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This is a reflection, not a review. I unpack Avenged Sevenfold’s Life Is But a Dream… as a spiritual journey—from the plastic sheen of consumerism to ego dissolving into loving awareness, with grief and wonder braided through the whole.
What’s inside:
• “Game Over” → the frantic script of modern life and the hunger that turns us home
• “Mattel” → masks, veneers, and the ache for something real
• “Nobody” → nonduality, ocean-and-wave, the courage to let go
• “We Love You” → satire of endless desire, profit, performance
• “Cosmic” → love set to music; loss, memory, and the great return
• “Life Is But a Dream” → the quiet piano coda that leaves the door open
Along the way: Ram Dass’ “I am loving awareness,” Thich Nhat Hanh’s “Please Call Me by My True Names,” the Book of Job’s posture toward loss, plus threads from Proverbs/Isaiah and the Dao De Jing. Themes: Christian mysticism, Buddhist no-self, silence as practice, and living sincerely without taking life so heavily.
If you only have time for one track, start with “Cosmic.” Bring tissues.
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Notes: brief lyric excerpts are used for commentary and spiritual reflection (fair use). All credit to Avenged Sevenfold and the artists involved.
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Chapters
1. Falling into Flight — Avenged Sevenfold’s “Life Is But a Dream” Explained (00:00:00)
2. Reflection, Not Review (Album Frame) (00:00:48)
3. Game Over Begins (Album Overture) (00:01:22)
4. Turning Within — Come Home (00:07:42)
5. Mattel Plastic Veneer (Consumer Masks) (00:08:06)
6. Nobody And No-Self (One Fabric) (00:09:44)
7. We Love You (Desire Engine) (00:17:31)
8. Cosmic (Love Set to Music) (00:21:38)
9. Life Is But a Dream (Coda And Blessing) (00:32:16)
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