"Chapter One"
I gave you my time
I gave you my whole life
I gave you my love, every dime
They told me it was, a crime

Do you remember?
Or did it all go in vain

"Chapter Two"
I looked in the light, I sat in your coalmine
The promise they made, I should keep?
Make sure that we would never meet

I can't remember
The promise I made so deep

Tell me that past times won't die
Tell me that old lies are alive

"Chapter Three"
Across darkened skies, I travelled without a light
I sank in the well of my mind
Too deep, never to be found

I can't remember
How could you be so vain

Tell me that past times won't die
Tell me that old lies are alive
Love that expired too long time ago
Kills me, it thrills me

"Chapter Four"
You have new love and
It looks good on you
I have never wished you dead, yet.

You can now have all the things I could never give to you
Look out the window "see'est moi"

"Chapter Five"
I'm sorry, I am here
I'm not sure if it should bring you fear
I whisper in your ear
Why is he here?

"Chapter six"
While you are sleeping, I steal your ear ring
Light you one candle, this anger I handle

They said I won't find you, but now I'm beside you
I'm not all that stable
You should know by know that you are mine

Tell me that old times won't die
Tell me that old lies are alive

I tell you that past times won't die
I tell you that old lies are alive
Love due to expire too long time ago
Kills me, it will kill you too

Past times won't die
I tell you old lies are alive
Hate to conspire too long time ago
Kill me, please kill me before

Tell you that past times won't die


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The End of This Chapter Lyrics as written by Marko Juhani Paasikoski Jani Allan Liimatainen

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    The piece is called "End of This Chapter" and is arranged into chapters, notably the last one fades out. Not sure who dies in the end, and that might be the point of the name. In any case the line "I'm not all that stable" pretty much confirms the interpetation of mopi. Except that there's really no indication of violent abuse, on the contrary "this anger I handle" suggests he IS handling it. Also I'm not at all sure on coal mine being allegory for jail, it seems to be chosen for "I looked in the light". Basically he's saying "I treated you like a queen and yu treated me like dirt", but as he himself says "I am not all that stable" so he's not got the best grip on reality and we can't judge the truth on the song alone. Interestingly Chapter Three does hint that it might've been losing the girl that made him "not all that stable". Another line of interest is "You can now have all the things I could never give to you", which does suggest at least in his mind the issue between their breakup was she wanted more (material) things than he could give (together with "how could you be so vain", also might give significance to stealing her ear-ring). In any case it's safe to say he's an ex of some sort and is now forbidden from contacting her. Ultimately I'm mostly wondering what was the "promise I made so deep" he refers to near the beginning. Other than that I used to know a girl who had a creepy stalker using the title "c'est moi" so mm-hmm.

    Anyway, given the above I would write it (from his PoV anyway) somewhat akin to: Chapter I: We were together and I gave you my everything. Chapter II: I was left with nothing but you and then you left me. Chapter III: Living without you made me lose my mind, and I was ordered to never meet you. Chapter IV: You got together with some rich guy and are happy now. Chapter V: I'm sorry, I found you anyway and am not quite sure what I will do. Chapter VI: So YOU write the ending of this chapter... Phew... Anyway you can read pretty much what you want behind this story, but this seems to be more or less how the person in the song perceives it, and that's all we have to go by. That being the case I think the idea is to take it at face value and identify with the person in the song. The "c'est moi" growl, "I'm not all that stable" and "you are mine" among others ofcourse speak against him, but they're a neccessary dramatic tool to represent things from both sides. So I wonder if that makes any sense...

    wolf76on October 18, 2006   Link

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