a pleasant shade of gray

• 50 dakikayi askin tek bi parcadan olusan, yine de kendini dinletmesini bilen fates warning klasigi..
  ve evet, klavyede karsinizda kevin moore
• tam da trt2'deki simdi rahmetli olan o sevimli ressam didaktik amcanin söyleyecegi sözlerden. ve hatta eminim bunu da söylemistir.
  (bkz: hedonizm)
• adamı dibe sürükleyen fates warning albümü..
  al bi partını vur öbür partına..
• sondan ikinci part itibariyle o kadar parttır sakin duran grup uçar gider.. konser kaydı da çok iyidir.
• grubun bir önceki çalışması inside out'un ticari anlamda başarısız olmasına rağmen (oysa fena albüm değildir) 12 bölüm tek şarkıdan oluşan bir albüm yapması cesur ama riskli bir adımdı. fw zaten o zamana kadar yaptıklarıyla hatırı sayılır bir dinleyici kitlesine sahip olsa da bu albümden sonra adını queensryche ve dream theater ile birlikte progressive metal tarihine yazmıştır. bu grupları dinleyip bu albümü halen dinlemeyen varsa tavsiye ederim.
  
  so where do we begin
  and what else can we say?
  when the lines are all drawn
  what should we do today?....
  
  drifting in and out
  his mind never rests
  lying in shadows
  replaying a thousand regrets
• albümün geneli de güzel olmasına güzel de part ix ayrı bi güzel..
  
  where you are, i am
  through nights that never end
  where you are, i am
  in words i'll never send
  never, never send
• [part i]
  
  so where do we begin
  and what else can we say?
  when the lines are all drawn
  what should we do today?
  
  [part ii]
  
  are you listening
  am i here screaming?
  drowning in a silent sea
  or only dreaming?
  
  drifting in and out
  his mind never rests
  lying in shadows
  replaying a thousand regrets
  
  can you hear me
  am i getting through?
  a million miles away
  or here beside you?
  
  drifting in and out
  his heart never forgets
  lying in shadows
  replaying a thousand regrets
  
  and the minutes just pass
  as the hours change
  and the shifting sands
  slowly rearrange
  
  drifting in and out
  his mind never rests
  lying in shadows
  replaying a thousand regrets
  
  [part iii]
  
  there's a cloud above us
  and there's a shadow on us
  and outside of us
  hangs this shade of gray
  
  rain falling
  hours crawling
  all around this shade of gray
  
  there's a chill about us
  and there's a sadness with us
  and deep within us
  lies this shade of gray
  
  rain falling
  hours crawling
  all around this shade of gray
  this shade of gray
  "rain's falling, hours crawling"
  this shade of gray
  "rain's falling, hours crawling"
  
  there's a space beside us
  and there's miles between us
  and all around us
  grows this shade of gray
  
  rain falling
  hours crawling
  all around this shade of gray
  
  rain falling
  hours crawling
  all around this shade of gray
  this shade of gray
  "rain's falling, hours crawling"
  this shade of gray
  "rain's falling, hours crawling"
  
  [part iv]
  
  listen
  only us breathing
  and the rain keeping time
  dividing the silence
  in a distant thunder
  
  listen
  only hearts beating
  and the rain keeping time
  measuring out the minutes
  and taking us under
  
  [part v]
  
  murdered in munich
  crucified in rome
  was killing time
  on the long road home
  
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and did nothing
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and did nothing at all
  
  withered in winter
  wished away the night
  was out of mind
  while out of sight
  
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and did nothing
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and did nothing at all
  
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and did nothing
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and did nothing at all
  
  watched the days just pass
  as the seasons changed
  and the shifting sands
  slowly rearranged
  
  but i will not eulogize
  i won't apologize
  i will not defend
  anymore, anymore
  i will not dramatize
  i won't soliloquize
  i will not pretend
  anymore, anymore
  
  [part vi]
  
  i know that i don't know you
  and you couldn't know me
  but time and space collided
  and here we are, here we are
  
  i know that you don't understand
  and i can't explain
  but circumstance conspired
  and here we are, here we are
  
  "the time is four nineteen..."
  "time flies..."
  "???"
  "the answer is no..."
  
  and i know we can't turn back all the years
  time reflected in a shade of gray
  but i often wonder what could have been
  and i still hold on to yesterday
  
  and i know we're not children any more
  innocence lost in a sea of gray
  but i often wonder what else could be
  and i still dream of running away
  
  so where do we begin
  and what else can we say?
  when the lines are all drawn
  what should we do today?
  
