Shadow Gallery - First Light Short Version

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• published: 01 Mar 2014
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Shadow Gallery - First Light from their album Legacy (2001) In this version of First Light the silence between 23:14 and 28:46 has been removed I've also uploaded the normal version of this song with the silence between 23:14 and 28:46 at: http://youtu.be/1-Qt1eqJ26s This song is just to enjoy, to support the artist, to get the music across. To let the music be heard, that is what it deserves. This is for Mike Baker. Lyrics: From the first grey light of the morning I've been gone On my journey towards the stars Will I know when I reach the other side? The earth's so blue it's like I'm dreaming Now I'm on my way Tainted shadows fall like rain Through the dark vast weight only silence lingers on The origin of existence lies somewhere far far beyond I feel unattached tranquility A hand from the heavens guiding me And wondering where this path will lead In a dream I'm lost and floating through the atmosphere Searching for significance against Infinity, eternity I've been taken by the vast and humbled by the weight of what I've seen You know they called for heroes Cause heroes carry on I know the world is fading So from the first grey light of the morning I've been gone Now I pray for a better life For all the ones I love We search beyond our reach And turn our gaze above I hope that it's the way To fill our basic needs And my sacrifice not vain And I'll return again The sands will filter through the timeless hourglass As I pass beyond the god of war Distant voices hear them crying out I must seek out new worlds and explore And I know that there just must be a place Where our children can be free from the pain It must be somewhere out in space The sands will filter from the timeless hourglass As I pass beyond the god of war Distant voices hear them crying out I must seek out new worlds and explore And I know that there must be a place It must be somewhere out in space Silver moonbeams relfect the sun Martian landscapes, worlds beyond I touch down with no trace No sign of life on this place Now I feel a surge of energy The deepest passion burns in me Somewhere there is a world not left to die The stars will shine their light down unto me (Illuminating) The stars will shine their light and I will see (Will I find my way?) So back to the darkness I fly In search of a hope in the sky I should have known right from the start I'll not return home It seems so surreal as I go (The sun I know is growing smaller) The knowledge of science alone (I drift for days on endless hours) Can't save all the people I know That I've left behind (The sun I know is growing smaller) (I drift for days on endless hours) (No messages are getting through) (I'm gone) The pioneering spirit charges the unknown Accept the consequence of risk I'm all alone here I don't know if I'll return and The fate of life is on my heart I left a dying world behind On my way oh Where's our oasis in the sky? The future of our race I left a poisoned world behind Now I see there's no Heaven bound oasis in the sky Only dreams I've got no destination Helpless I drift on The weight of silence how it's eating at my soul And yet I sense a stirring Something so spiritual I wonder if the fate of mankind Is in the hands of a higher power calling to us all I left a dying world behind On my way Only God can stop the spiral down to hell The future of our race I left a poisoned world behind Now I see only Heaven's the oasis in the sky It's my dream... Song explanation: This song is about a man who goes out into space looking for another planet for mankind, as Earth is about to collapse. He becomes lost and unsure of his mission as he discovers that there is indeed no life on Mars. Effectively, he gives up entirely, but finds himself continuing with the quest anyway. This makes him come to realize once and for all that there is indeed a God, and that he is guiding this man on his quest out into a new world. The repetition of the "oasis in the sky" lines, with altered wording, makes this obvious. Renewed in faith, the character (wordlessly) continues his search, and then fades out of known space in the long silence. The fourth part reveals he has indeed found his destination, and the sweet yet sad closing movement takes humanity back to the beginning. http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858789136/