Queensryche Silent Lucidity Reaction | Lyrics Analysis

A rock band that has made a song about Lucid Dreaming!! This is one song we simply had to react to. The music reminded Savio about Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb.
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[@youngstali]

I've been lucid dreaming ever since I was a child, its great. However once I realize that I AM dreaming, it doesn't take long before I wake up. I've tried hard over the years to REALLY concentrate on staying lucid longer but the best I've been able to accomplish is like an extra 5 minutes after awareness.

[@mikekroft86]

i'm 60 years old, i've heard them all, from layla in the 60s all through the 70s and on till now, and this song has to be in my top 10 of all time songs

[@suzanneanderson6921]

I am a 60 year old nana to 2 beautiful grandchildren and this song is one of my faves from Queensrhyce. Geoff's vocals are awesome..

[@jaimhaas5170]

Damn Mike you have good taste....I am nearly sixty also and I have rediscovered this song after falling in love with nearly twenty years ago while driving to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon. It has been stamped there forever more.

[@johnnbeuscher468]

Her micro expressions are PRICELESS ! ! ! Thank you for sharing; Peace & Strength

[@stevehershberger2672]

I truly appreciate your analysis of this song as it pertains to lucid dreaming..I didnt know it was a thing. Our minds can be our most powerful weapon positively and our greatest enemy in the negative sense. You guys have grown on me over time, and I've come to appreciate and look forward to your professional opinions on thought provoking lyrics in song. Thank you for doing your reactions to lyrics as they get to the heart of what many bands/singers were trying to convey, unfortunately a lot of the lyrics are lost in the delivery of the song. Much respect to you guys for your chosen path of expertise..I imagine you'll never want for clientele our current world. It's a tough road every day for you folks listening to every problem in the spectrum, real of perceived.

[@TMS5100]

The Queensryche and Pink Floyd comparison nailed it. Never thought about it that way before!

[@Hikdin]

Goosebumps everytime during the chorus. Anybody Listening and Someone Else? for more thought provoking Queensryche.

[@jaimhaas5170]

Nearly every song in this album was perfect the way it continued a story.

[@billyoung8118]

Sometimes a band just does a song right. This example defines it when a band does a song right.

[@timmarsden5277]

I was living in Seattle when this song came out, the band is a Seattle based band..when the local radios started giving this a lot of airplay, the DJ’s used to mention the band name, telling listeners it wasn’t PinkFloyd.

[@pattisimmons67]

This is one of THOSE songs. This song fills me with so much emotion. I wind up crying Every. Single. Time. It's almost a cathartic cry too. I feel it building and then it's like the shell cracks, light explodes and expands, I emerge and the tears begin to flow like water in a stream. Yeah, it's kind of like that

[@philstone2627]

Patti Simmons a good cry can cleanse the soul,sometimes the world can be too much,and admittedly a good scream and tears helps.

[@jaimhaas5170]

That's when you know a song has really touched you....Bullseye.

[@mr.onehouse264]

I believe the band's core purpose of the song was to be a lullabye for a child whose loved one has died. The singer is trying to guide such a child into a dream where the pain can be replaced with wondrous joy if only to stop crying long enough to sleep.

[@OddTimeMan]

The cello melody in the last few seconds of the song is an old lullaby called "Go To Sleep".

[@rhondaboll4260]

I thought that too when I first heard the song a long time ago. But it truly is about lucid dreaming. It talks about "Dream Control" in the lyrics.

[@blairhinton7535]

We played this at my Daughters funeral, as we lead her out of the venue and toward the hearse for her final journey. She was 16 years old and passed in her sleep. No cause was found. Very difficult few years followed and it was a LONG time before I could listen to this song again.

[@suzanneanderson6921]

I just wish the entire band was still together..😢

[@rx7dude2006]

This song gets me every time.

[@thereluv168]

I was a big fan of QR before this song came out and when I heard it for the first time I too thought, Wow..Pink Floyd. I have been Blessed so far but when the time comes where I lose 1 of my parents I know I will be playing this song again, And again...And again...

[@richardrodriguez2120]

First heard this when I came home from the war and could’ve sworn it was Pink Floyd because of the arrangement of instruments. To me this is Queensryches best song ever

[@Schnorgldorf]

Exactly the same thing for me.

