Often remembered for her film score to Eyes Wide Shut, which won her a Chicago Film Award and a Golden Globe nomination, Pook has worked with some of the world’s leading directors, musicians, artists and arts institutions - including Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, the Royal Opera House, BBC Proms, Andrew Motion, Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack and Laurie Anderson.
Pook has also written film score to Michael Radford’s The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, which featured the voice of countertenor Andreas Scholl and was nominated for a Classical Brit Award. Other notable film scores include Brick Lane directed by Sarah Gavron and a piece for the soundtrack to Gangs of New York directed by Martin Scorsese.
With a blossoming reputation as a composer of electro-acoustic works and music for the concert platform, Pook continues to celebrate the diversity of the human voice. Her first opera Ingerland was commissioned and produced by ROH2 for the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio in June 2010. The BBC Proms and The King's Singers commissioned to collaborate with the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion on a work entitled Mobile. Portraits in Absentia was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and is a collage of sound, voice, music and words woven from the messages left on her answerphone. She has received critical acclaim for her song cycle Hearing Voices, which was premiered in December 2012 by the BBC Concert Orchestra and singer Melanie Pappenheim at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Pook graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1983, where she studied the viola. She then embarked on a period of touring and recording with artists such as Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack, Laurie Anderson and PJ Harvey and as a member of the Communards.
She also tours extensively with The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble, performing repertoire from her albums and music from her film scores.
Pook won an Olivier Award for the National Theatre's production of St Joan, and for her music-theatre piece Speaking in Tunes she won a British Composer Award. She won a second British Composer Award for her soundtrack to DESH, which accompanies Akram Khan’s dance production of the same name. Pook has also composed scores for television shows and commercials, and was nominated for a BAFTA for Channel 4's The Government Inspector (Dir: Peter Kosminsky).
Pook has chaired and been a judge on various panels including the British Composer Awards, Ivor Novello Awards and BBC Proms Young Composers Competition.
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Thousand Year Dream
Jocelyn Pook Lyrics
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Of bleeding ghosts
Born screaming in bodies
Reckling thunder
Of changes in the sky
[?] and teardrops
Out of my eye
Thetis kissing her children to sleep
I wish for more than one life to live
To get to live through this again
Hell is children
Born in tombs
Torture
Senseless
Pandemonia
Seas crashing over mountains
There will always
Be [?]
No sing can hold this holy weep
Deceiving time
Will reach the sky
I wish for more than one life to live
To get to live through this again
The song Thousand Year Dream by Jocelyn Pook is a hauntingly beautiful piece that portrays the broken dreams and sufferings of individuals. The lyrics are symbolic in nature, as they describe the pain and agony of broken dreams that keep haunting individuals even beyond their physical lives. The line 'Broken dreams of bleeding ghosts' effectively depicts the deep emotional scars that people carry with them, making it difficult for them to move on in life. The phrase 'Born screaming in bodies' could represent individuals who are born into this world with pain and suffering, and have to endure it throughout their lives.
The second stanza 'Fear through darkness slowly seems' describes the impact that fear can have on one's life. Fear seeps in slowly and gradually, and before we even realize it, it has taken control of our lives. The metaphorical imagery of 'Thetis kissing her children to sleep' paints a picture of a mother who has to soothe her children to sleep, even though she knows that they will wake up to a world filled with suffering and pain. The line 'Hell is children born in tombs' is a powerful commentary on how the world can be a cruel place for innocent children.
The song effectively portrays the pain, suffering, and emotional turmoil that individuals experience in their lifetimes. It conveys a sense of hopelessness and despair but also highlights the importance of living life to the fullest.
Line by Line Meaning
Broken dreams
This song is about the shattered hopes and aspirations of individuals.
Of bleeding ghosts
The singer is referring to the memories of the past that haunt them to this day.
Born screaming in bodies
It's a way to say that every human is born with a struggle.
Reckling thunder
The artist uses the metaphor of thunder to describe the volatility of life and the unpredictable changes that can happen.
Of changes in the sky
The changes referred here are the transformations that one goes through in life, much like the changes in the sky.
[?] and teardrops
The missing word could indicate the singer's emotional state, which is intertwined with tears.
