Objects in the Rear View Mirrow (may trig)

[annihilate_me]

I'm a big music geek as you all know and I was actually listening to one of my favorite artists from the late 80's early 90's. His name is Meatloaf, obviously that's a stage name. His music style involves a lot of choral work and instrumental work, but he's considered to be in the genre of Rock. His music has always been an inspiration to me growing up as a child. I've listened to this song more than a million times, I have all the lyrics memorized, but I've never actually taken the time to look up the lyrics and read what they actually meant. I don't know his personal biography, though after reading and understanding the lyrics I'm really interested to learn about him.

Anyway, the point to this post. They lyrics of this song a lot of us can relate to. The meaning behind the song comes to me as, life isn't as what it seems to be. Normally I'm not the philosophical point, but it's woth a read through the lyrics. I personally find myself slightly triggered by this song, just because the lyrics have so much meaning behind them.

Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are

The skies were pure and the fields were green
And the sun was brighter than it's ever been
When I grew up with my best friend Kenny
We were closest than any brothers than you ever knew

It was always summer and the future called
We were ready for adventures and we wanted them all
And there was so much left to dream
And so much time to make it real

But I can still recall the sting of all
The tears when he was gone
They said he crashed and burned
I know I'll never learn
Why any boy should die so young

We were racing, we were soldiers of fortune
We got in trouble but we sure got around
There are times I think I see him peeling out of the dark
I think he's right behind me now and he's gaining ground

But it was long ago and it was far away,
Oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway,
Then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are

And when the sun descended and the night arose
I heard my father cursing everyone he knows
He was dangerous and drunk and defeated
And corroded by failure and envy and hate

There were endless winters and the dreams would freeze
Nowhere to hide and no leaves on the trees
And my father's eyes were blank
As he hit me again and again and again

I know I still believe he'd never let me leave,
I had to run away alone
So many threats and fears, so many wasted years
Before my life became my own

And though the nightmares should be over
Some of the terrors are still intact
I'll hear that ugly coarse and violent voice
And then he grabs me from behind
And then he pulls me back

But it was long ago and it was far away,
Oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway,
Then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are

There was a beauty living on the edge of town
And she always put the top up and the hammer down
And she taught me everything I'll ever know
About the mystery and the muscle of love

The stars would glimmer and the moon would glow
I'm in the back seat with my Julie like a Romeo
And the signs along the highway all said,
Caution! Kids At Play!

Those were the rights of spring and we did everything
There was salvation every night
We got our dreams reborn and our upholstery torn
But everything we tried was right

She used her body just like a bandage,
She used my body just like a wound
I'll probably never know where she disappeared
But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now
Just like an angel rising up from a tomb

But it was long ago and it was far away,
Oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway,
Then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are

She used her body just like a bandage,
She used my body just like a wound
I'll probably never know where she disappeared
But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now

[Done-With-It!]

This song brings back a lot of memories, I love it, but don't think I'd listen to it more than right now, lol, brings back a lot of painful memories, a lot of good ones too, confusing time in my life......
Makes me mad, cuz I love this song, lol

[Done-With-It!]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS ONE TOO.......
another hard one for me to hear........

This one was actually part of the reason
me and my BFF
in the entire world turned each other in
for our eating disorders one of the many times
because we knew
we were both dying.... After we did that
was the end of our friendship too, it
was so sad.......

[Done-With-It!]

Thanks AM! I love Meatloaf!!

[annihilate_me]

He puts so much emotion in to his music, both lyrically and during preformance.

Much of his music brings back some bad memories, but I can't get enough of it. I own all his albums. They're kind of some of my cherished possesions.