The line was "Sea of seesaws" Also my rambling thoughts on Once Upon a Playground Rainy below: On the subject of lyrics Once Upon a Playground Rainy to me is about looking back on childhood and the innocence that came with it and trying to hold onto some part of it. When people are children things can be hard with the lyrics seeming to suggest the child being portrayed in particular as being lonely and possibly having a rough time at home but despite that they still find joy, they have fun, get lost in their imagination. Then that is contrasted with the perspective of real life. Those childhood dreams and desires become all the more beautiful in how pure they are but also are tainted by the point of view of being an adult and knowing things aren't that easy or simple. And so it becomes kind of a debate about the wish that you could regain that innocence while at the same time knowing you can't. Then with the final lines I see them as being from the perspective of the child looking at their adult self and acknowledging that they are still fighting and maintaining some amount of that imagination (with the comparison to Bruce Lee) thereby standing proud in the parody of life that in a way is adulthood compared to childhood.
Both of these songs are so good. The Clearview album gets a lot of hate due to the production, but honestly, the production itself isn't even bad, It's just not as good as their self produced albums.
The production on the Clearview album was abysmal when an outside producer called Stefan Boman stepped in. Fortunately, he got kicked to the curb in the subsequent album. I recommend listening to Signs of Life, it is a bonus track on the Temple of Thought Album. It tends to get lost among their discography compared to virtually any other of their songs. Where do we draw the line is also a great one to look at along with Given and Denied. I think one of the only music videos of them that you have missed is Choice Millionaire. It's a great song that was a bit polarizing among PoTF fans when it came out. If you are looking for additional bands to look at I recommend Nothing More. If PoTF is my number 1, Nothing more is a really close second. Their music videos are on par with PoTF if not better. And I recommend This is the Time (Ballast) and Mr. MTV (yeah, it's a song about modern music videos and a bit more).
Agreed, Clearview is easily their worst album, which was quite jarring to me as it came after my personal favourite Jealous Gods. So the drop felt even bigger. As another suggestion, if you are interested in exploring a bit more Finnish music is checking out Michael Monroe. Good starting spot for his work could be Stained Glass Heart, Ballad of the Lower East Side and Goin' Down With The Ship. Used to be the lead singer of Hanoi Rocks in the 80s, a glam rock band that was one of the inspirations for Guns N Roses. Group broke up in 85 after their drummer died in a car accident on their first US tour while on a beer run with Vince Neil from Mötley Crüe. The man's style is still very much old school rock. Could be an interesting change from POTF.
The line was "Sea of seesaws"
Also my rambling thoughts on Once Upon a Playground Rainy below:
On the subject of lyrics Once Upon a Playground Rainy to me is about looking back on childhood and the innocence that came with it and trying to hold onto some part of it. When people are children things can be hard with the lyrics seeming to suggest the child being portrayed in particular as being lonely and possibly having a rough time at home but despite that they still find joy, they have fun, get lost in their imagination. Then that is contrasted with the perspective of real life. Those childhood dreams and desires become all the more beautiful in how pure they are but also are tainted by the point of view of being an adult and knowing things aren't that easy or simple. And so it becomes kind of a debate about the wish that you could regain that innocence while at the same time knowing you can't. Then with the final lines I see them as being from the perspective of the child looking at their adult self and acknowledging that they are still fighting and maintaining some amount of that imagination (with the comparison to Bruce Lee) thereby standing proud in the parody of life that in a way is adulthood compared to childhood.
I enjoyed reading your thoughts and the lyrics. And glad you take the time to do so. =)
You hit the point. Perfectly said
There is a Video of once upon a playground rainy with a "live" version of it
the genelec version.
If you enable subtitles you can follow the lyrics on screen.
oh, never tought about that. Thank you!
You are getting deeper 🙂👍 It's pleasure to follow your trip.
I am getting way deeper than i expected. =) Thank you for being here Daria!
Hahahah I was going to post on your saturday video that you better upload a Sunday video ;p
Both of these songs are so good. The Clearview album gets a lot of hate due to the production, but honestly, the production itself isn't even bad, It's just not as good as their self produced albums.
I love that people have different opinions about the album.
react potf
where do we draw the line
& illusions and dream
for the next week..
you will definitely like it...
Asså vill du höra en bra låt av Poets of the fall så lyssna på Drama for life. Den är riktigt bra!
Tillagd på den evigt växande listan! Tack för förslaget!
The production on the Clearview album was abysmal when an outside producer called Stefan Boman stepped in. Fortunately, he got kicked to the curb in the subsequent album.
I recommend listening to Signs of Life, it is a bonus track on the Temple of Thought Album. It tends to get lost among their discography compared to virtually any other of their songs.
Where do we draw the line is also a great one to look at along with Given and Denied.
I think one of the only music videos of them that you have missed is Choice Millionaire. It's a great song that was a bit polarizing among PoTF fans when it came out.
If you are looking for additional bands to look at I recommend Nothing More. If PoTF is my number 1, Nothing more is a really close second. Their music videos are on par with PoTF if not better. And I recommend This is the Time (Ballast) and Mr. MTV (yeah, it's a song about modern music videos and a bit more).
Awesome info! thank you for taking time to write this. =) And your suggestions is added to my list.
Agreed, Clearview is easily their worst album, which was quite jarring to me as it came after my personal favourite Jealous Gods. So the drop felt even bigger.
As another suggestion, if you are interested in exploring a bit more Finnish music is checking out Michael Monroe. Good starting spot for his work could be Stained Glass Heart, Ballad of the Lower East Side and Goin' Down With The Ship. Used to be the lead singer of Hanoi Rocks in the 80s, a glam rock band that was one of the inspirations for Guns N Roses. Group broke up in 85 after their drummer died in a car accident on their first US tour while on a beer run with Vince Neil from Mötley Crüe. The man's style is still very much old school rock. Could be an interesting change from POTF.
@@CorporalCookie your suggestions as been added to the list!
False kings 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Lol will do!