[@themedicalmystery4797]

One of the band members has books on how to control your dreams and he claims that after about a year he can master his lucid dreams and was felt compelled to write a song about it!!

[@jaimhaas5170]

The lyrics of this song outdo anything Pink Floyd has done. The mixing of the string orchestra and rock segments is compelling. I love this song and I thank you for letting us see you enjoying it. The sexiest women in the world listen to music like this with their man. Fantastic to see.

[@jaimhaas5170]

@@dodsub8899 Hello...hello....is there anybody in there??????? Yeah...masterpiece

[@Ddarke11]

The lyrics are fantastic and just flat out different from anything they had when this song came out.

[@jaimhaas5170]

I agree so amazing the story it tells. It continues to build...and the ending sublime.

[@PotawatomiThunderNew]

If you like Silent Lucidity you should also react to the Queensryche song “Anybody Listening?”. It from the same album as Silent Lucidity. Both songs are hit singles from the album, and the both match each other well musically. They are closely related and they feel sort of like siblings or cousins to each other. Both of these songs together make for an excellent pair and you can’t have one without the other, and if you like one of them, chances are you will also like the other one. So for that reason, I think you should consider reacting to that song too. Considering how closely related they are to each other. And on a side note, a lot of other people compare this to Pink Floyd as well. I’ve seen people jokingly say things like “this is the best Pink Floyd song that’s not by Pink Floyd”. 😋

[@abefroman70]

Yup, I have a crush her! She’s so beautiful!!!

[@williammcgrann173]

Probably the greatest power ballad ever written bar none!!!!

[@joanndowers5080]

This song is the most beautiful song I have ever heard. And I have heard a lot!!!!! Love this!!!!! And it gets me every time!!!!

[@jaimhaas5170]

Joann I agree with you and if I make make a recommendation try Heart the song is Dream of the Archer. Lastly Supertramp Fools Overture. These three are my top hit parade.

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

Music is interpreted many ways.... for me, growing up with Musicians all around me, and being subjected to many different genres, I'm able to describe what music does for me. Simply, music has always been defined for me as the times of my life.... taking me back to memories of people and places I've encountered in my 53 years..... some of those places have been sad, lonely, desperate, and confusing....others fill me with warmth, compassion, excitement, happiness, and hope..... a day without being moved emotionally by music in some way, is a very sad day......

[@jeffcobb2734]

A great majestic, epic, soaring song. It's brilliant!

[@LClark-ry9to]

I’m 65 and this song reminds me of my older sister I lost to cancer, she was 48 yrs.

[@eldermorph6414]

It’s about pineal gland activation and lucid dreaming which is a process on the way to astral travel

[@juggleyourballsoff]

I just came across this video and I like you guys. It's nice that other feel the same as I.

[@MissAPierce]

I agree that it's about lucid dreaming, even though the meaning was different to me when I first heard it. To me it just spoke of teen angst, which makes sense because I was 15 and first heard it probably the week it came out, back in 1990. For me, this is one of those songs that is so powerful when you first hear it that the day itself is ingrained in your memory. Silent Lucidity ended up structuring part of that day. I heard it on the radio in the afternoon, and I ended up waiting by the radio until late at night waiting for them to play it again. A friend and I had planned to go to party, and we were late to the party because I wouldn't leave the damn radio (ah, those long-ago days before tech changed). It was just a teen kegger party - not like there was some set time - but she was very frustrated with me as we sat in my room, but I didn't care because I HAD TO HEAR THAT SONG AGAIN before we left. I wish I could say that, when they played it again, she was entranced and understood completely why I'd put off going to the party, but she was just like, "Fine, you heard it. Can we go?" Oh, well.

[@kyrk2112]

Such a beautiful song

[@awizardwalksby9848]

A masterpiece on its own, thankyou for your listening, I sing this in karaoke and love it, I sound just like him thats why everyone wants me to sing it lol. ty for your video and your a wonderful couple :D hugs!

[@jlinms8721]

I love your channel!

[@rufscooby1]

i wish so many blessings on you both. thank you .