  [part vii]
  
  stare from the darkness
  hear the silence call?
  devise divisions, delay decisions,
  watch the hours crawl and...
  
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and do nothing?
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and do nothing at all?
  
  recite soliloquies
  to shadows on the wall?
  revise revisions, reverse decisions
  watch our heros fall and...
  
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and do nothing?
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and do nothing at all?
  
  "i want you to do me a favor..."
  "i want you to get a gun...and just shoot me! shoot me!"
  
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and do nothing?
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and do nothing at all?
  
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and do nothing?
  let nothing bleed into nothing
  and do nothing at all?
  
  [part viii]
  
  [instrumental]
  
  [part ix]
  
  stayed up late last night
  lying here in bed
  looking for words
  to say the things i left unsaid
  wind at my window
  whispers to me instead
  and i lie alone
  writing letters in my head
  
  where you are, i am
  through nights that never end
  where you are, i am
  in words i'll never send
  
  walked alone last night
  cold streets of could be anywhere
  looking for words
  to share the thoughts i could not share
  road at my heels
  takes me away instead
  and i walk alone
  writing letters in my head
  
  where you are, i am
  through streets that never end
  where you are, i am
  in words i'll never send
  
  where you are, i am
  through nights that never end
  where you are, i am
  in words i'll never send
  never, never send
  
  stayed up late last night
  lying here in bed
  still looking for words
  still writing letters in my head
  
  [part x]
  
  [instrumental]
  
  [part xi]
  
  do you think that i, that i remember
  do you think that i, that i recall
  when you were falling
  and i just watched it all?
  
  do you think that i, that i remember
  do you think that i, that i recall
  when you were breaking
  and i just let the pieces fall?
  
  don't you think that i remember
  don't you think that i recall
  when you were alone, oh all alone
  and i didn't hear, hear your call?
  call... hear your call, hear your call, hear your call...
  
  [part xii]
  
  this shade of gray
  this certain sadness
  this cold morning light
  and this silent madness
  it hangs in the air
  it hangs like a memory
  it hangs like a cloud
  it hangs on desperately
  between dark and light
  between was and be
  between young and old
  between you and me
  between you and me
  
  i remember cities
  and i remember rain
  like the sound of your voice, falling
  these memories and more remain
  i remember winter
  and i remember strain
  like the sound of your voice, breaking
  these memories and more remain
  i remember the nights
  and i remember pain
  like the sound of your voice, alone
  these memories and more remain
  
  so where do we begin
  and what else can we say?
  when the lines are all drawn
  what should we do today?
  
  close our eyes awhile
  as morning shadows play
  and listen to the rain
  wash the long night away
  face to face we'll awake
  to see another day
  and with hope in our hearts
  embrace this shade of gray
  this pleasant shade of gray
  
  (bkz: copy paste in ustasiyim gozlerinin hastasiyim)
• (bkz: a certain shade of green)
• bu albümde bir part ix vardır ki oy oy, partlarına ayırır adamı.
• klavye kullanımı çok ön planda olsa da kevin moore bu albüm için tek bir nota bile yazmadığını söylemiş, sadece jim matheos'un yazdıklarını stüdyoda çalmış. yine de müziğe ufak dokunuşlarla ve tonuyla etki etmemiş olma ihtimali yok.
  
  ray alder'ın sesinin range'i bu albümle beraber (hatta inside out'u da buna dahil edebiliriz) değişmeye başlamıştır. her ne kadar tizlerini kaybetmiş olsa da muhteşem bir solist olduğu için low register'larda da çatır çatır söylemiş.
  
  part xi fecidir, no exit albümüne koysan sırıtmaz, o kadar sert bir havası vardır. ayrıca mark zonder'in yazdığı en güzel davul partisyonları belki de bu şarkıdadır.