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Electric Light Orchestra Lyrics


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Just on the border of your waking mind There lies...
Another time
Where darkness & light are one
And as you tread the halls of sanity
You feel so glad to be
Unable to go beyond
I have a message
From another time.
The visions dancing in my mind
The early dawn, the shades of time
Twilight crawling through my windowpane
Am I awake or do I dream?
The strangest pictures I have seen
Night is day and twilight's gone away
With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between…
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me.
Across the night I saw your face
You disappeared without a trace
You brought me here, but can you take me back?
inside the image of your light
That now is day and once was night
You lead me here and then you go away.
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between…
Twilight, Twilight
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Away from me.
You lead me here and then you go away.
With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between…
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind




Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile

Overall Meaning

The song "Twilight" by Electric Light Orchestra is a surreal and dreamy ballad that explores the borderline between reality and imagination. The lyrics describe a state of mind where the singer is on the brink of consciousness, where the boundary between light and dark is blurred, and where anything is possible. The setting seems to be a kind of limbo where the singer is visited by visions from another time or place, where day and night are interchangeable, and where a sense of disorientation reigns.


The opening lines suggest that the singer is in a state of "border consciousness," where reality and illusion intermingle. The line "There lies another time" implies that there is a realm beyond the current moment that is accessible, but perhaps only in dreams. The singer is unable to move beyond the present moment, but is visited by messages and visions that seem to come from another reality. This feeling of being trapped in the present moment is further emphasized in the line "Unable to go beyond."


The chorus of the song repeats the word "Twilight," which seems to represent this elusive and dreamlike state of mind. The singer is both attracted to and uncertain about this realm, which can "steal" the mind and lead the singer down unknown paths. At the same time, there is a sense of wonder and possibility, as the singer is led "from the open skies" to a realm where "night is day."


Line by Line Meaning

Just on the border of your waking mind There lies...
At the very edge of consciousness, there is...


Another time
A different era or period.


Where darkness & light are one
A place where there is no distinction between dark and light, good and evil.


And as you tread the halls of sanity
As you go about your daily life in a rational way...


You feel so glad to be
You feel thankful and fortunate...


Unable to go beyond
Incapable of reaching that other world.


I have a message
I have something to tell you...


From another time.
From a different era or period in history.


The visions dancing in my mind
The mental images that are moving and swirling in my head.


The early dawn, the shades of time
The fleeting moments between night and day, the transitory nature of time.


Twilight crawling through my windowpane
The in-between time of day when the sun has set but it is not yet completely dark, filtering through my window.


Am I awake or do I dream?
Questioning whether this is reality or just a figment of my imagination.


The strangest pictures I have seen
The most unusual mental images have formed in my mind.


Night is day and twilight's gone away
The line between day and night has blurred and the twilight has disappeared.


With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You are proud and confident, even though your words may be deceitful.


You came down to me from the open skies
You appeared to me as if from the heavens.


It's either real or it's a dream
This experience could be either truth or fantasy.


There's nothing that is in between...
There is no gray area or middle ground - it's one or the other.


Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
I did not intend to stay in this in-between state long.


Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
I allowed myself to become lost in this liminal space, to be taken away from my rational mind.


Away from me.
To a place separate from my normal consciousness.


Across the night I saw your face
In the darkness, I caught a glimpse of your countenance.


You disappeared without a trace
You vanished, leaving no identifiable sign of your presence.


You brought me here, but can you take me back?
You were the one who led me to this place, but can you guide me back to reality?


Inside the image of your light
Within the context of your radiance and energy.


That now is day and once was night
A state of being that has shifted from darkness to light.


You lead me here and then you go away.
You brought me to this place but then departed, leaving me to question my experience.


Twilight, Twilight
Referencing the in-between state from earlier.


Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Restating the inability to stay in this liminal space for too long.


Away from me.
Being taken to another realm.


You lead me here and then you go away.
Being brought to this place only to be abandoned there.


With your head held high and your scarlet lies
Repeating the concept of someone being confident yet deceitful.


You came down to me from the open skies
Again, referencing someone appearing seemingly out of nowhere.


It's either real or it's a dream
Still questioning the experience's reality.


There's nothing that is in between...
Repeating that there is no middle ground in this circumstance.


Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
A final statement that emphasizes the temporary nature of this liminal state.




Writer(s): 藤巻 亮太, 鴻池 ハルカ

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Jorge Cortes-Guzman

Lirics by Jeff Lynne
The visions dancing in my mind
The early dawn, the shades of time
Twilight crawling through my windowpane
Am I awake or do I dream,
The strangest pictures I have seen
Night is day and twilight's gone away
With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me.
Across the night I saw your face
You disappeared without a trace
You brought me here, but can you take me back
Inside the image of your light
That now is day and once was night
You lead me here and then you go away.
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me.
You brought me here, but can you take me back again?
With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me.
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
Twilight, Twilight, Twilight, Twilight.



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The visions dancing in my mind
The early dawn, the shades of time
Twilight crawling through my windowpane
Am I awake or do I dream
The strangest pictures I have seen
Night is day and twilight's gone away


With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing in between


Twilight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me


Across the night I saw your face
You disappeared without a trace
You brought me here, but can you take me back
Inside the image of your light
That now is day and once was night
You lead me here and then you go away


It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing in between


Twilight..., Twilight...,
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me


You brought me here but can you take me back again?


With your head held high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing in between


Twilight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind


Twilight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight...



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歌:ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

作詞:LYNNE JEFF

作曲:LYNNE JEFF

The visions dancing in my mlnd,
The early dawn the shades of time.
Twilight crawling through my window pane.

Am I awake or do I dream,
The strangest pictures I have seen.
Night is day and twilight's gone away.

With your head held high and your scarlet lies,
You came down to me from the open skies.
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between.

Twiiight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me.

Across the night I saw your face
You disappeared without a trace
You brought me here but can you take me back.

Inside the image of your light
That now is day and once was night
You leave me here and then you go away.

Twiiight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me.

You brought me here but can you take me back again.

With your head high and your scarlet lies
You came down to me from the open skies
It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between.

Twiiight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me.



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