Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: heavy-metal
Song Meaning of “With a Stranger’s Eye” by Astral Doors
This song from Astral Doors speaks to a feeling of alienation, of being outside of life, and of longing to experience something you can’t quite articulate. The narrator of the song has an inability to truly relate to the things around him, left to observe them from the outside. It’s a feeling of being unable to bridge the gap between what’s real and what isn’t. He yearns for a connection, something to bridge the gap between himself and the world, as he stares in wonder like “a stranger’s eye”.
The chorus reflects this ache to connect with the reality around him, as he sings about wanting to see and feel things from the inside out – to feel the emotions he can see so clearly in other people, but for which he feels so deeply unconnected. He’s searching for meaning and, although he’s unsure of what it is, he knows he needs to take action in order to reach it. There’s a need to break away from the part of himself that’s observing from the outside and step into the life he cannot quite access through the lens of a stranger.
It’s a reminder to reach out and touch something real and tangible, for hope and peace within and an understanding of life’s complexity. There’s a need for courage to go beyond what we can see and to be open to that which is beyond our understanding. The song is a call to look within, taking a step back from the limits of what we can observe and to step into the unknown.