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Originally Posted by elle
i think of it differently. to me CAD is about his career. his stopping having dreams of solo commercial success (watch not too late doc too for that) and deciding to just start putting out his music as he makes it, without worrying about it becoming hugely popular. because with OOTC definitely, he thought he might have as big of a solo success as he had with mac. that didn't happen. then he put together stellar solo album - original GOS. which got mostly folded in SYW... at which point mac had pretty good record-selling success for the times and being ageing band. and they had great commercial success on the road... as some of the other huge bands of the past started having.
at that point, some time during SYW tour, as he was writing new solo songs, did he still hope to also have solo success which would not be just critical, limited and esoteric and so was he thinking of holding back his next solo album and trying to figure out whether he can still achieve that? or letting that go and just putting out music and albums as he was writing new stuff without much worry about huge promotion and advertising?
if this is just personal reflection or loss song, why the repeated use of the word visionary?? word that seems to be reserved for his songs talking about disappointment that his solo music and achievements in general were not being as widely known and heard as he might have liked?
there are definitely personal lyrics in the song - because it is a personal disappointment and moving on song. for somebody who is deeply invested and defines themselves by their career, of course their career is not just a job - it is deeply personal.
and then there's moving on - to a new life of just putting out the new solo music and touring it - "i asked the band to leave me alone for 3 years"; "i wanted to put out 2 solo albums in short succession and tour behind both of them"... and he did!! something he hasn't done for 14 years before that. "mourning the loss of what could have been " and "dancing joyously on remains" that he's leaving there and moving on towards something different.
Holy light visionary sight there's been a
change in plans
Going away no I cannot stay I hope
you'll understand
I won't be home tonight I'll just slip out
of sight
Lay down my visionary eyes dancing on
my cast away dreams
Keep yourself out of sight farewell to the
wishes that died
Look for me in the morning light dancing
on my cast away dreams
Magic one all our dreams are done I
have no faith today
Sun will rise in your newborn eyes just
let me slip away
I won't be home tonight I'll just slip out
of sight
Lay down my visionary eyes dancing on
my cast away dreams
Keep yourself out of sight farewell to the
wishes that died
Look for me in the morning light dancing
on my cast away dreams
It would do no good to drown in the sea
Where no one remembers their name
and nothing but nothing is free
Hearts will break with choices we must
make so sleep and dream of me
I won't be home tonight I'll just slip out
of sight
Lay down my visionary eyes dancing on
my cast away dreams
Keep yourself out of sight farewell to the
wishes that died
Look for me in the morning light dancing
on my cast away dreams
Look for me in the morning light dancing
on my cast away dreams
soooo.... do you all think this interpretation is crazy? why? what am i missing?
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That's a
very interesting interpretation and it makes a great deal of sense to me. Especially when I think back to the doc that was made around this album. Lindsey was going through a pretty interesting professional/emotional transition in this period and I can sense that this song is about that. I think this song could have dual meanings, but elle's analysis is very clearly where LB was at that point in time.
The album was more raw and subtle and touched many different themes- some extremely personal. One of them, of course, was the realization that his dreams of touching all audiences and being a superstar in his solo career was...just a dream. And Lindsey sort of felt is talents were underestimated and overlooked by the general listening public, and perhaps he had "failed" in a sense as an artist. But then he realized that his particular style of writing and performing wasn't meant to tackle the masses, but it was destined to be for the smaller crowds. And I guess this was Lindsey accepting that and sort of letting go of some of his ambition's target.
I can also see it in a romantic sense as well, but the album to me was very much along the lines of this theme elle interpreted. I pretty much agree.