Queensrÿche has sold over 20 million albums worldwide, including over 6 million albums in the United States. They are considered one of the leaders of the progressive metal scene of the mid-to-late 1980s, and often referred to as one of the "Big Three" of the genre, along with Dream Theater and Fates Warning. The band received worldwide acclaim after the release of their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime, which is often considered one of the greatest heavy metal concept albums of all time. Their follow-up release, Empire, released in 1990, was also very successful and included the hit single "Silent Lucidity". The band has received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from both albums. In 1998, drummer Rockenfield received an individual Grammy nomination.
Also in 1998, guitarist and primary songwriter Chris DeGarmo left the band for personal reasons, returning briefly in 2003 to write and record the Tribe album. Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren. Following a highly publicized backstage altercation before a show in São Paulo, Brazil, in April 2012, Tate was fired from the band and replaced with then-Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre. In response to his dismissal, Tate and his wife Susan (who served as the band's manager from 2005 to 2012) filed a lawsuit in a Washington court, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated. The ruling in the preliminary injunction was that both parties were allowed to use the name Queensrÿche until a court ruling or a settlement decided who would get to use the name. A settlement was reached on April 17, 2014, in which founding members Wilton, Rockenfield and Jackson were awarded the rights to the band trademark, continuing to play with the lineup that additionally includes singer La Torre and guitarist Lundgren.
During the time, both parties could use the name Queensrÿche, Tate created his own lineup featuring former guitarist Gray and musicians from bands including Blue Öyster Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio, AC/DC and Quiet Riot. This version of Queensrÿche with Geoff Tate released the album Frequency Unknown on April 23, 2013, while Queensrÿche (with La Torre replacing Tate) released their eponymous album on June 24 and 25, 2013 (European and American release date, respectively). Both bands toured in 2013 and 2014.
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Studio albums
The Warning (1984)
Rage for Order (1986)
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Empire (1990)
Promised Land (1994)
Hear in the Now Frontier (1997)
Q2K (1999)
Tribe (2003)
Operation: Mindcrime II (2006)
Take Cover (2007)
American Soldier (2009)
Dedicated to Chaos (2011)
Queensrÿche (2013)
Condition Hüman (2015)
The Verdict (2019)
Digital Noise Alliance (2022)
Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche
Frequency Unknown (2013)
Real World
Queensrÿche Lyrics
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Words we spoke, forgotten at the time
Now replay in my mind
What went wrong, what was right
Looking back, I never was there for you
You didn't say, but I know it's true
I can't find the real world alone
I hear your voice inside, questioning
Where have you gone
Can't you remember feeling so alone
You always had the answer that I could not see
I can't find the real world
I can't find the real world
I can't find the real world alone
I can't find the real world
I can't find the real world
I can't find the real world alone
Queensrÿche's "Real World" is a song about the pain of lost love and the struggle to move on. The singer laments over his past mistakes and wonders if things could have been different if he had been there for his partner. The lyrics speak to the idea that we often don't appreciate what we have until it's gone, and that the things we took for granted can haunt us forever.
The chorus, "I can't find the real world alone," encapsulates the sense of aimlessness that the singer feels. He is lost without his former partner and unable to fully move on. The lyrics "Every time I think I've won, I hear your voice inside, questioning" hint at the fact that the singer may try to distract himself from his pain, but ultimately, he cannot escape his thoughts and memories.
Overall, "Real World" is a heartfelt and emotional track that speaks to the universal experiences of heartbreak and loss, and the struggle to find one's way back to reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Strange, the view from here
From my current perspective, things don't seem quite right
Words we spoke, forgotten at the time
We said things, but they didn't seem significant then
Now replay in my mind
I can't stop thinking about those words now
What went wrong, what was right
I'm trying to figure out what happened and what was correct
Looking back, I never was there for you
In hindsight, I realize that I wasn't supportive enough
You didn't say, but I know it's true
You didn't express it, but I can tell by my actions that I wasn't there for you
I can't find the real world alone
I feel lost and disconnected by myself
Every time I think I've won, I hear your voice inside, questioning
Whenever I feel like I've succeeded, I remember your doubts and criticisms
Where have you gone
I miss your presence and support
Can't you remember feeling so alone
Do you recall how isolated and lost we both felt?
You always had the answer that I could not see
You had insights and perspectives that I didn't understand at the time
I can't find the real world
I'm struggling to connect with reality
I can't find the real world
I'm still searching for a sense of purpose and meaning
I can't find the real world alone
I need someone's companionship and guidance to make sense of things
I can't find the real world
I'm constantly faltering and doubting myself
I can't find the real world
I'm still trying to make sense of my life and circumstances
I can't find the real world alone
I can't do this by myself
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KAMEN, QUEENSRYCHE
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