| Paradise Lost – Xavier Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This is a *cover* of Dead Can Dance's Xavier by Paradise Lost (for their album 'Symbol of Life'), not "copied off". | |
| Imperanon – Memories To Dust Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song is about self-destruction and the will to hurt forever, instead of being freed of your pain and burden, because that very same agony defines who you are. If you take the pain and the sadness away, you are left with nothing and you are a stranger even to yourself. It's better to suffer than not be who you are, or at least who you think you should be. In the end, all these things will just leave you with the taste of ashes in your mouth, so you (at least temporarily) cast away all the memories, thoughts and truths you held within and you succumb to total darkness and chaos, maybe to emerge from it as a new man. Or not emerge at all, which is also just as fine. | |
| Imperanon – Shadowsouls Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Also, the song's point of view changes back and forth a few times. The chorus (sung by Leonna Aho) could be viewed as the brave warrior woman, waiting for the Dark One (parts sung by Aleksi) to descend upon her and her people, with revenge in his heart. | |
| Imperanon – Shadowsouls Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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y.neek: Incorrect. This song is about fighting to the last man, knowing that you (or your group/army/village) are doomed to die on this day. Instead of running away from that fate, you stay brave and resolute in the face of certain death. It's about personal honor and not giving up, even when you know the game is over. When they finally manage to cut you down - at the moment of your death - you know you took as many with you as you could, never giving an inch, thus granting you a place in Elysium/Heaven/wherever. |
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| Nightwish – Amaranth Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The name Lucifer actually means Son of Dawn in Hebrew. Here's a quote from Wikipedia: "Lucifer is a Latin word meaning "light-bearer" (from lux, lucis, "light", and ferre, "to bear, bring"), a Roman astrological term for the "Morning Star" the planet Venus." In truth, the name Lucifer was first used in the Bible, referring not to Satan or the Enemy, but to an honorific title of a Babylonian king of the time. This king was guilty of too much pride, which led to his downfall. Here' s the path from Wikipedia: 14:4 You will recite this parable about the king of Babylonia: How has the oppressor come to an end, the arrogance been ended? 14:10 They will all proclaim and say to you, "You also have been stricken as we were; you are compared to us. 14:11 Brought down to the nether-world were your pride and the tumult of your stringed instruments; maggots are spread out under you, and worms are your covers. 14:12 How have you fallen from the heavens, O glowing morning star; been cut down to the ground O conqueror of nations? Ring any bells? Can you spot the similarities between this and the late medieval Christian idea of the "War in Heaven", where someone called Lucifer was cast down for being too proud? Only in the late medieval period did Christian scholars take the name and the story of Lucifer, making it into a biblical story. This is around 1500 years after the death of Christ. Sadly, this story (and others like it) are still being taught as the literal truth in schools and homes across the world. I'm personally saddened by the fact that the modern Christians cannot see that the majority of the stories in the Bible are highly symbolic (being 'borrowed' from other ancient religions) and are meant to teach the reader about the values of a good Christian. Think about this point of view and then read the lyrics again in a different light (no pun intended). I hope this opens up some new avenues of though for you people, not only about the lyrics of this song, but also about taking the commonly believed (or enforced) "truth" without doing any individual thinking of your own. This is also - I believe - one of the subjects of this song's lyrics. |
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