band, Frédéric Heil joined the little "Sanity Family".
With this line-up Dreams of Sanity recorded "Masquerade" in August 1998, and "The Game" in August 1999. After the recordings of "The Game",Harald Obexer left the band and was replaced by Patrick Schritwieser (drums). Soon also Frédéric Heil had to be replaced by Florian Steiner due to severe musical differences.
After "The Game" was released in 2000, the band went through some unstable times in which some line-up changes were made and even though work on the following album began. But in July 2002, the band disbanded in after being dropped from their label, and the fourth album "The End" was never released.
Window to the Sky
Dreams of Sanity Lyrics
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Mine are the words to end this game
Mine is the hope to stop the lying
To lead my steps to where I came (from)
A window opened to the sky
A widow's tale spins through the night
A willow whispered into my ear:
And on the cliff's edge of these nights
The sea's so tempting to say goodby
And (along) with the spirits in my eyes
Vanish into the morning light.
A window opened to the sky
A widow's tale spins through the night
A willow whispered into my ear:
"You've wanted to fall for all this years".
The Morning rose, my thoughts remained
Upon these foggy shore of Clare
Though my mind was willing there to stay
(Walked firmly) into the dawning of another day.
The lyrics to Dreams of Sanity's song "Window to the Sky" depict a person who has the power within themselves to end a situation that they feel has begun to spiral out of control. The singer asserts that the words they possess hold the ability to put an end to a game that has been played for too long. Similarly, the hope that they have can bring an end to the lying and lead them back to where they came from.
The song continues to use the metaphor of a window opening to the sky to symbolize the feeling of freedom and possibility. The singer is urged on by a willow's whisper, telling them that they wanted to "fall" for all these years. This fall is not literal, but instead represents the idea of breaking free from the constraints that have been placed upon them and taking control of their own life. However, this freedom comes with a risk; the temptation to say goodbye to everything and disappear into the sea is present. Despite this temptation, the singer remains firm and faces the dawn of a new day.
Line by Line Meaning
Mine is the power to end what has started
I have the ability to put an end to what has already commenced.
Mine are the words to end this game
I have the words to stop this cycle and reach a conclusion.
Mine is the hope to stop the lying
I have the hope to deter deceitfulness and deception.
To lead my steps to where I came (from)
To guide me back to my origin.
A window opened to the sky
I see an opening to the heavens.
A widow's tale spins through the night
A sad story repeats itself through the nighttime.
A willow whispered into my ear:
"You've wanted to fall for all this years".
A tree murmurs to me that I've yearned to surrender through the years.
And on the cliff's edge of these nights
The sea's so tempting to say goodby
And (along) with the spirits in my eyes
Vanish into the morning light.
On these dark nights, it's alluring to say goodbye and disappear into the sunrise, along with the emotional turmoil inside me.
The Morning rose, my thoughts remained
Upon these foggy shore of Clare
Though my mind was willing there to stay
(Walked firmly) into the dawning of another day.
The dawn arrived, but my consciousness persisted on the unclear shore of Clare. Though my mind desired to linger there, I marched resolutely towards a new day.
Contributed by Kaelyn E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Mine is the power to end what has started
Mine are the words to end this game
Mine is the hope to stop the lying
To lead my steps to where I came (from)
A window opened to the sky
A widow's tale spins through the night
A willow whispered into my ear:
"You've wanted to fall for all this years".
And on the cliff's edge of these nights
The sea's so tempting to say goodby
And (along) with the spirits in my eyes
Vanish into the morning light.
A window opened to the sky
A widow's tale spins through the night
A willow whispered into my ear:
"You've wanted to fall for all this years".
The Morning rose, my thoughts remained
Upon these foggy shore of Clare
Though my mind was willing there to stay
(Walked firmly) into the dawning of another day.
sombra
Debieron tener más reconocimiento como banda, son muy buenos, saludos desde México
TheMortalBeast
Sandra Schleret is one of most talented singers that metal music ever met. And yes, this band is wonderful
Lucina Monjaras
Está música es perfecta, saludos desde México!!
JuanK Bedoya
Esta canción es preciosa
Ioannis Athanasiadis
Great song to tranquilize your soul...
Άκης Λαζαρόπουλος
I can't stop listening this one, too bad that the band is no more.
Arbaces420
One of the best bands ever. Under-rated too, but still I don't know of any other bands which can make their full-albums into a whole story (I think it's called musical art or so...). I'm kindof annoyed I can't find any live videos of this band.
katieboo666
Thanx,I think Sandra is a fantastic singer!Sure people always say nasty things when band line up changes ,sure look at the debate between Tarja and Anette in Nightwish!There are plenty of bands that through some reason or another change singers,it's just sad how Sabine died but it's not fair that some people say they hate Sandra just because of it,they should be thankful that Elis found a great singer to step in,and let it be at that! xx
acolomenator
Эта песня всегда по настоящему умиротворяет - ничто другое ТАК не задевало душу
Emmanuel Cattellion
A perfect Christmas song for being not in real Christmas mood!