| Edguy – Navigator Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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| Ensiferum – LAI LAI HEI Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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The last verse isn't the English translation ::confused:: The English translation would be something like: "He looked at the falling star from the edge of the world Now the maiden's face is covered by barren earth Everyone has to look in the eyes of truth For time is victorious, but this land is eternal" |
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| Skyclad – Inequality Street Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Incredibly written by Walkyier. I think it's pretty straightforward and sarcastic - especially if anyone's ever seen the music video. The song begins depicting two different images - the poor, who struggle to eat, and the wealthy, who don't even realize the poor exist. As in true Walkyier sarcastic form, he speaks from the point of view of the poor man, but adds the last line - 'Cause they who receive feast deserve it the most' - making a statement that those who are poor are so because they choose not to advance themselves. The video shows this as well. Another point of interest is the line: "Raise glasses in toast to the 'other-half' dying to eat." Walkyier loves these play-on-words and this has to do with both the "other half" being the poor and "half-dying to eat", which is what the poor are. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Ain't Your Fairytale Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Haha, it has nothing to do with Native Americans. Tony said that this is the fourth of the wolf songs (Fullmoon, Wolf & Raven, The Cage) and it's pretty self explanatory. Very well written, probably my favorite lyrics for one of my least favorite songs. |
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| Elvenking – Hobs An' Feathers Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Seems more simple than it probably is, but I'm to understand that the hobs are like fairies or goblins and they, quite simply, set out on a quest to find gold. They go out to find this gold, quite happy - singing songs and the like. However, when they arrive they don't find gold in the treasure chest, "only feathers". They return to their barrows unhappy - "cry[ing] that old song". |
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| Elvenking – Swallowtail Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Unfortunately Damna hates releasing information on why he writes certain songs. Here's what he said on it: "If you read the lyrics of Swallowtail you'll see it's a simple story but with a deep meaning..I won't explain it here..beacuse if you translate it, it's quite easy to understand it... anyway Swallowtail seems a witch...it's up to you to choose wether she's good or bad" Basically, the narrator of the story has been told to stay away from the woods because there lives an evil witch (Swallowtail). He has been told horror tales of men that have gone in there never to return. Finally, he braves the woods and finds the woman - who is exceptionally beautiful and lures him in. However, he understands that she is like a Siren --> she lures these men in only to kill them ("Death she'd exhale. . ." and "Only pieces of their bodies. . ."). Aydan confirmed this. . .it's basically a retelling of the story of the Sirens. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Draw Me Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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As much as I'd like to believe the Marcellin story (because it's an awesome concept), the actually story behind the song is somewhat similar, but not as interesting. Tony said in an interview once: "My friend's dad used to draw when he was younger and he drew a big painting of his own father and soon after that his father died. Then he drew his own brother and shortly after he also died. After this he decided he will never draw again - he just won't. " Sort of the same idea as the Marcelling legend, but this one is actually true :-) |
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