The early Soliloquium releases were classic death/doom metal music, influenced by early Katatonia, Paradise Lost and October Tide. Time saw the band getting more experimental, incorporating elements from genres like shoegaze, post-rock and progressive rock. The band got signed and released debut full-length "An Empty Frame" in 2016 on U.S. label Transcending Records. The second album "Contemplations" came out in 2018.
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Streetlights
Soliloquium Lyrics
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Voices, but a distant sigh
White noise to fetter us
A distant echo of goodbyes
When was this life even remotely ours to live?
The dreams lingering in expecting eyes
Did I even ever own the innermost thought and desire?
The more I learn
The more I wish I knew before
Before every score was settled
Before my life was lived
It's the precious time
Never to be returned
It's my very essence
Gone forlorn
"Streetlights" by Soliloquium speaks about the weariness that is felt after a long journey, both figuratively and literally. The voices in the background are distant, almost like a white noise that is trying to distract and hinder the person from reaching their destination. The goodbyes that are heard are echoes from the past that are still kept alive in the memory. The person is evaluating their life, wondering if they truly owned their desires or if they were just following a pre-decided course. As they look back at their life, they feel regretful of not knowing enough beforehand. They wish to have had more time to settle scores and to have lived their life without any regrets. But now that time has passed, it can never be returned, and they feel lost and forlorn without their most valuable essence that they have lost forever.
The song portrays a sense of nostalgia, regret and introspection through its lyrics. The use of the streetlights in the title is metaphorical, symbolizing the journey that one takes in life and how the streetlights can light up the way but can also never be taken back once passed. The lyrics also evoke a sense of melancholy, but the slow-paced music, the soothing melodies and the poignant guitar riffs help in emphasising the weightiness and the depth of the emotion, leaving the listener feeling emotionally drenched.
Line by Line Meaning
The journey grew us weary
We became tired from the journey we took in life
Voices, but a distant sigh
The voices we hear are far away, distant and faint like a sigh
White noise to fetter us
The distractions of daily life keep us from achieving our goals
A distant echo of goodbyes
The memory of goodbyes we have shared haunt us from afar
When was this life even remotely ours to live?
Did we ever truly have control of our own lives?
The dreams lingering in expecting eyes
The dreams we had are still waiting for us to fulfill them
Did I even ever own the innermost thought and desire?
Perhaps the deepest desires we thought were ours were never truly our own
It was nothing, and now it's all over
Our lives may have felt insignificant, and now it's too late to change that
The more I learn
As I gain more knowledge and experience
The more I wish I knew before
The more I regret not knowing or doing things differently in the past
Before every score was settled
Before I had resolved every conflict in my life
Before my life was lived
Before I had truly experienced what life had to offer
It's the precious time
Time is a valuable commodity for which we must be grateful
Never to be returned
Once time has passed, we can never get it back
It's my very essence
Our time is what makes us who we are
Gone forlorn
Regret for wasted time can leave one feeling lost and hopeless
Contributed by Aaron O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.