Eighteen Visions (sometimes shortened to 18V) was founded in 1996 by James … Read Full Bio ↴Eighteen Visions (sometimes shortened to 18V) was founded in 1996 by James Hart and Ken Floyd (who then played drums), the only members of the original line-up to perform with the band until they disbanded. The band reunited in 2017 with Hart, guitarist Keith Barney, Josh James and Trevor Friedrich.

Their debut release was the "Lifeless" EP on Life Sentence Records. They followed this with a full-length album titled "Yesterday Is Time Killed" on Cedargate Records. Upon switching to Trustkill Records, they recorded their 2000 album Until The Ink Runs Out. For their next album, "Best Of", the band re-recorded much of their earlier, out of print, material. The music style of the band changed a lot since their 2002 debut "Vanity", which birthed a music video single for "You Broke Like Glass" which played in heavy rotation via MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Eighteen Visions then released "Obsession" in 2004 which would be their last album for Trustkill Records.

On July 18 2006 they released a self-titled album through Epic Records. Their single "Victim" climbed the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, and was the official theme song of WWE Vengeance that year.

Eighteen Visions broke up in April 2007.

On February 9, 2017, an official Instagram account of the band was launched, with James Hart, Keith Barney, and Trevor Friedrich being tagged on the first picture which contained the message, "the countdown begins..." All three members uploaded the same picture onto their respective private accounts as well. They continued to share studio footage and a teaser of a new song. Mick Kenney (Anaal Nathrakh) was revealed to be producing, mixing, and mastering the band's comeback record at his Huntington Beach, CA studio The Barracks.

On April 20, 2017, ten years from the day of their farewell show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, the band confirmed details surrounding their comeback album XVIII, which would be released on June 2 via Rise Records. They also released a full stream and music video for "Oath." They released a second single, "Crucified," on May 9 with a lyric video. Both songs are under 2 minutes in length and marked the return of heavy screaming as a prominent element of the band's sound. The band also confirmed that one of the album's tracks, "Live Again," is a tribute to the late former bassist Mick Morris. The third single released was "The Disease, the Decline, and Wasted Time" on May 25.

In June 2017, it was revealed that Ken Floyd couldn't take part in the reunion due to his full-time job as a tour manager for Zedd. It was also reported that the band decided not to replace Mick Morris with another bassist out of respect for him. Instead, his bass tracks will be used at live shows for the songs released prior to 2017. Keith Barney, however, ruled out the possibility of any extensive touring in the near future due to full-time jobs that band members have.

XVIII was released as planned on June 2, 2017, coinciding with the release of a music video for "Live Again" and a show at The Observatory in Santa Ana with Retox and Seizures.

Lost In A Dream
Eighteen Visions Lyrics

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Well, I've been
Sleeping here for days
Hope I die before my
Dreams drive me insane

When you're not around
I might let my guard down
Don't keep me

Waiting

You can't understand my nightmares
Bad dreams are all that I can keep

Locked in a room
Where all my dreams come true
Scrape my mind off of the walls
Painted pretty blue

Collective thoughts
They fill my brain
But every night, it's just the same
Don't keep me waiting

You can't understand my nightmares
Bad dreams are all that I can keep
You can't understand my nightmares
Don't you close your eyes to see
(Blindness is overwhelming)

You can't understand my nightmares
Bad dreams are all that I can keep
You can't understand my nightmares

Don't you close your eyes to see
(Blindness is overwhelming)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Eighteen Visions's song "Lost In A Dream" depict a person who is consumed by their own dreams and nightmares, to the point where it is driving them insane. The opening lines, "Well, I've been sleeping here for days, hope I die before my dreams drive me insane" suggest that the singer has been sleeping excessively and is afraid of losing their grip on reality as a result of their dreams. The later lines, "Locked in a room where all my dreams come true, scrape my mind off of the walls painted pretty blue" further describe the singer's intense fixation on their dreams.

The chorus, "You can't understand my nightmares, bad dreams are all that I can keep, don't you close your eyes to see (blindness is overwhelming)" reinforces the idea that the singer feels like they are trapped in their own mind and that nobody else can truly understand what they are going through. The repeated phrase, "Don't keep me waiting" could be interpreted as the singer pleading for someone to save them from their own thoughts and dreams.

Overall, the lyrics to "Lost In A Dream" paint a vivid picture of a person who is consumed by their own dreams and nightmares, and who is struggling to maintain their grip on reality as a result.

Line by Line Meaning

Well, I've been
I have been here for a while now

Sleeping here for days
I have been sleeping here for days

Hope I die before my
I hope I do not have to face

Dreams drive me insane
What my dreams are putting me through

When you're not around
When you are not here

I might let my guard down
I might open up

Don't keep me
Please do not make me

Waiting
Wait for you any longer

You can't understand my nightmares
You cannot comprehend what I am going through in my dreams

Bad dreams are all that I can keep
The only dreams I have are nightmares

Locked in a room
Trapped in a room