I met Matt Smith when Theocracy had a concert i Norway this summer. I asked him if he minded that i made this collage to Mirror of Souls, and he gave me his approval. So thx Matt!
Thanks, for the collage.There are so many lyrics it is the best to read them as they are sung. Thanks also to Matt, Jon, and Shawn for this album. The greatest thanks go to Jesus for providing the only way across the abyss and then showing us who we really are and then changing us to be like him. A great story with an even better ending for those who put their trust in God!
This song is very meaningful, tells a great story, and is such a musical masterpiece! Here are some of my interpretations of some parts of the song that I want to add. The man enters the Hall of Mirrors where he feels joy. After that he is cast out in the cold dark rain. The Hall of Mirrors represents sin which are later called as the Mirrors of Lies. The stranger and the man stands in front of a mirror where the man previously seen an abomination of himself. The abomination that was shown earlier was actually the sinful man. When the man and stranger stood side by side in front of the mirror, only the stranger's image was shown. That's because the mirror is actually the Mirror of Truth! Jesus is the stranger and He is the Truth! This 22 minute song is by far the most meaningful and most beautiful song I have ever listened to. This comment might not be read by others but I just wanted to write it! If you're reading this, I hope you have a wonderful day and carry on with the Lord!
this is a life changing song. This is Gods word spoken through a melody, please send this to all people that are lost and are filled with pain from toe to head. lead them to jezus, for he alone can wash a away your sin and recover you from the deepest pains. he can ressurect your dead self en bring your newly born self to live. he is the giver of live, not the bringer of pain. he is justice, he is love, not evil, he is pure love and good amen
Bless you to brother! It fills me with joy that you came closer to God! And yet God is always closest to us, for he is INSIDE our soul! until i realised this i realised what power is inside of me and all other cristians! a power unimaginable. a love uncontainable. Brother, i rejoice for the things that God will do you and has done in your life and i pray that you and all christians mat now his/her true self in christ and most important experience his love and inner/outer healings. the closer we come to jesus, the closer we come to ourself, the better we get to know God, the better we know our selfs, for he is our true shepperd. the one and only. we are unique! blessing! and may you rejoice in the Lord and exprience peace trough his love!
The song "I AM' is the best song I have ever heard and this one being pert near tied with it. To me "I AM' ain't a song to sing along to like any other song. The detail given in the lyrics, which can never be exhausted anyhow, revealed in the Bible that describes Yahweh makes me want to just listen to God being honored and praised as only He deserves.
Great video. The song, lyrics, and collage were awesome. It means a lot to me, because this is almost exactly what I was going through when Christ found me. God opened my eyes in an instant, and I saw myself as He saw me and it broke me. Then I called on Jesus' name and His Blood made me whole and brought me peace. Jesus is my shalom
Me too. If you enjoy this, I think you'll enjoy the bands Demon Hunter, Skillet, Impending Doom, Tiamat, and you might even enjoy Coma White by marilyn Manson (the main riff of that song is very similar to the intro riff of this song)
If I may...Because the song is not about our belief in Him but his belief in us! I never judge an atheist...its hypocritcal to my own PERSONAL Faith....if G-d loves me(and I have done some serious destruction in my time), then he must he love all....And while some do not belive in G-d(and denominational religion has really embelllished this attitude sadly), I would say to know this,dwell on it...that G-d always believes in you...even when no one else does...he did.....and still does.... and he waits......!!!!
+crufflerrick: i agree with you that this song is about the faithfulness of Christ to his people but one thing i think you are forgetting is that this song is also about conversion. at the beginning of the song he was a non-believer and once he was shown his own sin (through the mirror of soul's) and through conviction, he was able to come to faith and be saved and be set free from the curse of sin
Yes he awakened to his sin and need for Christ yet...The word says He loved us first and yet while we were sinners he died for us! See almost every "atheist I've worked with closely ,albeit only a handful...most are not opposed to G-d, in the world there are many "Gods" ...but it is in as much as they think of a divine All Father....in that he just doesn't care anymore.... This comes from a lack of understanding and revelation of whom Christ is, to each experience in a personal 1-1 relationship....the denominational churches and self seeking players have ruined that image for many....and I hope for a "mirror" indeed for all to see whom he is truly!
This is the best lyric video of this song out there! Thanks OleT967 for putting your time into this. May the God of redemption bless you and keep you always.
I made this video for over a year ago to show it to my wife. But its a loooong song, so i uploaded it to youtube, so that she could se it whenever she could. Glad you guys liked it! :-) Thx to Theocracy for a grate song!
fooser77 Well. I think i will categorize this as prog.metal, not heavy metal. But even so; the answer is no. ;-) But any way. She has finale seen it now.
