Lana Lane grew up in a very music-oriented family, with the sounds of her mother's voice and the radio constantly filling the air. Naturally, Lana picked this up and started becoming seriously interested in singing in high school. She moved to Los Angeles to further her career where she met future husband, music producer, and synth/keyboardist Erik Norlander. The two eventually founded their own production company/record label Think Tank Media to release their work. She has produced many recordings using a many guest musicians such as Pain of Salvation's Kristoffer Gildenlow.
Arjen Anthony Lucassen, mastermind of Ayreon, Ambeon, Stream of Passion, and Star One, took note of Lana's voice, and the two have collaborated on a few projects together. Arjen took a part in the writing of Tarot, and Lana did guest vocals on Ayreon's Universal Migrator albums, for example.
Lana has produced many albums over the years, though Secrets of Astrology and Queen of the Ocean are the most widely known.
Nights In White Satin
Lana Lane Lyrics
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Never reaching the end,
Letters I've written,
Never meaning to send.
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before,
Just what the truth is
'Cause I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
Gazing at people,
Some hand in hand,
Just what I'm going through
They can't understand.
Some try to tell me
Thoughts they cannot defend,
Just what you want to be
You will be in the end,
And I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
Oh, how, I love you.
Nights in white satin,
Never reaching the end,
Letters I've written,
Never meaning to send.
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before,
Just what the truth is
I cant say anymore.
'Cause I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
Oh, how, I love you.
'Cause I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
Oh, how, I love you.
Breathe deep the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Bedsitter people look back and lament
Another day's useless energy spent.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love and has none.
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colors from our sight.
Red is grey and yellow white,
But we decide which is right,
And which is an illusion.
The song 'Nights in White Satin' by Lana Lane is about unrequited love and the pain endured by someone who is yearning for their love to be reciprocated. The lyrics convey a sense of longing, confusion, and sadness but also the ecstasy that comes with being in love. The singer talks about writing letters that are never sent and how they have missed the beauty in life before falling in love. The line 'Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore' suggests that the singer is feeling lost and uncertain about their feelings.
The second verse describes the singer watching other people who don't understand their pain, try to offer advice that might not make sense to them. The refrain 'Cause I love you, Yes, I love you, Oh, how I love you' is repeated twice indicating the singer's immense love for someone. The song ends with the words 'We decide which is right, And which is an illusion,' which suggests that love is either real or imaginary, and the singer is trying to figure out which one it is.
Line by Line Meaning
Nights in white satin,
The nights are bright and luxurious, but endless and wanting.
Never reaching the end,
The singer feels that there will never be an end to the long nights.
Letters I've written,
The singer has written letters to someone.
Never meaning to send.
However, those letters have never been sent because they don't want to share them.
Beauty I'd always missed
The author never saw beauty before.
With these eyes before,
They believe they are seeing things in a new light.
Just what the truth is
The singer is not sure what the truth is.
I can't say anymore.
They can't describe or figure it out anymore.
'Cause I love you,
The artist is truly in love with someone.
Oh, how, I love you.
They love this person a lot.
Gazing at people,
The singer is observing other people's lives.
Some hand in hand,
They notice some couples holding hands.
Just what I'm going through
The singer is going through something very unique.
They can't understand.
Others don't necessarily understand the singer's experiences.
Some try to tell me
Others attempt to tell the singer something.
Thoughts they cannot defend,
However, they can't explain or defend their own thoughts.
Just what you want to be
The artist is uncertain about who they want to be.
You will be in the end,
Regardless, the singer knows they will become who they're supposed to be.
Breathe deep the gathering gloom
The air is thick and dark, and the singer is breathing it in deeply.
Watch lights fade from every room
The lights in the rooms around them are disappearing.
Bedsitter people look back and lament
People who live alone in a small flat reflect with sadness on their life.
Another day's useless energy spent.
People feel like they've wasted another day of their life.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Some people are making love with intensity and abandon.
Lonely man cries for love and has none.
One person is lonely and saddened because they have no one to love.
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
A new mother is caring for her infant who needs to nurse.
Senior citizens wish they were young.
Elderly people reflect on their lives and long to be young again.
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night,
The moon is a ruler of the night, but it is emotionally distant.
Removes the colors from our sight.
Because the moon is bright, it can make things seem blurry and without color.
Red is grey and yellow white,
The colors that we see are altered under the moon's light. Red seems like a shade of grey, while yellow seems white.
But we decide which is right,
In some sense, what people choose to be true is true for them.
And which is an illusion.
But the line between reality and illusion may be thin and hard to distinguish.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Justin Hayward
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