In Dreams - Edward Ross When the cold of Winter comes Starless night will cover day In the veiling of the sun We will walk in bitter rain
But in dreams I can hear your name And in dreams We will meet again
When the seas and mountains fall And we come to end of days In the dark I hear a call Calling me there I will go there And back again _______________________________________________________
There are some songs/scores that you cannot listen to without becoming emo. One of them is this short song, called 'In Dreams'. It doesn't actually exist as a song on its own. In fact, its part of the song 'Breaking of the Fellowship', which of course, originates from the score of the movie soundtrack for 'The Fellowship of The Ring'. It is one of the many beautiful, uplifting (and sad) songs from the trilogy's amazing soundtrack and never fails to put me in a retrospective mood. Which is why you should never ever attempt to mug while listening to the 'Lord of the Rings' soundtracks. Trust me, I learnt the lesson the hard way last night.
What I love about this song is the lyrics. Its very poetic and speaks of both the joy of being with friends, and also the inevitable grief of parting with them. Like every other song from the 'Lord of the Rings' soundtrack, when taken in context of the film's plot, it is absolutely apt and just fits the storyline to a tee. Whenever I listen to this song, I'm always reminded, albeit a tab morbidly, of a funeral. Be it that of one of my friends, or even my own. If I were to choose a song to be played or performed during my funeral, I would choose this to be it. If I were to choose a song to sing at a friend's funeral, I would pick this as well. Because it speaks volumes, about the sadness of parting with people, but then again, it also gives us hope, that one day, we will all meet again.
All of the sudden, I miss being immersed in Middle-Earth again. I should have another trilogy session soon...
Today's a day where I feel like Frodo. (Actually, everyday's a day where I feel like Frodo.) With a whole day free from lessons, and heavy morning showers, today's a perfect day to wake up to. Lazing around at home, watching a documentary from my ROTK DVD, writing and doodling stuff in my study... I feel like Frodo in his most constructive mood.
I like the fact that Frodo writes, and Frodo leaves Middle Earth shortly after completing his book, because he finally had enough of Middle Earth and all the bitter and painful memories it brings to him. Maybe one day I could pull off something like what he did. Achieve something and then leave everything behind and flee to some other place and live a quiet life. Maybe write some stuff, draw some stuff. That'll be cool.
Sam: It's me. It's your Sam. Don't you know your Sam? Frodo: I can't do this, Sam.
Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end… because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing… this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you… that meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going… because they were holding on to something.
Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam? Sam: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for. __________________________________________________________________________________
I think its important that we keep finding a reason to live, to fight, to survive. That indeed, there is something out there worth fighting for, worth protecting, worth defending, worth preserving, no matter the cost.
This scene is one of my favourites. It seriously deserves a standing ovation. Seriously.
Anyway. I'm so glad I had my Lord of the Rings marathon today. I'm feeling quite nostalgic and high now. All the usual sappy feelings that I get after watching Lord of the Rings are currently flowing through my body. I will never ever get sick of it. Truly my favourite movie trilogy of all time.
Name: voldemort33
XY, 01/06/1987, s'porean typical geminian free-thinker moody & eccentric thinks far too much for his own good med student (be afraid. be very afraid!) demon45_6f@hotmail.com
crazy craves
music (jazz, rock and lounge) day-dreaming drawing & photography animals (sheep!) chocolate and tea! seafood, noodles and soup!
pet peeves
noisy crowds over-possessive, insecure, whiny people two-faced hypocrites housework and homework being called 'rich' rushing to do stuff crying, pesky kids
deepest darkest desires! (aka wishlist!)
to be a doctor (with a heart of gold!) a dog my own condo apartment a driving license and my own four wheel drive my own comic line someone to hug