OleT967 Then you have answered your own question. I majored in communication, on top of military combat comm/intel. If you mean to communicate effectively, then you must use an effective medium. In the case of music, it must be in the form/manner the receiver is going to at the very least appreciate and listen to. Otherwise is it a foreign language to them. It may as well be pure white noise. In human relationships, compatibility of interests (likes vs. dislikes) is paramount. Watch "Metal Evolution" by Sam Dunn. In terms of "metal" the heavy is implied. Lars Ulrich has once termed his music as simply "heavy" music. Again, the "metal" implied. I'm also a trained musician in multi instruments with music theory. Progressive metal is simply [heavy] metal with progressive elements within. In fact, in prog-metal, especially prog-power-metal, we have some of the most heaviest music imagined. To be fair, "metal" was originally a punk term. Black Sabbath was not even called metal in those days. And, I'm from those days. When bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden came on the scene, "metal" was borrowed from the punk genre. But as Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.) says, everyone "borrows" from everyone ..
Check out my channel. I have examples of music videos I made for my parents (Mother's / Father's Day). Notice I use music they can appreciate (Six Pence None the Richer / Michael W. Smith) ..
fooser77 Nice job on the "digital Mother-/Fathersday cards" I hear ya, and i dont disagree. But we are allso able to lern to enjoy new generes. I belive you can appreciate new forms for music if you lern to understand them. This was my attempt to make my wife understand this song, and hopfully the genere. But it failed any way. She has allso lerned to understand new generes of music. She is now in to salsa, reggaeton, kesumba, bachata and generes like that. So she tries to win me over, and I try to win her ;-)
Has anyone ever heard of Vin and Sori? They do reaction videos and I've trying for the last month to get them to react to this song and others. Can I get some help from anyone that's a big fan of Theocracy? A lot of people who watch there videos don't seem to know the band at all.
Why I don't get it why would u save something as worthlesd as me. I don't know why my understanding is very limited compared to you but I thank u LORD for you are the only one I need.
A very well rendered video. I hate words like 'rendered'. They are stale and this video isn't stale at all but I'm trying to be objective. I found the collage enhanced the experience, though. The amazing thing about this 22 minute song is that it is never overwrought. Actually, it is quite efficient at communicating chapter and verse of the journey contained. That's more than a little amazing as Dream Theater (who are an obvious influence) have been known to be musically pedantic. All the breaks transition well into the next section and the narrative is never compromised but unnecessary noodling. When you just listen to the song without following the lyrics this is less of the case. However, when the words are made the focal point you realize basically none of this track could be edited down without losing effect. Very well done. Thank you for posting.
They have read 1 Corinthians 13:12, but the Spanish translation does not mention a glass as it says in English, but a mirror, when you find it you automatically think about what this song explains
to Carlos Lara your probably not that that much of a atheist after all god is real and he loves you seek him while you can a little faith goes a long way.
"A dark Chasm, A Great Abyss, a vast expanse of nothingness, a pit that has no bottom as far as the eye can see. It spans the whole horizon and there is no way across" A metaphor for YO MAMA!!!!
I met Matt Smith when Theocracy had a concert i Norway this summer. I asked him if he minded that i made this collage to Mirror of Souls, and he gave me his approval. So thx Matt!
awesome collage with lyrics. The sound is excellent. ;) Thanks for your Creation (Mirror of Souls).
Well done!
Thanks, for the collage.There are so many lyrics it is the best to read them as they are sung. Thanks also to Matt, Jon, and Shawn for this album. The greatest thanks go to Jesus for providing the only way across the abyss and then showing us who we really are and then changing us to be like him. A great story with an even better ending for those who put their trust in God!
WOW
I know you made this 8 years ago but the images for this are so amazing, thanks for making this treasure
wow what a song, its more than a song its a story, a perfect story with a perfect ending. Jesus. Thank you
=D
This song is very meaningful, tells a great story, and is such a musical masterpiece! Here are some of my interpretations of some parts of the song that I want to add.
The man enters the Hall of Mirrors where he feels joy. After that he is cast out in the cold dark rain. The Hall of Mirrors represents sin which are later called as the Mirrors of Lies.
The stranger and the man stands in front of a mirror where the man previously seen an abomination of himself. The abomination that was shown earlier was actually the sinful man. When the man and stranger stood side by side in front of the mirror, only the stranger's image was shown. That's because the mirror is actually the Mirror of Truth! Jesus is the stranger and He is the Truth!
This 22 minute song is by far the most meaningful and most beautiful song I have ever listened to. This comment might not be read by others but I just wanted to write it! If you're reading this, I hope you have a wonderful day and carry on with the Lord!
