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Kamelot – Moonlight Lyrics

18 years ago

In general, this song is about Ariel's realization of mortality. The reality of the inevitable end of his life hits him like lightning, but he's troubled because he can't be sure if he's lived his life according to the will of God (whatever god there may be) and, on the other hand, he's uncertain as to whether knowledge of the will of God alone would (or should) have any bearing on his moral decisions ("you know I can't/won't repent for all"). He comes to peace in the next three tracks after he realizes that the freedom to choose has always been in his hands ("The Black Halo"), every human in the world and throughout history faces the same dilemma ("Nothing Ever Dies"), and that, regardless of what any god or man might say to him, in the end the most important thing is that he can live with himself ("Memento Mori").

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In Flames – Zombie, Inc. Lyrics	18 years ago
It is obviously about religion... You just have to be very familiar with Christian beliefs to understand the subtle way that this song turns religion on its head. Everybody who interpreted this song in light of religion pretty much hit it on the mark, except for the last piece of the puzzle: The "she" is referring to religion as a whore, which is reminiscent of the Babylon Whore in revelation.

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Kamelot – Memento Mori Lyrics

18 years ago

Ariel's final epiphany before his death. This is that moment that people talk about (life flashing before your eyes and all that) dramatized as a nine-minute epic. The title roughly means something to the effect of "a reflective death," in which Ariel looks back on his life and realizes a couple of ultimate truths that allow him to close his eyes with peace: 1. The greatest purpose that we can pursue is to strive to connect with others and create bonds of love and thus create a harmony amongst human beings. Karma deals fairly: Those who selflessly give to help others achieve their own happiness and fulfillment will receive their due reward in equal measure. 2. However he acted throughout his life, in good or in evil, he always acted as he truly believed he should, and whatever lies on the other side, he can accept it due to this fact. (He discovered in "The Black Halo" that Mephisto was simply a personification of the lust of his flesh) So he finally closes his eyes at the end of this track. In the next track Ariel is already dead. The tracks "Twelve Tolls for a New Day" and "Serenade" are meant to show that Ariel's death and final revelation can be a new beginning for us.

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Nightwish – Crownless Lyrics

18 years ago

ItTakesAShoob, you should dig a little deeper and put some thought into these things before accussing true artists such as Tuomas of not thinking about their lyrics and poor songwriting. The gull is a symbol of opportunism and taking advantage of what others have built. The "gull covered in oil" is not a victim of an oil spill, but an opportunistic person "anointed" as king or queen, and the "broken wing" suggests that their achievement will be their downfall, as they have no wisdom or talent other than manipulation that brought them to this point. The responsibility that comes with true power weighs too heavily on them.

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Kamelot – Abandoned Lyrics

18 years ago

That description is sinfully superficial. This song is part of Kamelot's album The Black Halo, which is part 2 of their take on the story of Faust. A summary of the story starting with Epica: Up until this point, the main character, Ariel, has been on a search for ultimate truth. His despair from his failed attemps attracted the attention of the devil, named Mephisto in the story. Mephisto agreed to provide Ariel with every desire of his to aid his attempt to find truth, and in return, Ariel agreed to surrender his soul the day he died. Ariel afterward had a brief encounter with a love from his youth, named Helena, but realized that he could not pursue his love with her due to the danger of his pact with Mephisto and his search for ultimate truth, which he believed would take him higher than love. In agony, Helena threw herself into a river, killing both herself and Ariel's unborn child, whom she was carrying. Mephisto consoled Ariel, giving him a Helena lookalike named Margaurite and using Ariel's moment of weakness to convince him that he could lead him the right way on the quest for truth ("March of Mephisto," the first song on TBH). Ariel begins to believe Mephisto ("When the Lights are Down"), but then realizes that his attraction to Margaurite is nothing but a superficial lie and that he has no love for her while the memory of Helena still lingers in his mind, though he does promise Margaurite that he may return to love her again once his search for truth is over ("The Haunting"). Finally, we reach "Abandoned." At this point in the story, Ariel has been disillusioned by Mephisto's deception, and is attempting to reconnect with the god that he learned about in his youth. This song depicts his emotional state as he realizes that it is too late for him. His search for truth and pact with Mephisto have forever severed any possibility he might have to connect with god, and he realizes for the first time that he is truly all alone. The chorus has Ariel crying in despair, lost and confused by this realization.

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Kamelot – Karma Lyrics

18 years ago

The meaning of this song is a pretty straightforward allegory. The king has spent his life ruthlessly conquering and killing in the name of "honor and glory," and now that he has reached the end of his life, he is finally beginning to ask himself whether he really acted ethically in his life. He realizes that, once all is said and done, he is just another man whose life will be judged on the ultimate merits and ethics of his actions, and not his honor among other men or any other such things of material value. It's the story of all who act in the name of honor, glory, god, the master race, etc., who are really acting for their own selfish reasons to achieve carnal satisfaction. In the end, the truth of our actions will come back to haunt us once our temporal achievements have passed away.

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