Out of my eye
The tears mentioned are rolling out of the singer's eyes.
Fear through darkness slowly seems
The artist is describing how fear creeps in slowly during the dark times, exacerbating the negative emotions.
Thetis kissing her children to sleep
The line may be a reference to Thetis, a Greek goddess who would soothe and lull her children to sleep, much like a mother would.
I wish for more than one life to live
The artist desires a longer lifespan to experience life's wonders again.
To get to live through this again
The singer is hoping for the chance to do things over again or to relive the moments they cherish.
Hell is children
The artist is saying that it's a tragedy when children have to suffer.
Born in tombs
This line may symbolize birth into a cruel and harsh world that offers limited opportunities.
Torture
This word is used to emphasize the magnitude of the suffering experienced by those who are born into torment.
Senseless
The suffering people experience is often arbitrary and senseless.
Pandemonia
The word 'pandemonia' could suggest a chaotic, hellish existence.
Seas crashing over mountains
This line uses a metaphor to show how overwhelming and powerful life's challenges can be.
There will always
This line suggests that some things may never change, and bad things may always exist.
Be [?]
The missing word could refer to the negativity and suffering that permeates life.
No sing can hold this holy weep
The artist is saying that no songs can fully capture their deep sadness or the magnitude of their sorrow.
Deceiving time
Time can bring about change, but it can also be misleading, giving false hope to people who need it most.
Will reach the sky
Perhaps the artist believes that time heals all wounds, symbolized by the sky, which is often associated with hope and positivity.
I wish for more than one life to live
The singer desires more time to heal and to appreciate life's beauty.
To get to live through this again
The artist reiterates their desire to go back and relive the moments that brought them joy, which may have been taken for granted or lost through time.
Writer(s): Jocelyn Frances Pook
Contributed by Lucy L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Martin Trebuch
could it be "blue venom teardrops"?
@fraaashhh
This is what I understand. Please help me by writing what you can understand. :-)
* Broad and
are bleeding ghosts
* Old screaming in bodies
* Breathing founder of chains in the sky
* Blued and unteared-drops out of my eyes
* slowly sees
Death is kissing our children to sleep
I wish one more than one life to live
to get to live through this again
* Let's children
torture sensless and armonia
Seas crushing over mountains
* and will always be mourning
slowly live
* we reach the sky
I wish one more than one life to live
to get to live through this again
@Rain_morgan11
@@fraaashhh
I am Italian but what I hear is something like this in the initial part of the lyric:
________
*our bleeding gloves,
Our screaming bodies,
crackling of thunders are tracing the sky. Blue venom teardrops out of my eyes. Cursed is who slowly darkness sees. Death is kissing our children to sleep...
_________
And the rest is like yours without any significant variation.
@bubbaluu
Why haven't I heard this before? Beautiful. Thanks for posting it.
@clementj2005
Celestial. Spiritual. Transcendantal. Full of love. It's a revelation to me. Discovered after searching for the Eyes Wide Shut soundtracks. Thanks for posting.
@arturozambrano5260
estoy facinado con esta mujer
@deepbluehue3
love this love this .....
@DennisMHenderson
deep bluehue huuuuuuuuuuuuhuuuuuuuuhhhhh
@deepbluehue3
How can you want a body of mudd, not flesh and blood? Though love is the only cradle to put a demon at bay, the beauty of it is we do connect. We are cast of the same clay. I am sure that we value the same sight. Through leaveless limbs the wind does bend, caressing skin and leaving the rising chill inside. Let it come down to the shared moons light and then the day we are clay.
@deepbluehue3
Percieved your reach can be, but this love of you and the truth of me. Solitude is my kindest gift. I am an oni that tastes war in human form. I guess the valley, she wants this to be. In the Bardo outside man's line, I was wrapped in ribbons and cast into time.
@deepbluehue3
The Day We Are Clay by eddie evans If honest, can we still connect? I taste battlefields in my mouth. Honestly the truth keeps me at bay, why would anyone want of me this way?
@mateusdmt5505
Does anyone know the lyrics for this song? I can't Understand it completely and can't find anywhere...