Justin Fleming - Vocals (1993 - 1996)(2008-Present)
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Justin Fleming - Vocals (1993 - 1996)(2008-Present)
Johnny Stoj - Guitar, Backing Vocals (1993 - present)
Cory Betts - Bass (1999-2001, 2008- present)
Ange “Vuggs” Sotiro - Drums (2004 - present)
Previous Band Members:
Rob Thompson - Vocals (2000 - 2008)
Danny Cecati - Vocals (1996 - 2000)
Robbie Stoj - Drums (1993 - 2003)
Hanny Mohamed - Bass (2002 - 2004)
Joe Fata - Bass (2004 - 2007)
Dave King - Bass (1994 - 1998)
History:
The band was formed in 1993 by guitarist Johnny Stoj with his brother Robbie on drums. After cultivating a visual and musical style similar to bands like Judas Priest and Manowar, Pegazus recorded a self-titled album in 1995 with Justin Fleming on vocals and Dave King on bass. The following year, Fleming Quit the band Danny Cecati joined and the band recorded a new demo and began seeking a record deal. Linking up with Melbourne’s Metal Warriors, the band’s second album Wings of Destiny was released locally in 1997. After receiving a copy of the album, Germany’s Nuclear Blast offered the band a contract and released Wings of Destiny worldwide with more distinctive, professional artwork.
In August 1998, Pegazus travelled to Germany to perform at the Wacken Open Air festival. The show was remarkable only not as the first the band had ever played outside Melbourne but because they appeared at the festival twice, on the main stage and again on a side-stage later as a replacement for Darkseed. Following Wacken, Pegazus returned to Australia briefly before going back to Europe in September for a tour with HammerFall. Eric Martins played bass at all of these shows as King had left the band.
Corey Betts joined Pegazus as King’s replacement in January 1999 and very little was heard from the group until the Breaking the Chains album was released late in the year. Controversy followed shortly after when it was revealed in March 2000 that Cecati had been fired for apparently devoting too much time to another Melbourne band called Anarion. Cecati countered by claiming that he had become frustrated with the virtual inactivity of Pegazus as a live act and Johnny Stoj’s creative control over the group. He subsequently also left Anarion and joined Eyefear in late 2000.
In September, Rob Thompson replaced Cecati. Pegazus then toured interstate in January 2001, playing its first shows outside of Melbourne since the European tour in September 1998. At approximately the same, Betts formed another band, Kymera, with ex-members of Cyclone Tracy and Catwitch, but would remain with Pegazus until after the recording of the next album. Kymera would later become Black Majesty.
2002’s The Headless Horseman was the first Pegazus album in three years and would prove to be its last for Nuclear Blast. Following Betts’ departure, Black Majesty guitarist Hanny Mohammed became the band’s bass player for its infrequent live appearances. Robbie Stoj then left Pegazus in September 2003, with Bernie Goldstein temporarily filling the role, the band recorded some performances for a live album. In the meantime, the group’s relationship with Nuclear Blast came to an end with Pegazus claiming the label had virtually ignored its previous release. The live album Live! – Thunder Down Under was released independently by the band in February 2004. At around the same time, Robbie Stoj was finally replaced by Ange Sotiro and Betts by Joe Fata, who had ironically also replaceed him briefly in Black Majesty.
for more info on the band:
http://www.pegazus.net/
Free As A Bird
Pegazus Lyrics
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Last night I had a dream
I had wings and I could fly away
I could see mountains and the sea
And what it was like to be free
Free as a bird in the sky
My wings would take me up so high
Above the clouds in a different kind of way
I'm so high, I feel so free
I wish this was the way I could always be
Flying high above the sky, so high
Like a bird I'm up so high
I'm looking down on the earth from far away
It looks so peaceful, I really want to stay
I can only wish that this was real
I wish this was the way I could always feel
Now and then I still dream that I can fly
With my wings taking me up so high.
The lyrics to "Free As A Bird" by Pegazus speaks about the singer's dream where they had wings and could fly away. In this dream, they were able to see mountains and the sea, which made them feel free. The lyrics convey the feeling of being liberated and the longing for the experience to become a reality.
The singer's wish to always feel free and soaring like a bird in the sky is emphasized in the chorus. The lyrics suggest that the experience is so overwhelming that the singer feels as though they are floating away, above the clouds and looking over the earth from far away. The singer wishes that the dream was real, and they could always feel this way.
Line by Line Meaning
Last night I had a dream
The artist had a dream last night
I had wings and I could fly away
In the dream, the artist had wings and was able to fly away
I could see mountains and the sea
While flying, the artist could see mountains and the sea
And what it was like to be free
The experience of flying gave the artist a feeling of freedom
Free as a bird in the sky
The artist felt as free as a bird while flying in the dream
My wings would take me up so high
The wings in the dream enabled the artist to fly up high
Now I feel as though I'm floating away
In the present moment, the artist feels like they are floating away
Above the clouds in a different kind of way
The feeling of floating away seems to be above the clouds, in a different way than the dream
I'm so high, I feel so free
Despite the difference between the dream and the present moment, the artist still feels high and free
I wish this was the way I could always be
The artist wishes they could always feel this free
Flying high above the sky, so high
The artist is fantasizing about flying high in the sky
Like a bird I'm up so high
Once again, the artist feels like a bird while flying in their imagination
I'm looking down on the earth from far away
While flying, the artist is looking down on the earth from a far distance
It looks so peaceful, I really want to stay
The peaceful view of the earth makes the artist want to stay in that moment forever
I can only wish that this was real
The artist can only wish that the fantasy of flying was actually real
I wish this was the way I could always feel
The artist once again wishes to feel this freedom all the time
Now and then I still dream that I can fly
Even in the present moment, the artist still dreams of flying
With my wings taking me up so high
In these dreams, the artist still has wings that enable them to fly up high
Contributed by Jonathan F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.