Wow! PTL...
this is a life changing song. This is Gods word spoken through a melody, please send this to all people that are lost and are filled with pain from toe to head. lead them to jezus, for he alone can wash a away your sin and recover you from the deepest pains. he can ressurect your dead self en bring your newly born self to live. he is the giver of live, not the bringer of pain. he is justice, he is love, not evil, he is pure love and good
amen
Wow brother well spoken this song has made me closer to GOD! As the song says "staring at the one who made me whole!" And may the lord bless you! =D
Bless you to brother! It fills me with joy that you came closer to God! And yet God is always closest to us, for he is INSIDE our soul! until i realised this i realised what power is inside of me and all other cristians! a power unimaginable. a love uncontainable.
Brother, i rejoice for the things that God will do you and has done in your life and i pray that you and all christians mat now his/her true self in christ and most important experience his love and inner/outer healings. the closer we come to jesus, the closer we come to ourself, the better we get to know God, the better we know our selfs, for he is our true shepperd. the one and only. we are unique!
blessing! and may you rejoice in the Lord and exprience peace trough his love!
+Niek Esselbrugge Amen
The song "I AM' is the best song I have ever heard and this one being pert near tied with it. To me "I AM' ain't a song to sing along to like any other song. The detail given in the lyrics, which can never be exhausted anyhow, revealed in the Bible that describes Yahweh makes me want to just listen to God being honored and praised as only He deserves.
TRUE
Same except a three way tie between these two and Hide In The Fairytale.
PTL!
I couldn't agree more!! ❤❤
Mirror of Souls is better IMO. Epic + dynamic story, longer, various parts. I AM lacks that, it is just some phrases and definitions about god
Great video. The song, lyrics, and collage were awesome. It means a lot to me, because this is almost exactly what I was going through when Christ found me. God opened my eyes in an instant, and I saw myself as He saw me and it broke me. Then I called on Jesus' name and His Blood made me whole and brought me peace. Jesus is my shalom
Amen David!
I personally believe this song is about the journey about being saved it’s a beautiful parable
Easily their best song. So beautiful.
I´m an atheist but I don´t know I find this song so powerful and beautiful, this guys are awesome lml
+Carlos Lara Thx for your post Carlos. I agree, obviously ;-)
Me too. If you enjoy this, I think you'll enjoy the bands Demon Hunter, Skillet, Impending Doom, Tiamat, and you might even enjoy Coma White by marilyn Manson (the main riff of that song is very similar to the intro riff of this song)
If I may...Because the song is not about our belief in Him but his belief in us! I never judge an atheist...its hypocritcal to my own PERSONAL Faith....if G-d loves me(and I have done some serious destruction in my time), then he must he love all....And while some do not belive in G-d(and denominational religion has really embelllished this attitude sadly), I would say to know this,dwell on it...that G-d always believes in you...even when no one else does...he did.....and still does.... and he waits......!!!!
+crufflerrick: i agree with you that this song is about the faithfulness of Christ to his people but one thing i think you are forgetting is that this song is also about conversion. at the beginning of the song he was a non-believer and once he was shown his own sin (through the mirror of soul's) and through conviction, he was able to come to faith and be saved and be set free from the curse of sin
Yes he awakened to his sin and need for Christ yet...The word says He loved us first and yet while we were sinners he died for us! See almost every "atheist I've worked with closely ,albeit only a handful...most are not opposed to G-d, in the world there are many "Gods" ...but it is in as much as they think of a divine All Father....in that he just doesn't care anymore.... This comes from a lack of understanding and revelation of whom Christ is, to each experience in a personal 1-1 relationship....the denominational churches and self seeking players have ruined that image for many....and I hope for a "mirror" indeed for all to see whom he is truly!
22+ minutes of Profound Awesomeness!!!
By far one of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard. It never fails to inspire awe in me over Christ’s gift to humanity.
Guys, your absolutely awesome! Love it all. Don’t ever give up. You’ve worked to hard to throw it away! Hang in there.
This is the best lyric video of this song out there! Thanks OleT967 for putting your time into this. May the God of redemption bless you and keep you always.
You did an amazing job. Bless you.
really this song is a Master Piece... I can hear it every day.! thanks for the lyrics!
Matt gave us this masterpiece. The guy is a metal Apostle!
Oh my God, that's Masterpiece
I made this video for over a year ago to show it to my wife. But its a loooong song, so i uploaded it to youtube, so that she could se it whenever she could.
Glad you guys liked it! :-)
Thx to Theocracy for a grate song!
Stupid question. Does your wife like (or at the very least) appreciate heavy metal?
fooser77 Well. I think i will categorize this as prog.metal, not heavy metal. But even so; the answer is no. ;-)
But any way. She has finale seen it now.
OleT967 Then you have answered your own question. I majored in communication, on top of military combat comm/intel.
If you mean to communicate effectively, then you must use an effective medium. In the case of music, it must be in the form/manner the receiver is going to at the very least appreciate and listen to. Otherwise is it a foreign language to them. It may as well be pure white noise.
