The story of W2MN

[erickana666]

Anyone can give me a quick explaination of the story with each song to help me follow the story (English is not my native tongue)

[GailsFriend]

Basically, each story tells about how a guy who has been awake for days on CAFFEINE and speed, is afraid to close his eyes because he may die. He closes his eyes...and the NIGHTMARE begins....he dreams he on a RUNAWAY TRAIN that crashes into a world where he thinks he is the LAST MAN ON EARTH, only to discover he is actually part of a larger CONGREGATION....

[A_MichaelUK]

>Anyone can give me a quick explaination of the story with each song to help me follow the story (English is not my native tongue)

There are pages and pages of discussion on this at this site.

[erickana666]

i need just a fact about the storyline of each song :

1. mad eof you : ?
2. Caffeine : He's afraid to sleep
3. Nightmare : He's sleeping and dreaming
4. Runaway : Dreaming about being in a train without control
5. Last man: He's now in a town alone
6. Congregation : A group of dead people want him to joined them ??
7. Bite : ???
8. Disco: A party among the dead people ?
9. Ghouls : A party again ?
10. Something : Think about someone that he loved ?
11. When Hell : ?
12. What baby : ??
13. Gotta get : Want to leave his dream ?
14. Underture: ?

Under the bed : Afraid to go to sleep
Flatline : ???

Can you complete or correct please

[revinkevin]

Erick, go to the NEWS page of this site. Scroll down to the banner which says WATCH THE TONIGHT SHOW. At the 2nd line click on to YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Alice explains all the songs. It really is great and should answer your questions.

[homerx]

I think he wants it written as he can't understand english verbally enough to understand the youtube videos

What it your native Language?

[Gunner]

Erick, go to the NEWS page of this site. Scroll down to the banner which says WATCH THE TONIGHT SHOW. At the 2nd line click on to YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Alice explains all the songs. It really is great and should answer your questions.

Alice doesn't explain 'the story' though does he? I think erickana666 is curious about the actual storyline - well, that's MY interpretation of his posts.

[homerx]

The Itunes. Version runs about 25m so he gets a little into it.

[erickana666]

native tongue french

I watched the video , so after this , can you confirm, if i understood well `:

1. madeof you : introduction to stick together the first welcome and this one
2. Caffeine : He's afraid to sleep
3. Nightmare : He's sleeping and dreaming
4. Runaway : Dreaming about being in a train without control
5. Last man: He's now in a town alone
6. Congregation : A group of dead people want him to joined in hell
7. Bite : Meeting with a female demon
8. Disco: A party among the dead people
9. Ghouls : A party again but on the beach
10. Something : Think about someone that he loved or try to talk love with with parts of female bodies ?
11. When Hell : Remembering that is dad was beating him and his mother, and dreamin about getting the revenge of killing him
12. What baby : The female demon want his soul
13. Gotta get : Want to leave his dream ?
14. Underture: only theatric purposes

Under the bed : Afraid to go to sleep
Flatline : ???


Am i right or what is your personal interpretation of each songs ?

[ElectedPlus]

I'd say that's pretty accurate, here's what I believe it is - given the info in the fanpack and my own conclusions...

1. madeof you : realising what's given him his strength ... reminding him of his strength. Perhaps as a way to see him through what's going to happen?
2. Caffeine : the lengths he's going to in order to avoid falling asleep at night. Realising his weakness.
3. Nightmare : The moment of giving up the fight and dozing off
4. Runaway : 'waking up' in a dream that takes him on a journey deeper into the nightmare. there's no escape now.
5. Last man: Finding out it's not a nightmare at all, giving him the false hope of it actually being a pleasant dream of being able to get away with anything that he wants.
6. Congregation : It's a nightmare afterall. He's greeted and shown around by a whole host of dastardly guides (the congregation) that's been watching him.
7. Bite : An enticing woman, part of 'the congregation' half seduces, half threatens him with death.
8. Disco: She takes him to a dance, only for him to find out it's absolute hell for Alice - disco... and zombies. He conquers this particular hell, however, with good heavy rock (...and John 5 on the wailing guitar 8-) )
9. Ghouls : A party again but on the beach .. more zombies, more wildness and chaos.
10. Something : Him singing a tender song to his female host ... perhaps the nightmare in this case is that they'll part? Her dropping away piece by piece, or him waking up.
11. When Hell : Suddenly, with no explanation... he's transported to real hell of domestic abuse. Half being the character being abused, half being an observer. Again, he / the victim comes out victorious, shooting the offender dead.
12. What baby : Back to his 'lover'. For the cost of this whilwind trip, she wants his soul and there's no way she'll let him leave without it.
13. Gotta get : He's desperate to escape. The congregation emphasises what the devil wants. 'what part of dead don't you get?'. He doesn't know if this is a real deal or part of the nightmare. That's when we leave him.
14. Underture: the 'endtroduction'. wraps it all up.

I shan't really count the bonus material as it's different on various versions.

Typing it out like this, it sounds a pretty awful / ridiculous story. But it performs so well on the disc.

I think this could be the only Alice album that people can write such a story on? perhaps there's more but I can't see it ... and mmost of this isn't from listening to the album alone, but rather reading / listening to the various interviews where Alice fills in some of the gaps the album doesn't explain. Perhaps that's cheating...

[revinkevin]

Ericanna, yup, you get the idea as well as anyone.

[MacGyver]

I'm thinking "When Hell Comes Home" is a look into his childhood, and maybe part of the reason WHY he is in Hell, and not Heaven.

[Gunner]

I think we may be simplifying things somewhat Most of Alice's lyrics have more than one meaning, and often, the 'real' meaning is not the 'superficial' one. For example, the first cut is also his 'dark' days and finding God again, the second one is also about an addiction to caffeine - regardless of the notion it is to keep him from sleeping.

[ElectedPlus]

That's true - his songs do tend to have more than one meaning, and it should be a-given here. In this situation however, it's the first AC album that has such a rigid storyline - to not follow it would be a shame. I don't think we're eliminating any other meanings in this thread, just getting the superficial story down (and even that has it's grey moments).

Since you mentioned it, I still have my doubts that Caffeine is some sort of addiction song - perhaps at a big stretch it could be... but it's taken more for avoidance than compulsion so I have my doubts.

[MacQueen]

Perhaps The Underture is the point where it all collides for Steven and he wakes up? Realizing that he's not dead and just had a bad dream.

[ElectedPlus]

Yes, could well do! Never thought of it like that, and it does give good reason why it ties both nightmares up.

[James1981]

Yes, could well do! Never thought of it like that, and it does give good reason why it ties both nightmares up.

Or it could be his life flashing before his eyes because he's dead!!!!!!!

[While Heaven Wept]

Or it could be just an overture of songs from both albums.

Do you know why I think that? Because that's what it is!

[MacQueen]

Or it could be just an overture of songs from both albums.

Do you know why I think that? Because that's what it is!

Don't be a downer. There's already too many on this site as it is.

[While Heaven Wept]

Or it could be just an overture of songs from both albums.

Do you know why I think that? Because that's what it is!

Don't be a downer. There's already too many on this site as it is.

Lol, I was only joking!