In 2007, the band played several shows in Europe & South America with its original lineup of Rodney Orpheus, Paul Dillon, and Andy Booth, plus the addition of Volker Zacharias of Girls Under Glass. Their show at WGT Festival in Leipzig will be released as the live album "A Thousand Points of Light". The same lineup will play some more shows in 2010.
Rodney is on last.fm as rodneyorpheus, and Paul is bpaul.
VALIS
The Cassandra Complex Lyrics
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All the dreams that come to haunt me
Are here right now, here right now
I close my eyes
And from the skies
I feel the presence of a
Vast And Living Intelligence
Source of energy, source of wisdom
Vast and living
Vast and living
Vast And Living Intelligence System
Information of life insistent
Vast and living
Vast and living
All-forgiving
Immanent and transcendent
Intelligence
Vast and living intelligence
Filling my brain, my every sense
With ectasy
Of Valis
Vast And Living Intelligence System
Source of energy, source of wisdom
Vast and living
Vast And Living Intelligence System
Information of life insistent
Vast and living.
The Cassandra Complex's song Valis is a testament to the idea that the human mind is capable of accessing higher states of consciousness. The song begins with the singer acknowledging that everything they have ever wanted, including their dreams and desires, is now present in their life. When they close their eyes, they feel the presence of a higher power, a "Vast And Living Intelligence" that is the source of energy and wisdom.
As the song progresses, the singer repeats the phrase "Vast And Living Intelligence System," almost like a mantra, as if acknowledging the power and presence of this higher state of being. The lyrics describe a feeling of ecstasy, as if the mind is expanding and filling with knowledge and wisdom. The final lines of the song describe this "Vast And Living Intelligence System" as being "All-forgiving," "immanent and transcendent," suggesting that this higher consciousness is both within and beyond us, and that it has the power to heal and forgive all that we may have done wrong.
Overall, Valis is a powerful and thought-provoking song that suggests that the power of the human mind is capable of reaching beyond our individual desires and fears, and accessing a higher state of being.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything I've always wanted
All the things I've desired throughout my life
All the dreams that come to haunt me
The hopes that keep me up at night and won't let me rest
Are here right now, here right now
Have become reality and are currently present
I close my eyes
Shutting off my physical senses
And from the skies
The divine world surrounding us
I feel the presence of a
I sense the existence of a
Vast And Living Intelligence
A great and ever-present consciousness
Vast And Living Intelligence System
A complex, self-aware system of intelligence
Source of energy, source of wisdom
The origin of power and knowledge
Information of life insistent
An insistence on conveying knowledge about existence
All-forgiving
Capable of pardoning everything
Immanent and transcendent
Present within everything, yet surpassing it all
Intelligence
The ability to understand and gain insight
Filling my brain, my every sense
Completely occupying my mind and senses
With ectasy
With extreme pleasure and joy
Of Valis
The ecstatic sensation of experiencing the divine intelligence system
Contributed by Ellie W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.