Tender Trip on Earth
Tristania Lyrics
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Still in daze
Still in a dream
Out of the pipe
My lust for life
Comes and goes
From above
Sobriety
Cursing me like a sledge
Hammering down at me
Out of the water-pipe
I suck my lust for life
And all my floating dreams
It seems
Up on the gallery
God shouting down at me
Something I can not hear
Tears falling from the sky
Words from a lullaby
Everything beautiful dies
For now, we're hanging in
Though we are blessed with sin
You make my tired heart sing
You can be a sunbeam
And shine for a while
For a while
You can laugh a lot
And bring out that smile
For now we're hanging in
Even though we're blessed with sin
You make my heart
You make my tired heart sing
Tears falling from the sky...
I'm on a tender trip
Slowly I'm loosing grip
Madness is in the air I fear
Stay, you're my acid queen
Stay on my faded team
Run through the corridor with me
The song "Tender Trip on Earth" by Tristania is a dark and emotional expression of life's struggles with addiction. The lyrics paint a picture of a person who is still in a dreamlike state, despite having just woken up to face another day. They describe their lust for life as coming and going, and feeling like they are being cursed by sobriety. The person feels like they are being hammered down by the demands of a higher power, and can't distinguish between the reality and the dreams that are swirling around them. They are trying to hold on to their life and their dreams, even though everything beautiful eventually dies.
The chorus of the song brings in the idea of sin, and how even though we are all burdened by it, we can still find happiness and make our hearts sing. The tears falling from the sky and the words from a lullaby add to the melancholic mood of the song. The last stanza talks about a "tender trip on earth" and how the person is slowly losing grip, as madness is in the air. They plead for someone to stay with them and be their acid queen, and to run through the corridor with them, indicating a sense of desperation and longing for connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Another day
Just another day has passed
The next page
Moving on to the next page of life
Still in daze
Feeling confused and disoriented
Still in a dream
Feeling like life is a dream
Out of the pipe
Metaphor for addiction
My lust for life
Desire for excitement and passion
Comes and goes
Emotions fluctuate
From above
Something higher than oneself
Demanding purity
Expectations of being flawless
Sobriety
Being sober and free of addiction
Cursing me like a sledge
Criticism is hitting hard
Hammering down at me
Pressure and stress is intense like a hammer
Out of the water-pipe
Metaphor for addiction
I suck my lust for life
Addiction is all-consuming
And all my floating dreams
Addiction is preventing goals from being achieved
It seems
Life feels uncertain
Up on the gallery
Metaphor for being judged
God shouting down at me
Feeling like God is criticizing
Something I can not hear
Not understanding the criticism
Tears falling from the sky
Feeling sad
Words from a lullaby
Comforting words and thoughts
Everything beautiful dies
Sad truth of life
For now, we're hanging in
Managing to cope with life
Though we are blessed with sin
Feeling blessed despite imperfections
You make my tired heart sing
Being happy and loved
You can be a sunbeam
Metaphor for bringing light and happiness
And shine for a while
Being happy temporarily
You can laugh a lot
Being joyful and carefree
And bring out that smile
Making others happy
Even though we're blessed with sin
Accepting imperfections and mistakes
Tears falling from the sky...
Feeling sad and emotional
I'm on a tender trip
Life feels delicate and easy to break
Slowly I'm loosing grip
Feeling helpless and unable to control life
Madness is in the air I fear
Feeling anxious and overwhelmed
Stay, you're my acid queen
Asking for support from a loved one
Stay on my faded team
Supporting each other through tough times
Run through the corridor with me
Asking for an adventure and excitement
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Heimdallr86
World of Glass is one of the best metal albums of all time. The songs are beautifully written, inspiring, defined by meaningful lyrics and above all Vibeke's voice is beyond what human ears can possibly conceive. This ought to be in the Hall of Fame of Metal, the greatest genre in the musical world. To hell with MTV and their commercial crap. This is art, not that packaged junk with gossip and superficiality written all over it.
Stan
Exquisite. In my top 5 of favourite songs of Tristania.
Micheli Silveira Lopes
Música perfeita!!!
Marina Rocha
sinto falta de bandas assim, ate mesmo a banda já não é a mesma...
melhor banda, melhor álbum gótico!
LuvaBassMan
@Renan Quintana então, como anda o projeto?
Jose Vitor
Aqui de Ceará que o diga
Renan Quintana
Estou com um álbum quase pronto no estilo Gothic Metal pra ser gravado e lançado. Nadando contra a maré. O importante é se fazer o que gosta.
hyerkill
the verses are hauntingly beautiful
Ramon Monteiro
2018!
BR
Relembrando o quanto esse álbum foi bom e principalmente esta faixa!
Jose Vitor
2020