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sirens vs light years
Two wonderful songs on similar themes, both with a ton of EV emotion. Light years has been a favourite for years, yet the melody and progression of sirens resonates extremely deep and taps a new dimension of pjs sound.
On a side note, when sirens was released prior to llightening bolt, I was in Europe exploring a number of concentration camps trying to wrap my head around how such an atrocity could occur. I was on my own for several weeks and unable speak local languages. I remember being in Poland, sitting in birkenau (the largest and most systematic death camps) in a forest area between gas chamber 4 and a Russian mass grave and I sat and listened to sirens. Never have I loved and missed my girlfriend and family more than that moment, it seemed to articulate a fear and sadness that I was unable to do in my own words.
As such...I vote sirens.
On a side note, when sirens was released prior to llightening bolt, I was in Europe exploring a number of concentration camps trying to wrap my head around how such an atrocity could occur. I was on my own for several weeks and unable speak local languages. I remember being in Poland, sitting in birkenau (the largest and most systematic death camps) in a forest area between gas chamber 4 and a Russian mass grave and I sat and listened to sirens. Never have I loved and missed my girlfriend and family more than that moment, it seemed to articulate a fear and sadness that I was unable to do in my own words.
As such...I vote sirens.
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back pages and days alone that could have been spent, together..
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every inch between us becomes light years now
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Light years is also very emotional, but in a sad kind of way. I think of it every time someone close dies & hearing it always reminds me of the day that all rock radio stations across the country played the song at the same time to honor those lost at the concert in Denmark.
The more emotional the song, the more I tend to love them & these 2 are prime examples. I just can’t choose!
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Sirens took more of an efford to get to like it.
I still don't appreciate the album version.
So I have to vote Light years.
I did love the story you told.
I can imagine Sirens having a large impact there.
It did on me when I saw the clip about Steve Gleason with Sirens running under the film.
Although I understand why you like Light years and Sirens, I see them as very different.
Sirens does speak of loss, but it's rather the fear of losing than actual loss.
Light years shows the love for a person like Sirens does, but the love is lost and will only remain as a memory.
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It sounds rather 80's big hair band.
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light years by light years, totally.