[Pre-amble: This is one in a series of posts which includes an alternative set of lyrics to a well known song. Each post will also contain a short introduction to the topic at hand, and a brief explanation of the song itself. A video of the original song will be included so that the reader can listen to the original song while reciting the alternative lyrics at the same time.]
Introduction:
When writing any works of fiction, like songs or stories, I often find that the words seem to write themselves and I simply act as a conduit for them. It's only after the bulk of the text is written that I set about refining & rewording the text. This is probably because Intention (a sub-conscious desire to do a thing) preceeds Awareness (conscious awareness of the desire to do a thing). The structure of the human brain could be used as an analogy for the development of thought processes because they both start of as sub-conscious events and then slowly develop to become fully conscious events which we can then shape according to our own Will. If you've forgotten about the structure of the brain, then here's a quick reminder:
1. The brain stem: The brain stem contains vital structures including the medulla oblongata which controls breathing, heart rate, and digestion and the cerebellum which coordinates sensory input and maintains muscle movement and balance.
2. The mid-brain: It consists of a number of interrelated structures that regulate temperature control, hormones, and emotions.
3. The fore-brain: The forebrain is involved in thought and problem solving.
(Source: http://www.news-medical.net/health/Human-Brain-Structure.aspx)
(Source: http://www.news-medical.net/health/Human-Brain-Structure.aspx)
Anyway, that's how I believe that creative acts often occur: firstly as sub-conscious intentions and then as thoughts that we are consciously aware of (and can consequently shape).
The Song: Still hasn't Accomplished All he Set Out For (based on 'Looking For' by U2)
The song is about about man, generally speaking, and his endeavours on planet Earth, about how he has struggled, about what he has accomplished, about what he has become and about what he has yet to accomplish.
Some of the terms in the song you might be unfamiliar with so will need some explanation:
- 'en-grippened' refers to a mental state much like possession, which is when someone is possessed by a spirit being.
- 'Void' is the Void that some people who have had Near Death Experiences have reported. It's a place devoid of any warmth, light or anything. You are not even permitted to own your own body; it's a terrible experience, going there.
- 'Kingdom to Come' refers to the future.
# Still hasn't Accomplished All he Set Out For #
Man was born.
Into the darkness
He has risen.
to the greatest heights, to the greatest heights,
to the greatest heights.
He has engrippened.
He has cried.
He has affirmed
the steepest mores.
The steepest mores.
Only to ascend with you.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
He is king.
He is priest.
He is scientist.
He is beast.
Heart burns like fire.
With his burning desire.
He loves.
Like the eternal Gods.
He has fought.
The damnable devils.
Who was cold as the void.
As cold as the void.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
He believes in the Kingdom to Come.
When all the Gods will accede as one.
Accede as one.
With he leading unto them.
He broke bonds.
Unloosened Wills.
Precipitated the heralding,
of the New Age.
Of the New Age.
You know I believe in him.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
But he still hasn't accomplished all he set out for.
[End of lyrics.]
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