[@raymondrocha797]

It's good to see you again Enoma! I know this is an older reaction but, your reactions are a joy to watch!

[@Sascha_Germany]

one of the best songs of queensryche

[@jimmm7339ki3456]

Not one of, THE best.

[@INDOMINION]

Here's a thought. What if this life is the dream and heaven is the ultimate reality? "I will be watching over you" "I am gonna help you see it through" "I will protect you in the night" (dark times) "I am smiling next to you. In silent lucidity"

[@mikekroft86]

i'm a child of the 60s and 70s, if i have a favorite song of the 80's, this is probably it

[@rogertaylor9346]

Pink Floyd is exactly who I thought of when I heard this so many years ago. One of my all time favorite songs from any artist

[@suzanneanderson6921]

Long live music! It keeps me sane.

[@cormyat07]

"Most people can't control their conscious mind, let alone their unconscious..." Fascinating observation. It's something I've always known, but this puts it into a new context.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Great comparison too Floyd, I enjoyed and appreciate your reaction and interpretation thank You 🙏

[@danielh115]

My number one rock ballad of all time. Great reaction

[@ryanjsgrandma2009]

It does have a Floyd sound that’s for sure. Good ear. Love ur analysis!

[@rowdyron4111]

Love it.

[@serfillustrated4018]

Your man really loves words.. Pay attention to that. It doesn't go without meaning.

[@derekneedham3164]

Totally a great song what can you say it gets me everytime

[@IisDeeps]

This song is about lucid dreaming

[@troyw1000]

The first time I heard this I'm like...wow, who the fuck wrote these amazing lyrics?

[@XCross64]

I have lucid dreaming all the time and I also suffer often from sleep paralysis.

[@davidzornes6863]

If you you like this song then you need to listen to the band YES . Their albums "Fragile" and " Close to the Edge" are masterpieces . thanks for your reactions....

[@masterplumber9471]

Awesome song love it.

[@jlcortez00]

nice analysis

[@AdamCSmith]

Seattle band checkin in!! Keep Rock Alive!! 🤘🏽🖤🔥🙌🏼 ℁

[@siddharthbhattacharya9084]

That’s my go to song when i want to dream like a child.

[@michaelmalpassclemsonnatio9670]

Queensryche , anybody listening

[@larslindegren5632]

If you like this one try listening to Epica- Tides of time. And make sure you have the lyrics up, it will blow your minds!!!

[@gregpusczek4473]

Brilliant

[@silverblack5475]

You really haven't heard the vocalist ( geoff tate) at his best yet ......he was the best vocalist in his prime .

[@derekneedham3164]

My brother is still angry Queensryche for getting rid of their singer and replacing him with someone else he refuses to hear anything new from them I guess he takes his rock and roll pretty serious

[@derekneedham3164]

One word description of this song timeless

[@ggzz6862]

Jet city woman

[@Cacameise]

yes!

[@markterry1855]

you nailed it !

[@terrypowers9820]

It is good that people are starting to open their minds up to this kind of music but you have to take into account the lyrics being able to decipher them is like reading the Bible you have to have someone to interpret if you do not have an interpreter it's left for your own mind to decide the rabbit hole goes deep I was kicked off of Google before for looking down that rabbit hole landed in a place I shouldn't have and it is very very scary

[@terrypowers9820]

Uncle Tom's cabin by warrant screaming in the night by Krokus the list goes on and on I can sit on here for a year and tell you different songs and it seems like they all draw the same inspiration for how they're written always in riddles and never straightforward.

[@terrypowers9820]

The band Disturbed has an album called The Lost children think about that put a? Up against your temple scratch it really think what are these lyrics saying?

[@mrod7692]

The first time I heard it I also thought it sounded like Pink Floyd.

[@Free-flyBE]

Too bad they fired this great singer in 2012:(

[@terrypowers9820]

The dream state is being dead if you listen closely to the lyrics they are talking about infanticide and kidnapping murdering harvesting blood for substance called adrenochrome it spreads across music like you wouldn't believe if they are top-notch singer they have a lot of adrenochrome look it up if you don't believe me

[@Defenseman61913]

lol 1) you actually have to have a reaction 2) this is so cringey.