In human relationships, compatibility of interests (likes vs. dislikes) is paramount.
Watch "Metal Evolution" by Sam Dunn. In terms of "metal" the heavy is implied. Lars Ulrich has once termed his music as simply "heavy" music. Again, the "metal" implied.
I'm also a trained musician in multi instruments with music theory. Progressive metal is simply [heavy] metal with progressive elements within. In fact, in prog-metal, especially prog-power-metal, we have some of the most heaviest music imagined.
To be fair, "metal" was originally a punk term. Black Sabbath was not even called metal in those days. And, I'm from those days. When bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden came on the scene, "metal" was borrowed from the punk genre. But as Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.) says, everyone "borrows" from everyone ..
Check out my channel. I have examples of music videos I made for my parents (Mother's / Father's Day). Notice I use music they can appreciate (Six Pence None the Richer / Michael W. Smith) ..
fooser77 Nice job on the "digital Mother-/Fathersday cards"
I hear ya, and i dont disagree. But we are allso able to lern to enjoy new generes. I belive you can appreciate new forms for music if you lern to understand them. This was my attempt to make my wife understand this song, and hopfully the genere. But it failed any way.
She has allso lerned to understand new generes of music. She is now in to salsa, reggaeton, kesumba, bachata and generes like that. So she tries to win me over, and I try to win her ;-)
Nice interpretation. The scripture at the end does bring it all home. I'm sure the atheist fans are going to love this ..
I'll just post this with no comment ..
cyclopedia.lcms.org/display.asp?t1=A&word=ATHEISM
If you wish to discuss further, please visit my channel ..
This is poetry
This drummer is insane
This song is just a really big and important part of my life, thank you for sharing this.
Amazing Job :)
Thanks for share OleT967 ...
Greetings from Ecuador in South America :)
Matt should actually pay you for this and make it an official one. Kudos!
This is amazing. Merry Christmas to all
Longest song i ever heard
+Quem Official You should listen "Six Dregrees Of Inner Turbulence" from Dream Theater, thas shit was sooooo long but soooo good at the same time.
You should check out some of the prog rock classics like Marillion's Grendel or Mountain's Nantucket Sleighride!
The whirlwind by transatlantic is like an hour 45 or something ridiculous like that
Nice job! Thank you!
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!!!!!!!!!
Has anyone ever heard of Vin and Sori? They do reaction videos and I've trying for the last month to get them to react to this song and others. Can I get some help from anyone that's a big fan of Theocracy? A lot of people who watch there videos don't seem to know the band at all.
This is such an awesome song! 😎
This is amazing!! Thanks for taking the time to make it!
Why I don't get it why would u save something as worthlesd as me. I don't know why my understanding is very limited compared to you but I thank u LORD for you are the only one I need.
Amen brother
Amen
A very well rendered video. I hate words like 'rendered'. They are stale and this video isn't stale at all but I'm trying to be objective. I found the collage enhanced the experience, though.
The amazing thing about this 22 minute song is that it is never overwrought. Actually, it is quite efficient at communicating chapter and verse of the journey contained. That's more than a little amazing as Dream Theater (who are an obvious influence) have been known to be musically pedantic. All the breaks transition well into the next section and the narrative is never compromised but unnecessary noodling.
When you just listen to the song without following the lyrics this is less of the case. However, when the words are made the focal point you realize basically none of this track could be edited down without losing effect.
Very well done. Thank you for posting.
+Tristram Coffin Thx for the feeds man.
Tristram Coffin 22 minute song!!! I didn't look at the length! It was so amazing I didn't even realize it was almost half an hour
best lyric video, great job dude :)
Awesome song! ❤🙏❤
Heavy Metal
Beautiful song and video! Thank you for your work!!
Kingram417 Thx man!
They could put on one show with this song! Is a cool song, though.
Time to map this masterpiece in osu
They have read 1 Corinthians 13:12, but the Spanish translation does not mention a glass as it says in English, but a mirror, when you find it you automatically think about what this song explains
i will cry :')
gila keren banget bro.. ijin share yak. this is d best video i've seen tonight. super amazing
to Carlos Lara your probably not that that much of a atheist after all god is real and he loves you seek him while you can a little faith goes a long way.
You could pull up these lyrics and read them as a book.
The Mirror of Souls is the bible.
16:22
"A dark Chasm, A Great Abyss, a vast expanse of nothingness, a pit that has no bottom as far as the eye can see. It spans the whole horizon and there is no way across"
A metaphor for YO MAMA!!!!
19:24 The All-Seeing Eye: ruclips.net/video/Vjx2h49_2V4/видео.html
Love the Nirvana rip off 😂
such an amazing song.