As a balanced album Morpheus is on the slower, more thoughtful side of the CD. Far away from the "fast and the furious," street racing, heists, spies, and family, the lead character falls "deep in the arms of Morpheus." Morpheus is a fictional character in The Matrix franchise and the god of dreams in Greek mythology, consistent with the character's involvement and dreaming in the Matrix. Mick Ralphs said he was deep in the arms of Morpheus at one of the Mott reunions and the image stuck with Hunter. The mythical Morpheus and his family lived in a dream world protected by the Gates of Morpheus with monsters standing guard. The song is about the nether world of dreams before waking up potentially to, as in the Matrix, taking a red pill to enter the painful world of reality. Moreover, the drug morphine derived its name from the god and The Rant Band envelops the listener in a dreamy, spacey sound, in that nether state between sleep and wakening. Mark Bosch excels on this track.
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he name Morpheus is that of the god of dreams in Greek mythology, which is consistent with the character's involvement with the "dreaming" of the Matrix. The mythical Morpheus and his family, including two brothers (Phobetor and Phantasos), lived in a dream world protected by the Gates of Morpheus with two monsters standing guard. Beyond the gates were the River of Forgetfulness, beside which Morpheus once carried his father to hide in a cave, and the River of Oblivion. This theme of duality carries over to Morpheus in The Matrix, who offers Neo either a blue pill (to forget about the Matrix and continue to live in the world of illusion) or a red pill (to enter the painful world of reality).
street racing, heists, spies, and family.
Morpheus (/ˈmɔːrfiəs/) is a fictional character in The Matrix franchise.[2] He is portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the first three films, and in the video game The Matrix: Path of Neo, where he was the only original actor to reprise his character's voice.[3] In The Matrix Resurrections, an AI program based on him is portrayed by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.[1][4][5]
Concept and creation[edit]
Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the creators of The Matrix franchise, instructed Fishburne to base his performance on Morpheus, a character in Neil Gaiman's comic book series The Sandman.[6] At the studio's request, Gaiman later wrote "Goliath", a promotional short story set in the film's universe.[7]
The name Morpheus is that of the god of dreams in Greek mythology, which is consistent with the character's involvement with the "dreaming" of the Matrix. The mythical Morpheus and his family, including two brothers (Phobetor and Phantasos), lived in a dream world protected by the Gates of Morpheus with two monsters standing guard. Beyond the gates were the River of Forgetfulness, beside which Morpheus once carried his father to hide in a cave, and the River of Oblivion. This theme of duality carries over to Morpheus in The Matrix, who offers Neo either a blue pill (to forget about the Matrix and continue to live in the world of illusion) or a red pill (to enter the painful world of reality).[8]
Fast & Furious (also known as The Fast and the Furious) is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, toys, video games, live shows, and theme park attractions. It is distributed by Universal Pictures.
slower, more thoughtful songs such as Morpheus
Morpheus
(Ian Hunter)
You walk thru the door
throw your clothes on the floor
lie in bed 'n' gaze up at the ceiling
Plugs are in your ears
Tension disappears and you're off to the land of healing
You slip 'n' you slide
you sink further inside
far away from the fast and the furious
Sleep can keep you warm
shelter from the storm
deep in the arms of Morpheus
And walls start to fall
Every wall must fall
As you break the last line of resistance
Songs you never wrote
You try to catch them as they float
And carry them back to existence
You drift into space
there's no time, there's no place
your eyes have no face but they focus
No such thing as stress
There ain't no east or west
Deep in the arms of Morpheus
Bells are ringin', don't open your eyes
Reality's singin', don't open your eyes
Nerves are tinglin, don't open your eyes
Whetever you do, don't open your eyes
Back in your room
You'll be surfacing soon
To the tune of the morning chorus
For just another day
But you wish that you could stay
Deep in the arms of Morpheus
Deep in the arms of Morpheus
Deep in the arms of Morpheus
| Morpheus | 5:09 | Originally released on Fingers Crossed. |
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