Playing in Their Dreams
Genius Rock Opera Lyrics
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Now What You See Is Just An Old Fantasy
It's The Image Of Me That My Fans Use To Dream
I'm Very Sick Into That Reality
But My Love For Life Is So Strong And I Still Exist
Life Is Not Being Easy On Me
But Thanks To All My Fans
(Jason & Main Choir) Playing In Their Dreams
(Jason)
All Humans Should Live In Their Fantasies
So They Can Stay Away From Any Sorrow And Pain
Just Look At Me I Was Forced To Stop Playing
The Power Of Their Dreams Can Make
My Hands Fly Again
Life Is Not Being Easy On Me
But Thanks To All My Fans
I Will Always Be
(Jason & Main Choir) Playing In Their Dreams
(Jason) Life Is Not Being Easy On Me
But Thanks To All My Fans
I Will Always Be
(Jason & Main Choir) Playing In Their Dreams
(Genius)
Tell Me That What I See Is Real !
That You're Not Just A Fantasy Of A Dream !
Tell Me You've Won Your Fight
And You're Going To Play For Us Again !
(Jason)
I Once Heard That A Human Entered This World...
Do You Know ? Please My Dear Friends Tell Me More !
(Twin Spirit N. 32)
The King And His Little Son Are In Danger !
He's That Human And I'm His Twin Spirit
(Genius)
The League Thinks It Was Their Fault
But It's Really Mine !
(Jason)
Now I Know What The Baby Was
Being Sent The Asian Stores...
Now I Know He Was The Little Prince
One More Ship Is Leaving Today
For The Asian Kingdom Where He's Being Kept
You Can Hide Yourself Inside And Leave !
(Twin Spirit N. 32 & Genius) We Will Go !
(Jason) Good Luck !
(Jason & Main Choir) Now Go And Save The Prince !
(Genius figured out that the music was played by the fantasy image of the great guitarist Jason Becker, one of his most admired guitar players ! Being extremely popular in Japan and dedicated to eastern sounds, a se tof infinite versions of him was made available at the European "Japan Fantasies" store, ready to be used for the fans that were dreaming of him ! Genius and Twin Spirit N. 32 were delighted and enlightened by the fantsstic melody that Jason was playing and for a while, they forgot about their troubles. The information from Jason was very insightful and luckily, there was a possible aim to reach for. Among all of the Dream Kingdom there was an intense exhange of objects and fantasies performed by many ships that were exchanging objects and fantasies of different cultures everyday...)
(Storyteller)
Jason led them to a place where the ships were leaving for the Asian Kingdom. After a sincere thanking, they slipped into two cases filled with strange looking objects and proceeded very carefully, hoping not to be noticed. Five minutes later, they were carried into an enormous ship and eventually left for the Asian Kingdom. The prince was waiting to be destroyed as a toy fantasy in one of the Asian stores due to the sentence of Maindream for his father's crime. There as no time to waste, Christmas was getting nearer and during that time many children dream about dolls ! Meanwhile, the Dream League commander was still searching for Twin Spirit N. 32 and he couldn't explain why he was not at his console in the European Twin Spirit land ! He was extremely upset and asked his troops to be wiser and search farther.
The Genius Rock Opera's song Playing in Their Dreams talks about the idea that people should live in their fantasies to stay away from sorrow and pain. The song speaks from the perspective of the famous guitarist Jason Becker, who is now sick and living through his fans' dreams. Regardless of his health condition, Jason expresses gratitude towards his fans and their dreams that keep him alive. He suggests that the power of his fans' dreams can make his hands fly again, and he could play with the same energy as before. The song implies that humans should aspire to live in their dreams, which brings out a sense of hope and positivity amidst life's challenges.
The song takes a more dramatic turn when Genius figures out that the music played in the song was played by the fantasy image of Jason Becker, who is admired by the Genius. This statement indicates the possibility of instrumental and artistic fantasies made real, an extraordinary concept. The song takes a more engaging narrative when the Genius and Twin Spirit N. 32 plan to save the little prince that was in danger in the Asian Kingdom. This adds to the intricacy of the song and emphasizes the imaginative aspect of the story.
Overall, the song emphasizes the importance of living in one's dreams and the possibility of dreams coming true. The narrative adds drama and excitement to the song, making it an imaginative and hopeful number.
Line by Line Meaning
Now What You See Is Just An Old Fantasy
The image people have of me is just a fantasy
It's The Image Of Me That My Fans Use To Dream
My fans use the image of me to dream
I'm Very Sick Into That Reality
I'm not well in reality
But My Love For Life Is So Strong And I Still Exist
My love for life is strong and I still exist
All Humans Should Live In Their Fantasies
Everyone should have fantasies
So They Can Stay Away From Any Sorrow And Pain
To stay away from sadness and pain
Just Look At Me I Was Forced To Stop Playing
I had to stop playing
The Power Of Their Dreams Can Make My Hands Fly Again
Their dreams can make me play again
Tell Me That What I See Is Real!
Is what I see real?
That You're Not Just A Fantasy Of A Dream!
You're not just a dream
Tell Me You've Won Your Fight And You're Going To Play For Us Again!
Have you won your fight and will you play for us again?
Now I Know What The Baby Was Being Sent The Asian Stores...
I know where the baby was being sent
Now I Know He Was The Little Prince
He was the little prince
One More Ship Is Leaving Today For The Asian Kingdom Where He's Being Kept
A ship is leaving for where the prince is being kept
You Can Hide Yourself Inside And Leave!
You can hide inside and leave
We Will Go!
We'll go
Good Luck!
Good luck
Now Go And Save The Prince!
Go save the prince
Contributed by Nora L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@DavidCostawr
I've been searching for this for years. One of the albums that helped me grow musically.
@daslafdev
+David Costa oh yeah man I got you, had a similar experience with this project too... it basically made me go from helloween to some prog metal bands and eventually I ended up listening to 70's prog and now I just listen to almost everything
@gizmomogwai1041
Best Rock/Metal Opera trilogy ever! I highly recommend you to listen to the rest of the trilogy, especially the Episode 2 which is the best one. Also, if you like this project, you should check the band Twinspirits, which is the continuation of the trilogy.
@RoonTuneRoon
Wow. Amazed by the albums you've posted. All of them are the same albums I constantly try to convince others are understemated masterpieces. Great minds think alike! Cheers, bro! Twinspirits!
@Ayreontasia
I really wish more people knew about genius.It's such an underrated band even though it's amazing.
@seujoao8546
+Ayreonaut 16 true! very understimated. Sad is that there are ppl who never wanted to listen to it just because they didn't like the voice of the singer in the first song. Dumb and stupid ppl! Each single singer in this album fits perfectly and it's just amazing.
@Abisso666
And you know what's even cooler? 100% of the music is by a single guy (Daniele Liverani), and he also played 90% of the instruments, except for drums (if I'm not mistaken). Then he used a lot of awesome guest singers.
@Ayreontasia
Well thats the case with most rock/metal opera projects
@gizmomogwai1041
You're so right! The entire trilogy is excellent, especially Episode 2. You should also check the band Twinspirits, especially the latest album "Legacy". Daniele Liverani is one of the most underrated musician ever!
@SpriteAndCoke
Lmao, I love your name lol. Ayreon is one of my three favorite bands, also love Avantasia.