Crystallised
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"Crystallised" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It is the closing track of the band's 2014 EP Restoration.
The song is a re-imagining of the song "Snow" from the band's 2008 demo Enter the 5th Dimension. Basis
NOTE: Some of the following may fall into the realm of fan speculation. The band has left much of the song's meaning unclear. |
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Lyrics
"Crystallised" lyrics [Click here]
I close my eyes and slip away
And long for change within the air
Hope fills my soul, I realise
I have the sky under my feet
Sun up above, I am complete
Joy fills my heart in Paradise
I sense your hand searching for mine (I am)
Falling through time
I feel your love reaching across (Transcend)
All the years we lost
Someone's calling
Someone's calling me
Echoes of a childhood memory
Eyes open wide as I awake
I sense no change within the air
Hope leaves my soul, I paralyse
This world of pain and suffering
Creeps into me and once again
I mourn the loss of innocence
If I could run away
Back to my innocent days
Someone's calling
Someone's calling me
Echoes of a childhood memory
Someone's calling
Someone's calling me
Echoes of a childhood memory
Passages of time
Buried in the chaos of my mind
Chronicles of life
Concealing a truth I left behind
Passages of time
Buried in the chaos of my mind
Chronicles of life
Concealing a truth I can't deny
Moon begins to rise
Reflecting on a life once sanctified
Night begins to fall
Voices of my youth, immutable
Memories collide
My scattered soul is almost unified
Thoughts are in full flight
Enveloping a wisdom earned with time
Passages of time
Stripping back the layers of my mind
Chronicles of life
Unraveling a truth which I must find
Passages of time
Stripping back the layers of my mind
Chronicles of life
Unraveling a truth I kept inside
Snow is falling all around
What once was lost has now been found
The life I had to leave behind
Is crystallising in my mind
Reminiscing on the past
A bygone time that could not last
The splintered crystal of my prime
Is now a bell that will not chime
The crystallising thoughts of youth
They flood my mind and show me truth
My soul was free in days of yore
A white seed that for once was pure
Snow is falling all around
What once was lost has now been found
The life I had to leave behind
Is crystallising in my mind
Reminiscing on the past
A bygone time that could not last
The splintered crystal of my prime
Is now a bell that will not chime
The crystallising thoughts of youth
They flood my mind and show me truth
My soul was free in days of yore
A white seed that for once was pure
I have returned
To the springtime in the garden
Seeds are sown, flowers grow
And the child is born again
Filled with delight
And the laughter is contagious
As we dance, as we sing
Celebrating 'til the end
Joy and respite
On the faces of the children
With a smile, realise
That their love will never end
I have received
Affirmation of the spirit
Falling snow takes me home
And the man is whole again
Mind open wide as I awake
I sense a change within myself
Hope feeds my soul I realise
I feel the earth under my feet
Son by my side, I am complete
Pride fills my heart in Paradise
Hearts open wide as I awake (If I could run away)
I sense a change within myself
Love feeds my soul I realise
This world of pain and suffering (I'd choose to live for today)
Ignites in me and once again
Sparks the rebirth of innocence
Someone's calling
Someone's calling me
Echoes of a childhood memory
Someone's calling
Someone's calling me
Echoes of a childhood memory
The moon will rise
The night will fall
I hold your hand
But you let go
The sun will shine
The snow will thaw
All things must pass
Into the unknown
The moon will rise (Escaping the past)
The night will fall
I hold your hand (By embracing the future)
But you let go
The sun will shine (Escaping the past)
The snow will thaw
All things must pass (By embracing the future)
Into the unknown
Escaping the past by embracing the future
Escaping the past by embracing the future
Personnel
Haken
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars, keyboards
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards
- Conner Green - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums, tuba
Additional Personnel
- Mike Portnoy - gong
- Pete Rinaldi - acoustic guitar
Trivia
- "Crystallised" is the longest song on Restoration.
- The song's title is referenced in the song "Puzzle Box" on Vector.
- The song is represented on the artwork of Restoration by a man wielding an hourglass.
- During live performances of the song, Ross would reach out and grab a concer-goer's hand while singing "I hold your hand" before immediately pulling it back while singing "But you let go".
Links
"Crystallised" lyrics [Click here]
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I close my eyes and slip away And long for change within the air Hope fills my soul, I realise I have the sky under my feet Sun up above, I am complete Joy fills my heart in Paradise I sense your hand searching for mine (I am) Falling through time I feel your love reaching across (Transcend) All the years we lost Someone's calling Someone's calling me Echoes of a childhood memory Eyes open wide as I awake I sense no change within the air Hope leaves my soul, I paralyse This world of pain and suffering Creeps into me and once again I mourn the loss of innocence If I could run away Back to my innocent days Someone's calling Someone's calling me Echoes of a childhood memory Someone's calling Someone's calling me Echoes of a childhood memory Passages of time Buried in the chaos of my mind Chronicles of life Concealing a truth I left behind Passages of time Buried in the chaos of my mind Chronicles of life Concealing a truth I can't deny Moon begins to rise Reflecting on a life once sanctified Night begins to fall Voices of my youth, immutable Memories collide My scattered soul is almost unified Thoughts are in full flight Enveloping a wisdom earned with time Passages of time Stripping back the layers of my mind Chronicles of life Unraveling a truth which I must find Passages of time Stripping back the layers of my mind Chronicles of life Unraveling a truth I kept inside Snow is falling all around What once was lost has now been found The life I had to leave behind Is crystallising in my mind Reminiscing on the past A bygone time that could not last The splintered crystal of my prime Is now a bell that will not chime The crystallising thoughts of youth They flood my mind and show me truth My soul was free in days of yore A white seed that for once was pure Snow is falling all around What once was lost has now been found The life I had to leave behind Is crystallising in my mind Reminiscing on the past A bygone time that could not last The splintered crystal of my prime Is now a bell that will not chime The crystallising thoughts of youth They flood my mind and show me truth My soul was free in days of yore A white seed that for once was pure I have returned To the springtime in the garden Seeds are sown, flowers grow And the child is born again Filled with delight And the laughter is contagious As we dance, as we sing Celebrating 'til the end Joy and respite On the faces of the children With a smile, realise That their love will never end I have received Affirmation of the spirit Falling snow takes me home And the man is whole again Mind open wide as I awake I sense a change within myself Hope feeds my soul I realise I feel the earth under my feet Son by my side, I am complete Pride fills my heart in Paradise Hearts open wide as I awake (If I could run away) I sense a change within myself Love feeds my soul I realise This world of pain and suffering (I'd choose to live for today) Ignites in me and once again Sparks the rebirth of innocence Someone's calling Someone's calling me Echoes of a childhood memory Someone's calling Someone's calling me Echoes of a childhood memory The moon will rise The night will fall I hold your hand But you let go The sun will shine The snow will thaw All things must pass Into the unknown The moon will rise (Escaping the past) The night will fall I hold your hand (By embracing the future) But you let go The sun will shine (Escaping the past) The snow will thaw All things must pass (By embracing the future) Into the unknown Escaping the past by embracing the future Escaping the past by embracing the future |
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars, keyboards
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards
- Conner Green - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums, tuba
- Mike Portnoy - gong
- Pete Rinaldi - acoustic guitar