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.
Perfect Strangers
Pretty Maids Lyrics
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As I flow through your life
A thousand oceans I have flown
And cold spirits of ice
All my life I am the echo of your past (echo of your past)
I am returning the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your, all your life shadows of another day
And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand we must remain
Perfect strangers
I know
I know, I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow
A strand of silver hanging through the sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind
Oh, is aching with the dead of the night
Oh oh precious life
Your tears are lost in falling rain
And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand we must remain
Perfect strangers
The song Perfect Strangers by Pretty Maids is a poignant reflection on how life is fleeting and how one's existence can fade away like the whispers on the wind. The opening lines, "Can you remember, remember my name? As I flow through your life," speak to the idea of how even if one forgets someone they knew in the past, that person's existence still lingers on as a faint echo. The next lines, "A thousand oceans I have flown, and cold spirits of ice," speak to the idea that the person singing the song has experienced many different emotions and situations throughout life.
The song then shifts to a reflection on how the singer has encountered many people in their life, "A thousand warriors I have known, and laughing as the spirits appear." Despite encountering so many people, they still feel like a "shadow of another day." The refrain of "Perfect strangers" echoes the theme of how one's life can be filled with acquaintances who eventually become perfect strangers.
The song concludes with a powerful image of a "strand of silver hanging through the sky" representing the fragile thread of human life, and "your tears are lost in falling rain" signifying the impermanence of existence. The final lines remind us that despite the fleeting nature of life, we must remain "Perfect Strangers" in a sense – detached, yet empathetic and understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you remember, remember my name?
Do you still remember me, my identity and my essence?
As I flow through your life
As I pass through and impact your life
A thousand oceans I have flown
I have traveled vast distances to be with you
And cold spirits of ice
Encountering spirits that are cold and distant from their emotions.
All my life I am the echo of your past (echo of your past)
I continually relive and am reminded of your past memories.
I am returning the echo of a point in time
I am recalling memories from a single moment in time.
Distant faces shine
Faces from the past are now becoming clear and visible.
A thousand warriors I have known
I have encountered many brave individuals throughout my life.
And laughing as the spirits appear
Laughing in the presence of the joyous spirits around me.
All your, all your life shadows of another day
Memories of another time in your life have been following you throughout your life.
And if you hear me talking on the wind
If you hear me speaking on the wind
You've got to understand we must remain
You must understand that we need to be kept apart.
Perfect strangers
Strangers who are perfect for each other but cannot be together.
I know
I acknowledge and understand
I know, I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow
I understand that I have to stay trapped in a world of sadness and grief.
A strand of silver hanging through the sky
A beautiful silver thread hanging in the sky
Touching more than you see
Reaching out to impact more than the physical world around us.
The voice of ages in your mind
Whispers from the past that have been with you all your life.
Oh, is aching with the dead of the night
Feeling deep pain during the endless nights.
Oh oh precious life
Acknowledging and valuing the importance of life.
Your tears are lost in falling rain
Your sorrow has become a forgotten part of the natural world around you.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: IAN GILLAN, RITCHIE BLACKMORE, ROGER D GLOVER
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