Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I Look out the Window, I see the sun in the sky, for now,
It is not for me
Stories of old times, Black Book of Lies with no reason nor rhymes
No secrets, no disguise
Colour of the jealousy that hangs over thee
Why don't you believe, You still do not know me
Books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy
Remorseful and pale
As always
These news travel fast
Walking cross snowfields, how can I trust in this path I leave
Fading behind me
Pleading not guilty. It´s in the nature of humankind
Installed in a man child
Life can do it in many ways, toss dirt on your face
But I am your man, and for you I do all I can
Repeat chorus
Standing on the station, watching your train slowly disappear
I´m only shell of a man, I thought you knew who I am
Solos
But go ahead and blame the fool
You have beliefs that aren't true
I have not lived the life you read from
The books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy
My life is no game
It's a real shame the false news travel fast
Why do you keep me in the agony?
"The Book of true tales"
How can you hate and keep me in this agony?
"The Mirror of tragedy"
I haven't lied, I haven't cheated!
"The Book of true tales"
What do you think? What do you see when you look in
"The Mirror of tragedy"
And I'm still your man, and for you I do all I can
Books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy
Remorseful and pale
As in past, these news travel fast
The books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy
My life is no game
It's a real shame the false news travel fast
It is not for me
Stories of old times, Black Book of Lies with no reason nor rhymes
No secrets, no disguise
Colour of the jealousy that hangs over thee
Why don't you believe, You still do not know me
Books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy
Remorseful and pale
As always
These news travel fast
Walking cross snowfields, how can I trust in this path I leave
Fading behind me
Pleading not guilty. It´s in the nature of humankind
Installed in a man child
Life can do it in many ways, toss dirt on your face
But I am your man, and for you I do all I can
Repeat chorus
Standing on the station, watching your train slowly disappear
I´m only shell of a man, I thought you knew who I am
Solos
But go ahead and blame the fool
You have beliefs that aren't true
I have not lived the life you read from
The books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy
My life is no game
It's a real shame the false news travel fast
Why do you keep me in the agony?
"The Book of true tales"
How can you hate and keep me in this agony?
"The Mirror of tragedy"
I haven't lied, I haven't cheated!
"The Book of true tales"
What do you think? What do you see when you look in
"The Mirror of tragedy"
And I'm still your man, and for you I do all I can
Books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy
Remorseful and pale
As in past, these news travel fast
The books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy
My life is no game
It's a real shame the false news travel fast
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wel... whenever i hear this song, i can´t help but think of a man, in the middle age, who is being wrongly punished by the catholic church(saint inquisition), with lines like "Stories of old times, Black Book of Lies with no reason or rhymes" (it could mean the bible, but a wrong interpretation of it), "You have beliefs that aren´t true" being the catholic misreading the bible and, this specific part: "Why do you keep me in the agony? "The Book of true tales" How can you hate and keep me in this agony? "The Mirror of tragedy" I haven´t lied, I haven´t cheated! "The Book of true tales" What do you think? What do you see when you look in "The Mirror of tragedy" " Seems to me like him, pleading for his life or something while they just say "The Book of true tales" and "The Mirror of tragedy", like theirs is the one and only truth. But again, this don´t quite fits with some lines, like "But I am your man, and for you I do all I can " and "Standing on the station, watching your train slowly disappear", as well as your interpretations doesn´t quite fits with the chorus "the book of true tales" has nothing to do with "a relationship broken over baseless accusations". If you´ve read this far, thank you(took quite a long time to think about and write all this, more than it took for you to read it) and this is just my take on this song, i´m not saying i am rightm but this is my interpretation. Hope you enjoyed it.