| Blind Guardian – Nom the Wise Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| This is about Finrod Felagund. He was also called Nom, which means Wisdom. I think it is probably Beren thanking Finrod for saving his life and, in turn, giving up his own. | |
| The Dresden Dolls – Good Day Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I have a version of this song that replaces the 'I'm not suggesting" verse with: I’m not suggesting I’m any better than I was before but getting there is half the fun and I am halfway there. And betting that even though I’ve got a good head start I’d rather be a bitch than an ordinary broken heart. Or SOMETHING like that. I rather like that modified last line. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Happiness in Slavery Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This may have been mentioned, and it doesn't have much to do with the meaning, but I believe the man in the video is an S&M actor, and most of what would not prove lethal/agonizing in the video was actually really done. Personally, I think a main quality of the video is simply the shock most people get when watching it. :3 It was so gory and disgusting that you had no choice but to keep watching. I'm not entirely sure of all of the symbolism within it, but before the man starts getting really tortured, he is indeed enjoying it. Thus 'Happiness in Slavery'. I think the last line of the song refers to when the machine overtakes him, and what was at one point pleasure is now very much pain. Err. That probably made no sense. Oh well. |
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| Blind Guardian – The Curse Of Fëanor Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I love this song. Not only because it is about my favourite character, but I also love the overall song. What a poor sentence. Anyway... It is, obviously, about Fëanor's desent into madness. At the second last verse (I'm not counting choruses, here) I believe it his thoughts as he is dying. He finally realizes all that he is done, and he feels remorse for it. Then, the last verse may be told from the perspective of a dead Fëanor. He is saying that, even in the Halls of Mandos, he cannot find release of the memories of his deeds. And although he is physically dead, his thoughts and memories are not. He can look at everything differently now, since he is no longer blinded by madness and rage. So yeah. That's my interpretation. |
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| Blind Guardian – Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns) Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| About the Curse of Mandos, I think. It seems to skip around from the perspective of the Fingolfin and his host to Mandos himself. | |
| Blind Guardian – Thorn Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I think this song is telling the tragic life of Maeglin. 'I'm trapped in darkness Still I reach out for the stars I'm moving in silence I leave it all far behind ' Aredhel gave her son a Quenyan name in secret, so I imagine she would have shared with him stories of the Noldor, and what was beyond his father's dark home. Obviously Maeglin could not express this to Eol, since he was Telerin, but it's a good bet he still would have longed for something other than the darkness he was born into. '...Will I betray myself To rise?' Maeglin betrayed the location of Gondolin to the Morgoth, thus causing the city's downfall. Morgoth had his ways with telling lies to get what he wanted, and promised Maeglin Gondolin and Idril. 'I'm lost in the depth of his eyes I can't flee Inner pain caused insanity It's deep within The fear and the hunger Enslaved and denied By my love and my enemies I'm the illgotten son' Perhaps about making his decision to betray Gondolin. He thinks that by revealing its location, he can escape the pain and madness. Nonetheless, he also fears what would happen if he denied Morgoth's demands. Yet in the end, with the promise of someone who would never love him in return, and being able to get revenge on his enemies, he tells Morgoth. Really all he wants is to be loved; he was, after all, the illgotten son. Whoa. I'm too analytical. Sorry if that made no sense. |
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