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Written by Bob Welch.
Hypnotized was written by Robert Welsh in the early 1970’s, reportedly
after having a very intense dream while living in a house by the name of
Benifold where he resided with rest of the then members of Fleetwood
Mac. The song was originally intended for the then front man Dave
Walker
, upon his leaving Welch rewrote the song for himself with some
help from Christine McVie. Other influences for this song were Welch’s
extreme interest in the writings of Carlos Castaneda, paranormal
experiences, and possibly the use of medicinal plants such as Peyote,
which is used in the religious ceremonies of the Navajo Indians of the
southwest U.S.
The First verse of the song has to do directly with the dream. The dream
it appears was about the landing of a UFO in the large field behind the
Benifold house. Dreams are a wonderful and mysterious part of the
psyche, "Because there’s no explaining what your imagination can make
you see and feel".
The second verse is very mysterious, and seems to deal with another
landing of a UFO or possibly an abduction. "Now it’s not a meaningless
question to ask if they’ve been and gone." There is a story of three men
out fishing in a pond when they were supposedly abducted. This may be
the "strange, strange pond" he refers to.
The third and final verse was influenced by the writings of Carlos
Castaneda and deals with "Astral Projection" which can theoretically be
achieved either through hypnosis or the use of Peyote. "Where a man can
fly over mountains and hills/And he don’t need an airplane or some kind
of engine/And he never will."
The chorus line ties the whole song together "Seems like a dream/(They)
got me hypnotized." This can mean anything anyone wants it to mean, of
course the literal interpretation, he is talking about dreaming and how
it feels like being hypnotized.
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