His mind is shaken
He tries to waken but it’s all in vain, always in vain
So he tends his wounds as best he can
Here within the lingering fog of war
Which hides his weary heart
Is this my eternal state?
No matter the road I’ve taken
I never seem to find my way to you
I’d love to feel the shining sun
I’d love to hear the rushing streams
But I can’t tell which road will lead me true
One road would surely take me home
And never more I’d roam
I’ll seek the lighted way
Yet it won’t let him go
This gloomy relic of the war
We dance in endless circles going ‘round
The adversary is legendary
And his heart is black, deadly and black
How can he face this monstrous foe
He’s killed him over and over
But it’s just not letting go his weary heart
Is this my eternal state?
No matter the road I’ve taken
I never seem to find my way to you
I’d love to feel the shining sun
I’d love to hear the rushing streams
But I can’t tell which road will lead me true
What can I say about Big Big Train that I haven’t said before?
This album took a little while to grow on me but by the time I saw it live I was in love with its humongous, over-egged pomposity! They do it all with such passion, excitement and amazing musicianship.
Essential. Crinklechips
The album takes off nicely with David Longdon's "The Strangest Times", but then gets into immediate free fall and deeply underwater for the next few tracks, quite unexpectedly. Fortunately, it recovers with Nick D'Virgilio's "Apollo" (hey, this guy CAN write good music, although he hides this ability most of the time) and the remaining three tracks, one of which is another Longdon masterpiece. So in the end the final impression is somewhat in the positive range. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022
In the wake of buying the Welcome To The Planet I also went for this older "EP" (clocking in on 70 minutes a rather big big EP...) as a final farewell to a very bright bright star that sadly doesn't shine anymore. Carsten Pieper