The Rev.
This post shall be about my favourite band as well as the world's greatest drummer, The Rev.
About Avenged Sevenfold, their album Nightmare had just been released on 27.7.2010. Though I got all their songs on like 24/25, i will still purchase their album. So yeah, try to support them too.
With reference to the songs in the album, there are two songs that I really liked. The songs are 'So far away' written by Synyster Gates for The rev, and 'Fiction' written by The Rev himself with his piano playing and his vocals present before he past away.
So far away resembles the feelings Synyster gates had for The Rev and is was written all by himself. Clarance once said that his fellow band members felt that it was good enough but Syn himself is not satisfied. This shows how talented he is. The feelings for the Rev can be clearly heard from songs through the album, showing that they are sad, and their love for The Rev. There goes one of my favourite song.
Secondly, fiction is also a wonderful song. As chenjun had said, fiction sent chill down his spine whenever he hears it. Which i totally agree, especially the part where The Rev's vocals came in, so beautiful, so touching. The lyrics written by him also gave me a feeling that he knew his time is up. The lyrics can be seen below:
Now i think i understand
How this world can overcome a man.
Like a friend we saw it through
In the end i gave my life for you.
Gave you all i had to give
Found a place for me to rest my head.
While i may be hard to find
Heard there's peace just on the other side.
[rev]
Not that i could
Nor that i would
Let it burn
Under my skin
Let it burn.
Left this life to set me free
Took a piece of you inside of me.
Now this hurt can finally fade
Promise me you'll never be afraid.
[rev]
Not the i could
Nor that i would
Let it burn
Under my skin
Let it burn
I hope its worth it here on the highway yeah
I know you'll find your own way when i'm not with you
So tell everybody the ones who walk beside me yeah
I know you'll find your own way when i'm not with you tonight
I hope its worth it whats left behind me yeah
I know you'll find your own way when i'm not with you
So tell everybody the ones who walk beside me yeah
I know you'll find your own way when i'm not with you tonight From the first paragraph, it seemed that The Rev knew he was dying. And there is also rumours about the rev making deals with devil, so it is not impossible from this sentence :' Like a friend we saw it through.In the end i gave my life for you.'
By inferring from the second to the fifth paragraph, it also seemed like The Rev had been in pain and can finally fade.
Last but not least, the rest of the paragraphs are telling his fellow band members to carry on their journey without him and he hope that what he did in the past will be worth it.
'So tell everybody the ones who walk beside me yeah
I know you'll find your own way when i'm not with you tonight'.
The Rev, a fantastic drummer, and a genius songwriter conveyed his message through a song, fiction orginally entitled death.
Nightmare is definitely an album worth buying.
Rest in peace Jimmy, we will miss you. \m/
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