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Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Feb. 01 2005, 18:28 In the second verse of FMO (the song), Mike sings: "I have lost in the violet storm". What does it mean? It makes no sense at all to me, especially "violet" [shouldn't it maybe be "violent" ? ]. If anyone can provide an explanation, I'd be glad. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

TubularFamilyMan Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: June 2005 Posted: June 29 2005, 17:12 It could be a typo, but I think it means that he's lost in a dark, violet storm. It's weird, because I just noticed that myself a few days ago. Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: June 29 2005, 19:02 definitely "violent" storm to my cloth ears. Maybe Manager Ron likes violet? -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

Sonilink Group: Members Posts: 393 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: July 01 2005, 03:57 Quote (Ugo @ Feb. 01 2005, 18:28) In the second verse of FMO (the song), Mike sings: "I have lost in the violet storm". What does it mean? It makes no sense at all to me, especially "violet" [shouldn't it maybe be "violent" ? ]. If anyone can provide an explanation, I'd be glad. Complete lyrics -------------- Take the Time Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: July 01 2005, 18:46 @ Sonilink: this is interesting. Amadian is usually not the first site I visit when I look for Oldfield lyrics , but I like his take [the webmaster is Pablo Ayllon, so... his ] on this FMO line. If only he didn't write with all that capitalization... BTW, I'd take it more as "I have lost you" than "I have you lost". -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Inkanta Group: Admins Posts: 1453 Joined: Feb. 2000 Posted: July 05 2005, 11:19 The traffic controller is calling Victor Juliet your identity I have lost in the violet storm Communicate or squalk emergency I have the music in front of me, which reads "violet" and not "squalk," but "squall." I hear "violet" but not "squall." Not exactly "squalk" either--more like a "t." Isn't that the airplane singing? I nearly remember reading or hearing that several years ago. If that's the case, the airplane has lost its battle to get out of a bad storm. "Violet" makes sense to me--the color of storms can be an amazing thing. Yesterday when out running I turned into another direction and was amazed and concerned at the deep purple of the approaching cloud bank. I thought of this thread and once safely but damply back home was inspired to locate the FMO music (had sort of misplaced it! ). "Squall" can mean a gusty storm or to scream or "to utter in a strident voice." Guess the latter makes more sense in the context of that sentence fragment. But...in that I hear a "t" (which is probably a "k") I wonder if it is supposed to be Squawk, which in addition to complaining is an aviation term for a four digit code that pilots use to identify their aircraft to the air traffic controllers. Besides, I cannot find "squalk" in either an online or printed dictionary. -------------- "No such thing as destiny; only choices exist." From:  Moongarden's "Solaris." Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: July 05 2005, 14:34 Quote (Ugo @ July 01 2005, 18:46) Amadian is usually not the first site I visit when I look for Oldfield lyrics While they still get the "Crises" lyrics wrong, at least it does not contain "winter, brain, and saw". -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

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