![]() ![]() The last verse is a curt display of the helplessness that one feels when enveloped in these feelings. Again you fall back in to your life, and wish that these cycles "don't keep coming back for more". Weeks, months, or even years after getting rid of that feeling by falling back in to one's life (success, failures.hopes, threats), the feeling can come rushing back in an instant and smother you down to that overwhelming feeling of insignificance and helplessness. The third and fourth verses are about how these feelings cycle throughout ones life, even when one has already submitted to the power of the unknown. He is simply meandering about, waiting for that feeling to go away and for his insignificant life to feel significant again. This, I believe, is the meaning of the second stanza. When consumed with this feeling of insignificance and complete awe of the vastness of time and space, a way to get caught up in the world again is to wait it out and try to become distracted again by what the world offers. Before this feeling, everything seemed to make so much sense, but now he feels lost and lacks understanding. This is what the first verse is about - "I knew more than I know now, for I've been turned around somehow". When getting caught up in concepts such as time, people often fall into a loop where they feel that they know nothing. It is at these times that you must "relax", and know that the world will "suck you" back to the hustle and bustle of life with "threats and hopes beyond compare". You can check out Evick’s new video for ‘ 99 Red Balloons’ right here at RAMzine.This song is about how when thinking about time and reality you can get caught up in a feeling where nothing seems real and life feels distant and meaningless. This is just what I did while I’m figuring out how I can do more and really help.” I simply want to raise awareness of this tragedy and show the Ukrainians that we care. In the video, Evick is seen wearing a Stand With Ukraine shirt reminiscent of the 80s Frankie Says Relax shirts that were extremely popular during that time.Įvick stated “I have no intention to profit from the song or use it to further my career. As, he sadly noted: “I’m consumed with this tragedy to the point that I can’t function in my normal life.”Ĭhanneling all this emotion, he re-recorded the 80s hit, whose lyrics and message are stunningly relevant due to the recent conflict. Now as an adult, the tragedy in the Ukraine has resurfaced all that fear and emotion he had as a child. As a child, Evick had to receive therapy to deal with his near-crippling fear that the bombs were dropping at all times. Pete Evick is an award-winning producer, author, and entrepreneur, but possibly best known as being the musical director and guitar player for rock icon & reality star Bret Michael, of the band Poison, for the last 19 years.Īs a child of the 80s, the threat of nuclear war and potential conflict with those behind what was the Iron Curtain has been ingrained in his heart and mind for his entire life. Guitarist Pete Evick has released a cover of the global smash hit war protest song ‘99 Red Balloons’ originally released in 1983 by German artist Nena, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. ![]()
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