Agreed - this would have to be the best power ballad - beautiful powerful song that is almost haunting - love it :))

A great track. But then, I like the rest of the album as well.

The concept seems to be that through controlling lucid dreams you can control someone's effective reality. With the anti-Big Brother tone of the rest of the album, this seems almost Matrix-like.

But even if you ignore all supposed meaning it's still a great song.

Queensryche are awesome, im not a huge fan of silent lucidity, but still listen when it comes on if i have QR on shuffle on my ipod, but its possibly more that i am just sick of the song due to oversaturation of it in the early 90s. I remember actually thinking it was by pink floyd back when i was younger and not aware of queensryche's existence. Theyre early albums are awesome though, queen of the reich of the EP is one of my favourite songs by them, operation mindcrime has some great songs too, namely the needle lies and operation mindcrime.

Empire was definately the borderline album from them, i like everything upto and including parts of empire but dont really care for anything post then.

Geoff tate was in talks with Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford for a project called the 3 tremors in the mid 90s but it never came about, wouldve been so awesome if it did happen

I DO own a copy of this song. It is a mack daddy all-time over the top power ballad with terrible lyrics and an awesome guilty pleasure.

All time greatest power ballad is still a big call though - you have to consider Don't Stop Beleiving (despite what that Glee show did to it), Africa, Wind of Change, Who Wants to Live Forever, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, November bloody Rain...

I too am a fan of this song... don't think it has dated one bit since it was released and that for a start is a sign of a great song. Great lyrics and love that it mixes rock with the classical sounding backing as well.

I'm lucky enough to have the Empire album, bought it purely for Silent Lucidity back when it was released. It is a fantastic song, all my friends thought I was mental at the time I bought the record as I used to have too many bourbons and insist on thrashing the song at parties - haha good times.

Yeah man, awesome.

Every guy who went to High School in the early 90's liked a girl who liked this song. Walked home in the rain with this tune in their brain and the smell of her hair on their black college jumper.

And agreed, its gotta be the greatest 'Big Pause' ever!

The greatest song ever. Period

Love a good power ballad! However this is far from the #1 power ballad. That spot is reserved for Night Ranger - Sister Christian.

Puke. Pink Floyd wrote a rather better song called Comfortably Numb and Queensryche did everything but rip it off.

Comfortably Numb: There is no pain you are receding A distant ship, smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves. Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying. When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye I turned to look but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown, The dream is gone. I have become comfortably numb.

Silent Lucidity: It's a place where you will learn To face your fears, retrace the years And ride the whims of your mind Commanding in another world Suddenly, you'll hear and see This magic new dimension I Will be watching over you I am gonna help you see it through I Will protect you in the night I am smiling next to you In silent lucidity...

Rip off.