Leaving happy behind, looking for contentment...

[Silent Chrleader]

I love "The Princess Bride"!! A total classic!! And I've never heard that song, but I'll check it out. The lyrics are beautiful! My absolute favorite song of all time is Silent Lucidity by Queensryche. They are a heavy metal band, but this was their one ballad. It's not a love song either, but the words are profound I think.

Hush now, don't you cry
Wipe away the tear drop from your eye
You're lying safe in bed
It was all about dreams spinning in your head

Your mind tricked you to feel the pain
Of someone close to you leaving the game....of life
But here it is another chance
Wide awake you face the day
Your dream is over
Or has it just begun....

There's a place I like to hide
A doorway that I run through in the night
Relax child, you were there
But only didn't realize and you were scared
It's a place where you will learn
To face your fear, retrace the years
And ride the whims of your mind
Commanding in another world
Suddenly, you hear and see this magic new deminsion

I will be watching over you
I'm gonna help you see through
I will protect you in the night
I'm smiling next to you in Silent Lucidity...

If you open your mind for me
You won't rely on open eyes to see
The walls you've built within
Will come tumbling down and a new world will begin
Living twice at once you learn
You're safe from pain in the dream domain
A soul set free to fly
A round trip journey in your head
Master of illusion
Can you realize, your dream's alive
You can me the guide but...

I will be watching over you
I'm gonna help you see in through
I will protect you through the night
I'm smiling next to you in Silent Lucidity.....

Anyway, sorry for hijacking your thread, but thought I would share. This song has always just mellowed me out and brought "contentment". It sort of seems to say that everything is in how we perceive it and in that way, we are the masters of our own destiny.