Simply put, "Touched" is a powerful song. It sparks a tribal flame with its chanting refrain. I’d like to take a moment and explain the significance of this song. Kindly observe the lyrics to the Healing Scar's theme song "Touched" by Vast:
Touched, you say that I am too So much, of what you say is true I'll never find someone quite like you again I'll never find someone quite like you, like you The razors and the dying roses Plead I don't leave you alone The demi-gods and hungry ghosts Oh god, god knows I'm not at home I'll never find someone quite like you again I'll never find someone quite like you again I, I looked into your eyes and saw A world that does not exist I looked into your eyes and saw A world I wish I was in I'll never find someone quite as touched as you I'll never love someone quite the way That I loved you
But what does this mean? I remember hearing this song for the first time (thanks to Jarrett) and thinking the melody was perfect but the lyrics were off. At first glance the song seems personal, a lover’s quest through love, rejection, and ultimately acceptance over their partner’s perfection. The Uratha do not display this feeling, or do they? After several more listenings I thought on the lyrics deeper and a connection was made. Allow me to attempt to explain. "Touched" is about dying love. And, if you twist its initial conveyances, “Touched” represents the relationship between the Forsaken and Mother Luna. The narrator is the Uratha, who long for the time before the gauntlet, before the death of Father Wolf. It is a twisted love, for as a parent she cursed her sons and daughters on the night of that kill. Her love is pure, but it is not kind. “The razors and the dying roses” represent the challenges each Werewolf must overcome: the Shadow, Incarnae, the Pure, even themselves. And the bit about “looking into her eyes”… as I experience this particular moment of the song I envision a wolf-form Uratha gazing at the night sky, staring into the full moon, the physical representation Luna. The world that Luna envisions does not exist, perhaps it never can. But, if we give in to doubt, if we allow ourselves to not believe (much like the Pure), we loose her love and then… everything. Labels: GM Nonsense, Theme Songs |
Comments on "Touched by VAST"
The new picture rocks, Eithan. Alex and I also threw up some new posts if you're interested.
Thank you. I scrounged up a few pictures of Hyde Park and I’m trying to use them as a background for some images.
I’ve commented on both yours and Alex’s posts. As said before, feel free to give yourself 1 exp point for each post. Also, if anyone wants to write any role-playing essays (such as the few that I’ve recently posted) feel free to do so. I really enjoy sharing my thoughts and I’m sure you guys would have some interesting content regarding that subject.
So, pictures... looking good! But when you check Boyer's blog, it's a picture of Nails! Forthcoming? Also, I'm good not this Friday but the following. Can we establish this in advance?
You are correct about Chris's picture. If you check his blog now then you'l notice that it's been fixed.
Next Friday works for me, and I'm currently writing a script for our main page that will display the next session date, allowing users the ability to comment and confirm that date. It will be posted shortly.