Far & Beyond

Story Behind The Song

When I first brought this song to the band, they all thought it was about a girl. Nope!! What inspired me to write this was a general observation that we don't communicate with each other very well, and that we seem very eager to hide behind our differences and say 'I don't understand you'.

Song Description

Lyrically, I tried to combine 2 ideas in the verses. The first is that we struggle to really communicate with each other, and I give examples of this. The second idea is that this is a play that is being acted out - 'Another day another mission as the curtains raise', which later leads to , 'After a failed intermission I will try agan, till I understand you'. This closing line is cynical, yet defiant, which is the point of the song - to be defiant, keep looking, and go 'Far and Beyond' the boudaries we live inside.

Song Length 3:31 Genre Pop - Rock
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

I had a strange intuition just the other day,
I was certain I already knew
You could explain your position every other way,
They won?t understand you

Another day, another mission as the curtains raise,
On the smoke in our living rooms
You think it?s safe to be secret somewhere far away,
I don?t understand you

I?m always waiting a million miles from you?

So come away with me to the start of it all,
Where the whispering awakes us ? calling below
Come on - escape with me to the stars being born,
Where the mystery will take us ? far and beyond we will go

It?s not a game to be wishing for another day,
When the first is not even through
Well it?s a strange kind of victory to walk away,
When you don?t understand you

I?ll still be waiting a million miles from you

So come away with me to the start of it all,
Where the whispering awakes us ? calling below
Come on escape with me to the stars being born,
Where the mystery will take us ? far and beyond we will go

Somewhere a stray superstition?s causing our decay,
There?s a preacher on in every room
Don?t be afraid to be looking for another way,
When they don?t understand you

Another stage will be waiting on another day,
And I?ll be searching under every clue
After a failed intermission I will try again,
Till I understand you

Lyrics Cliff Janit Music Cliff Janit
Producer Alterstate Publisher N/A
Performance Alterstate Label N/A

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