Talk:Open Up Your Eyes/@comment-33402080-20171018051235

What I appreciate most about these lyrics is that they truly work outside the context of hte movie. Tempest's song has a modest point, and everything in the song can double to have a literal and a methaphorical meaning:

-"Give up your sweet fantasy land! Me, among the mighty. You, chained at my command!"

The literal being that Twilight has to give up Equestria and is enslaved by Tempest. The methaphorical meaning that Tempest has deluded herself into seeing Friendship as a weakness, a curse that only weights one down. So the 'sweet fantasy land' could also be taken to mean the delusion of friendship. And in this case, Tempest is among the mighty, as she achieved capturing Twilight, being commander and ensnaring all of Equestria by herself (with the Storm King's forces, but it was her plan and execution that mattered). And Twilight is caged by her friendship: [spoilers] RD alerted Tempest, Rarity ended up tipping off Tempest that Capper might know where they're headed, Pinkie drew on the map and confirmed this. Without friends, Twilight may very well have been able to complete her journey much faster and with less difficulty.

I mean, the way these lyrics work are on par with some Disney Villian songs to me. I am biased, yes, but I will argue my point that each lyric can have significant real world meaning and be sung out of context without need to explain. It's an incredible song, simple as that.