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Still can't find it. Still can't find it.
The fuel is nearly spent. Check the maps again.
Can't let go of it. Can't let go of it.
Now the crew is cold and drunk on chemicals.
Can't believe in it. Can't believe in it.
And I heard the captain say, I heard the captain say,
"We' re so close to it, so very close to it.
We still have energy in us."
We feel our hearts break as the engines fade.
Still need to find it. Still need to find it.
So we took the written words of our philosophers,
and built a fire from it. Let's get those engines lit.
We took the church's veil and built a mighty sail.
to carry forth this ship. but we're still losing it.
And I heard the captain say, I heard the captain say,
"We' re so close to it, so very close to it.
We still have energy in us."
The mission's over now, and my breath is running out.
Can't let go of it, can't let go of it.
I didn't mean what I said, I didn't mean what I said.
I love you more than this. I love you more than this.
Then lights they fill the air, or were they always there?
I finally see it. I finally see it.
And I heard the captain say, I heard the captain say,
"You're always close to it, so very close to it."
There's so much energy in us.
Cloud Cult and The Minnesota Orchestra during COVID made a fantastic video IMHO.
I'd love to have a beer with you.
I literally changed my rating from 10 to 7 but then slowly moved it back up as the song progressed. This is absolutely beautiful at this time and place for me as a listener and a human. Looking forward to discovering more.
FOR BOB DYLAN'S SAKE, BUY THIS GUY A VOICE!!!!
I'm very sure you can do better, eh?
Others say it below, and probably better than I will say it: This song used to irritate the hell out of me; all emo BS and lushy strings. After a dozen listens, I started to "get it". Now I stop and focus sharply on the music and lyrics.
There's so much POSITIVE energy in all of us. Let it out into the world!
You're right, unclehud, and a long over-due adjustment on my end; +2 to 7; LLRP!!
I've gone
from turning the song off in fury at the singer's voice,
through rolling eyes at the sappy music but enjoying it nevertheless
to listening to the whole album and crying at the end.
Either I'm going crazy or I have always been.
10 from me and that's a final.
(If you FEEL this song, I really recommend the whole album, it works a lot better)
yes. i agree. same experience.
now, every time i hear this song begin, i feel like i'm going to cry. i can't listen to it sometimes...
There's so much POSITIVE energy in all of us. Let it out into the world!
Sure the voice the music etc.. might not be the most whatever (see Neil Young) - but it has it. That thing. That thing you just know when you hear.
As a sci fi kid and long time seeker this comes as close as I’ve ever heard to the truth
I highly recommend a Netflix show airing now:
“How to change your mind “
By Michael Pollan
There are profound things that are just beyond our ability to put into speech
Thus, music
Thank you RP for playing it
Thanks
Excellent!
cynical
But, and this is the crucial part, not wrong.
drivel
cynical
I disagree. The songs on this album are nearly all amazing on their own. Yes, listening to it all as a single composition is even better.
from turning the song off in fury at the singer's voice,
through rolling eyes at the sappy music but enjoying it nevertheless
to listening to the whole album and crying at the end.
Either I'm going crazy or I have always been.
10 from me and that's a final.
(If you FEEL this song, I really recommend the whole album, it works a lot better)
Not being one for esoteric things I still am on this same journey not sure if I will get to the embracing bit though.
I feel sorry for your grandmother. Give her (or... him?) some privacy when she's in the john.
I can see why not. But in these days, some of you are just not getting the flow or those lyrics. Clap with higher numbers, people.
You're not my supervisor.
I can see why not. But in these days, some of you are just not getting the flow or those lyrics. Clap with higher numbers, people.
I can see why not. But in these days, some of you are just not getting the flow or those lyrics. Clap with higher numbers, people.
from turning the song off in fury at the singer's voice,
through rolling eyes at the sappy music but enjoying it nevertheless
to listening to the whole album and crying at the end.
Either I'm going crazy or I have always been.
10 from me and that's a final.
(If you FEEL this song, I really recommend the whole album, it works a lot better)
This inspires me to investigate further.
I appreciate those comments. Having read the full lyric for the first time even though this has been a 10 for me a long time, I love the hope written in them.
Thanks a lot, snegel.
Thanks for the link. I agree with you - how could anyone turn something so horrible into anything positive? My soul would be destroyed.
then check out their "Time Machine Invention",
he is full on with his hayseed boyscout vocal, barf inducing
I wonder if they dress up like chipmunks
No agreement here. He's not whining. He's affirming. Listen better. You don't know what the song is about? Meditate on the very title of the song. In its own way, it's quite upbeat. Overcoming the odds. Being heroic. Saving each other from doom. What could be more uplifting? There is not so much energy in you?
Anyway, what's "whingeing"? I must have missed that memo about the spelling lesson and my dictionary.
More people than not on RP, for instance, seem to revere Thom Yorke. But he whines. Please tell Thom Yorke to stop whining and play some fucking roll and rock. Maybe he could get on a spaceship like Cloud Cult, see the sights, and uplift his downbeat horizons.
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That's odd, because it makes me feel melancholic.
Yeah, that's what I first thought too. The thin almost breaking high vocals with the marching rhythm.
