Listen to reason
Reason is calling
R.E.M.
Stand
Oh, life is bigger
It’s bigger
Than you and you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
That’s me in the corner
That’s me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don’t know if I can do it
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I haven’t said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
Every whisper
Of every waking hour
I’m choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
Consider this
Consider this
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I’ve said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
That was just a dream
That’s me in the corner
That’s me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don’t know if I can do it
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I haven’t said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
Try, cry
Why try?
That was just a dream, just a dream,
just a dream
Dream
Love’s got the world in motion
And I know what we can do
Love’s got the world in motion
And I can’t believe it’s true
New Order
World in Motion
…but I feel it still
Portugal. The Man
Feel it still
The symbols and ceremonies of Masonry have more than one meaning. They rather conceal than disclose the Truth. They hint it only, at least; and their varied meanings are only to be discovered by reflection and study.
Truth is not only symbolized by Light, but as the ray of light is separable into rays of different colors, so is truth separable into kinds.
It is the province of Masonry to teach all truths—not moral truth alone, but political and philosophical, and even religious truth, so far as concerns the great and essential principles of each. 1
Albert Pike
Morals and Dogma
The hint of the century
That’s great
it starts with an earthquake
R.E.M.
It’s the End of the
World as we know it
I feel the earth move under my feet
Carole King
I Feel the Earth Move
I could feel the whole world
turn round underneath me.
Rod Stewart / The Shotgun Express
I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round
But that was just a dream
That was just a dream
All I ever wanted,
All I ever needed,
Is here in my arms
Depeche Mode
Enjoy the Silence
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I’ll tell you what you missed
When the ocean met the sky
Modest Mouse
Ocean Breathes Salty
We’d better think about
the games we play
The world went round,
around and round
The Cranberries
Time Is Ticking Out
For one thing, the esoteric tradition deals in imagery and symbols, the meanings of which are often complex and multiple, and which elude the left brain’s demand for clarity and definiteness; they are more attuned to what McGilchrist calls the right brain’s “both/and” approach, rather than the left brain’s “either/or. 2
Gary Lachman
The Secret Teachers of the Western World
And oh, my dreams
It’s never quite as it seems
The Cranberries
Dreams
And Albert’s vision’s blooming uncontrolled
All his wings are slowly sinking
Counting Crows
Einstein on the Beach
I thought that I heard you laughing
Close your, close your,
close your eyes
Fleetwood Mac
Little Lies
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Hootie & The Blowfish
I Go Blind
Take these broken wings,
and learn to fly again,
learn to live so free
Mr. Mister
Broken Wings
In order to understand the world intellectually, the left brain has to distance itself from it and turn it into an object. 3
Gary Lachman
The Secret Teachers of the Western World
Hey, wait,
I got a new complaint,
Forever in debt to your priceless advice…
Nirvana
Heart Shaped Box
Notes & References:
Select Anton Corbijn Filmography (Music Videos)
| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Depeche Mode | Personal Jesus |
| 1990 | Depeche Mode | Enjoy the Silence |
| 1990 | Depeche Mode | Policy of Truth |
| 1990 | Depeche Mode | World in My Eyes |
| 1993 | Nirvana | Heart-Shaped Box |
| 2008 | Coldplay | Viva la Vida |
- Morals and Dogma
↩︎ - The Secret Teachers of the Western World
↩︎ - The Secret Teachers of the Western World
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Songs:
New Order – World in Motion
Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
Carole King – I Feel the Earth Move
Rod Stewart / The Shotgun Express – I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
Modest Mouse – Ocean Breathes Salty
The Cranberries – Time Is Ticking Out
Counting Crows – Einstein on the Beach
Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
Hootie & The Blowfish – I Go Blind
Mr. Mister – Broken Wings
Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion