Soul Secret project was born in the summer of 2004 when the guitarist Anton… Read Full Bio ↴Soul Secret project was born in the summer of 2004 when the guitarist Antonio Vittozzi and the bassist Lucio Grilli decided to join their musical tastes to create a metal band to play Dream Theater masterpieces. Searchin' the missing elements was the hardest task: the first new member was the singer Antonio Barbati, and then the drummer Antonio Mocerino (ex Machine Of Hate) and the keyboardist Giovanni Di Giorgio.

Almost immediatly, the will to arranging Dream Theater covers was supplanted by desire to create some own music, and the first result was the home-made demo (recorded in July 2005) Never Care About Tomorrow, which contained two songs: Inner War and Eternal Lights. All the vocal parts of that demo was recorded by Agostino Sorrentino, that replaced Barbati on the voice.

Soon work reasons constrain Agostino Sorrentino to leave the band, and subsequently the band decides to part from Giovanni Di Giorgio. That was the most difficult period, even if the research continued.

At last, the two missing members joined the band: Luca Di Gennaro (ex Paradoxa and Glory Revolution as Antonio Vittozzi and Lucio Grilli) on piano and synth, and Michele Serpico (ex Kimera) on voice. It was March 2006.

In this way the band has found stability: a very important thing always missing in those years.

The union of musical influences (including not only Dream Theater, Pain Of Salvation, Pink Floyd, Vanden Plas, Liquid Tension Experiment, Symphony X, Spock's Beard, Tool but also Metallica, Megadeth, Mr. Big and hard rock and thrash metal bands) and a great will to work, produce 6 songs that compose the first Soul Secret album Flowing Portraits.

Recording sessions started on April 23th 2007 at Orange Bug studios in Naples, with the precious collaboration of Salvio Imparato. Because of health problems, Michele could not begin voice sessions, and vocal sections (lead & backing) have been recorded by Mark Basile

Regrets
Soul Secret Lyrics

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I'm alive
Standin' in a dream of butterflies
Realizing time and space in my mind
Evil ways and suited angels find
And darkest fear

Nature Lies
Behind a whisper that has made designs

In a rainbow in a fragile tear
Dance with sleeping drops
And waits the morning sun

A solemn dream reveals me your voice
A solemn dream reveals me your voice

My fragile eyes
Can't show me now
The world that surrounds me
The heaven lies
In hidden cries
In all my regrets inside

He takes her life
I've lost my mind
Capturing dreams
Of an empty living existence

My secret soul

Wants to kill myself
Sweet sacrifice

Overall Meaning

The song "Regrets" by Soul Secret seems to be talking about a person who is in a dreamlike state, where they are alive but surrounded by butterflies. They are becoming aware of time and space and the forces of both good and evil in their mind. The lyrics talk about the fragility of nature and how it lies behind a whisper, which could mean that nature is vulnerable and easily disrupted. The "rainbow in a fragile tear" could refer to the beauty in sadness or the fleeting nature of happiness. The lyrics suggest that there is something in the drops of rain that is waiting for the morning sun, perhaps symbolizing hope.

The second verse talks about a solemn dream that reveals the voice of someone who is important to the person singing the song. However, their fragile eyes cannot see the world around them clearly, and they are consumed with regrets. The line "he takes her life" could refer to someone else taking the life of the person the singer cares about, or it could be a metaphorical statement about the destructive forces in the world. The final lines talk about the singer's secret desire to end their own life, contrasting with the earlier imagery of the fragile yet hopeful elements of nature.

Overall, the song seems to be exploring themes of fragility, regret, and the struggle to find meaning in a world that can be both beautiful and cruel. The dreamlike imagery and use of metaphors and symbolism create a sense of ambiguity and complexity, leaving the interpretation open to the listener.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm alive
I am currently living and breathing

Standin' in a dream of butterflies
I am in a dream-like state, surrounded by beautiful, fluttering butterflies

Realizing time and space in my mind
I am becoming aware of the concept of time and space in my mind

Evil ways and suited angels find
Both sinful and angelic actions are being taken

And darkest fear
My deepest and most intense fear is present

Nature Lies
The natural world is full of deception

Behind a whisper that has made designs
Plans are being made in secret, conveyed by a faint murmur

In a rainbow in a fragile tear
A rainbow is visible in a fragile tear

Dance with sleeping drops
Tiny droplets dance as they sleep

And waits the morning sun
The morning sun is anticipated

A solemn dream reveals me your voice
Your voice is revealed to me in a somber dream