I dig it.
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i like the music and their choice of instruments
I suppose , once in a while is ok, like once a year.
Generally when I feel like thinking about interstellar space travel, I read some SF or watch a kick ass SF movie.
or Mooncake.
Time to put on my Chinese silk padded jacket. Moon Cakes will soon be here.
same..thanks!
from turning the song off in fury at the singer's voice,
through rolling eyes at the sappy music but enjoying it nevertheless
to listening to the whole album and crying at the end.
Either I'm going crazy or I have always been.
10 from me and that's a final.
(If you FEEL this song, I really recommend the whole album, it works a lot better)
Echo that Mike. This one grows on you for sure.
Does he just use this line in every song or something?
https://lmgtfy.com/?q=cloud+cult+i+heard+the+captain+say
- Cranky Dad
Sasha my friend, perhaps you're taking the first steps on the road to a certain kind of hell:
At least that glockenspiel isn't a goddamned cowbell.
(BTW--private aside: Prince Harry?)
I suppose , once in a while is ok, like once a year.
Generally when I feel like thinking about interstellar space travel, I read some SF or watch a kick ass SF movie.
or Mooncake.
from turning the song off in fury at the singer's voice,
through rolling eyes at the sappy music but enjoying it nevertheless
to listening to the whole album and crying at the end.
Either I'm going crazy or I have always been.
10 from me and that's a final.
(If you FEEL this song, I really recommend the whole album, it works a lot better)
- Cranky Dad
The metaphors of the philosophers' words and the church's veil are spectacularly appropriate. Maybe it's the educator in me, cynically approaching the week on this early Sunday morning, seeking to avoid grading my students' work, grasping blindly for the energy that must be around here somewhere ... yeah, I love those lyrics.
Try listening to the album in one sitting - it makes much more sense! Some of the real 'pay-off' songs don't get played here so the ones that do can feel a bit disjointed. It's not an album to dip into, but it works really well as a full piece (esp. with decent 'phones and a comfy chair...)
Ditto.
Yes, it *does* remind of several other bands. Just so happens that I think that Cloud Cult's "mix" of them all tastes good. Even remarkably so.
One other thing: I'm completely fascinated by the extremes in the comments.
And by how completely exchangeable some of the negative ones are with their exact contraries:
"Fucking horrible. I just hate this band so much." Just replace the *two* negative words with, i.e., "gorgeous" and "love". Might sound a little silly - I feel it's not.
I think sometimes music reveals the amount of passion we have inside us, and that passion comes out through one channel or the other depending on our experiences past, the mood of the moment etc.
Anyway, even though there's no opportunity like an anonymous post in a thread online, everybody should think twice before expressing hate and contempt about something that someone else says he apreciates.
I'm not saying all music is good. Just that music should not be taken hostage to convey our anger, our frustration, our desperation.
One piece of music can arouse a range of emotions in a listener, depending on his/her mood, how many times the listener's heard the piece, etc.
Songs like this and the stuff that Polyphonic Spree produces sometimes amuse me or just turn into sonic wallpaper. Other times (like today) they make me reach for the PSD button or wish I could speed up time to get rid of the song. When we dislike a song that much, it feels like it's taken our lives and moods hostage.
I doubt that there is or ever will be a piece of music or artist with universal, permanent appeal.
Anyway, even though there's no opportunity like an anonymous post in a thread online, everybody should think twice before expressing hate and contempt about something that someone else says he apreciates.
I'm not saying all music is good. Just that music should not be taken hostage to convey our anger, our frustration, our desperation.
I disagree. I know you don't mean to sound like one, but that is exactly the argument fascists make. If you hate a song, then you should say so. This is an informal forum, so we don't take the word "hate" in the sense you convey it.
Everyone should be honest about how they feel about songs. If you are not posting what you honestly think of a song, then don't post.
Does he just use this line in every song or something?
But if you take this title together with the first one on the album it's a perfect interaction.
Well, everyone has his own opinions, which is of course nothing to argue about, but some people here should remember this fact when damning this, or any other, song I believe
Every once in a while somebody writes exactly what I was thinking.
Well put.
But if you take this title together with the first one on the album it's a perfect interaction.
Well, everyone has his own opinions, which is of course nothing to argue about, but some people here should remember this fact when damning this, or any other, song I believe
thank you, now none of us have to say it.
Here's your taco Sir. (Whoops) Oooh ah ah ah ooh ah ah...
Thats one terrible statement winotron.....
I'd like it back please. It's mine and I don't want you playing with it.
yeah sounds like one needs to be in the cult to enjoy
So be annoyed and grumpy. On a thoughtful repose with a beer, this song works just fine for me. I like the idea. I can't imagine someone objecting to the theme of "there is so much energy in us." You're the one getting all relaxed and comfy. So sorry Cloud Cult interrupted your chill, but maybe you'd be better off absorbing the vibe of the hopeful song than your own grumpiness.
What a beautiful song. I thank BillG silently nearly every day I listen to RP. I'm going straight to Amazon for this right now!
I can't articulate why, but their music simply makes me happy.
words water down innate feelings