Over the years Pretty Maids have sold hundreds of thousands of records, but have never broken through in a major way. They have supported such well known acts as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Saxon, Nazareth and were also featured at the 1987 German version of Monsters of Rock where Metallica headlined along with Deep Purple.
The new 2006 album "Wake Up to the Real World" shows the band back in former glory. Great hard rock/melodic rock with a metal touch to it. The album includes a cover of Deep Purple's classic gem "Perfect Strangers". Pretty Maids is currently signed to Frontiers Records.
Invisible Chains
Pretty Maids Lyrics
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I can't figure out
But there's something that doesn't seems right
Something behind that peculiar smile
Emotionally crippled inside
The invisible chains that eternally binds you
The strength of your pain will remain to remind you
She's living in shame
She's distressed from the stains
Suffer the scars of her youth
If only she could
Renounce to her childhood
And run away from the truth
But nobody take a notice
And nobody ever did
[Chorus]
Hurt and absent
And a life in contempt
Never no question was asked
Now there ain't no hide out
She can't conceal herself
Facing the ghost of the past
It's a no one situation
And nobody wants to know
[Chorus]
She believed in love
And now she lives in the non - existence
Like a wounded bird
She's trying to get of
To spread her wings and fly
Fly away
[Chorus]
The song "Invisible Chains" by Pretty Maids explores the theme of emotional pain and trauma that is often hidden behind a smile. The singer expresses confusion about a woman in his life who seems off, but he can't quite put his finger on what is wrong. However, he senses that there is something amiss behind her smile, hinting at a deeper emotional struggle. The woman is emotionally crippled inside, and her past experiences have left her with invisible chains that bind her.
The chorus of the song portrays how the pain that the woman has experienced will remain with her forever, reminding her of her past experiences. She is living in shame, struggling with the scars of her youth. The singer ponders how nobody seems to notice the pain and trauma she is going through, and nobody ever asks her about her past experiences or her emotional state.
The final verse of the song reveals the woman's desire for freedom from her emotional pain. She wants to fly away like a wounded bird, to escape the invisible chains that bind her. The song leaves the listener with the melancholic and poignant feeling that many people in the world live in such no one situations where they suffer in silence, unknown to others.
Line by Line Meaning
Something about her
There's something unusual about her that can't be easily explained.
I can't figure out
I'm unable to comprehend what's going on with her.
But there's something that doesn't seems right
However, there's something distinctly wrong that's not immediately apparent.
Something behind that peculiar smile
There's something nefarious behind the smile she wears.
Emotionally crippled inside
She's suffering from severe emotional trauma.
The invisible chains that eternally binds you
She's trapped in inescapable mental bondage.
The strength of your pain will remain to remind you
The agony she's experiencing will never dissipate and will continue to haunt her.
Once you get burned you get marked for the rest of your life
Once you've been hurt, the scars will be with you forever.
She's living in shame
She's overwhelmed with feelings of disgrace and humiliation.
She's distressed from the stains
She's continually reminded of her past mistakes.
Suffer the scars of her youth
She's paying the price for the trauma she experienced as a child.
If only she could
She longs to escape from her current situation.
Renounce to her childhood
She wishes she could forget all about her troubled past.
And run away from the truth
She wants to escape from the harsh realities of her life.
But nobody take a notice
Nobody is paying attention to her plight.
And nobody ever did
No one has ever shown concern for her.
Hurt and absent
She's devastated and disconnected from the world.
And a life in contempt
She loathes her current existence.
Never no question was asked
No one has ever inquired about her well-being.
Now there ain't no hide out
She's run out of places to hide.
She can't conceal herself
She's no longer able to keep her struggles hidden.
Facing the ghost of the past
She's confronted with the negative experiences from her history.
It's a no one situation
She's completely alone in her struggle and has no one to turn to.
And nobody wants to know
No one cares about what she's going through.
She believed in love
At one point, she had faith in the power of love.
And now she lives in the non - existence
But now, she's merely going through the motions and has lost all hope.
Like a wounded bird
She's fragile and vulnerable, much like an injured bird.
She's trying to get of
She's attempting to break free from the hold that her past has on her.
To spread her wings and fly
She wants to discover her true potential and live her life to the fullest.
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Jørgen Clevin
Best song of the album. There's something about the ending that reminds me of Sweet's "The Fever of Love".
Arclight1425
If this was about a guy, it would be the soundtrack of my life.
CouchPotato
Awesome!