| Eluveitie – Kingdom Come Undone Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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From the bonus DVD, section "A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LYRICS": "A song about Vercingetorix - a Gaulish warrior who definitely went down in history! During the Gaulish war he tried to unite the diverse tribes of Gallia (who partly even were at enmity) under one banner and so repel the Roman invasion and end it once and for all. The lyrics portray a passionate speech of Vercingetorix how he probably could have held it in front of assembled rulers of different Gaulish clans." Personally I'll just add that this venture failed miserably - Vercingetorix finally gave up and surrendered to the Romans in order to protect his people. He was publically executed in Rome. Is it just me or is there some "V For Vendetta" influence visible? ;) |
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| Eluveitie – Thousandfold Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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100% exact lyrics, straight from the booklet. As for the meaning: Chrigel Glanzmann, the leader of the band and the author of the lyrics: "The song is actually about the character of Orgetorix, who was a Helvetic warrior. We know him from Ceasar's book about the Gallic war and according to the offcial version Orgetorix became kind of an usurper and he was put to trial and commited suicide in the end. As we know today this so-called "official version" according to Ceasar is in wide part of it very political propaganda and so, of course, we want to question it. In our version of the story Orgetorix actually did not commit suicide but was basically killed by the Romans." |
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| Insomnium – Down With the Sun Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song is definitely about killer guitar riffs. The lyrics are about going to sleep - either literally or metaphorically, which in this case would mean dying. The title "Down With The Sun" indicates that someone lies down as the night approaches, which again can mean either literal duskfall or the end of one's life. I guess the first idea - the literal sleep - is the more appropriate one. O darkness, if in thy arms I could rest for a while, and with these earthly eyes see thy dim smile. Maid of twilight, lass of duskfall, hang the Moon on the sky's arch. Soothe the weight of a darkening day, croon me into the slumber. Rock here in the birch's lap, swing in the manor of wind. Lay down your weary head, let the blue stars darken. These words say that the sleep is welcomed, it's desirable. And now: For vain is all the toil and trouble, vain is all the heartbreak. In the end I'll find my solace in an earthen cradle. Now these words might be about the solace that sleep brings - when we fall asleep, we are not aware of our problems. In this case, I would perceive the lyrics as the reproach for not trying and giving up easily, leaving all the problems behind and just going to sleep without trying to fix them. Just a thought. It's a great song from a great album, still, I think that 'Above The Weeping World' was more solid both lyrically and musically. |
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| Behemoth – Before the Æons Came Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Nergal about the song: "These lyrics are extractions from "Atlanta in Calydon" written by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909 e.v.). English lyric poet and critic. Swinburne was viewed by his contemporary Victorians as blasphemous and depraved, but now is recognized as one of the greatest English poets. His main topics were liberty, relations between pain and pleasure and the psychology of sexual passion. He was pagan and in his sympathies and antitheistic. Swinburne was Crowley's primary poetic influence. The title of this song is our invention but seems to reflect the idea behind the poem very well." |
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| Caliban – I See the Falling Sky (feat. Anders Fridén) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Now, these lyrics are nothing but total bullcrap. Nothing's right. Good song though. |
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| In Flames – F(r)iend Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The lady in the beginning says: "Should I think the most (?) question is why did the world start?" I can't hear that one word. I asked a friend (...f[r]iend?) of mine what does he hear right there and he said that for him it's something like "should I think the most fucking question is why do we use word fuck?" :P |
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| Caliban – I Rape Myself Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Now that's one of those bands that you're supposed to listen to their killer guitar riffs, not trying to analyse their lyrics. As the vocals says (...screams?), "this whole thing makes no sense, no sense at all!" :P Just enjoy the music. |
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| In Flames – Clayman Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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| In Flames – March To The Shore Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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You might find it rather unlikely, but when I heard the song for the first time I thought it greatly reflected the situation I had been in back then - so don't blame me if my interpretation is kinda wrong, I just couldn't help to fit myself in the lyrics :) I guess it's about the relationship in which everything seems to be not right, but then comes the time in which everything has to be stated loud and clear: I used to adore you The lies made sense somehow Gave myself away without a fight But betrayal claims its price He used to be in love with her and he pretended her lies made sense because they made him feel as if everything was OK. He didn't "fight with" the fact that she was lying to him because her lies made him feel comfortable and happy - simply, he just knew she was lying, but he wanted to believe in those lies because they made him feel safe and happy. But then "betrayal claims its price" - it's impossible to go on lying about loving each other all the time and all the shit will come into the light sooner or later. At first I was scared Not used to murders mind But there was something beautiful So powerful, different, so divine He was scared of being left alone, he wasn't used to dealing with "the murders mind" (I guess "a murder" means here killing the relationship), he couldn't imagine himself without her at first, but then came "something beautiful, powerful, different, divine" - it turned out that it is possible to live without her lies and the state he's in now is better than staying in the relationship based on lying. After breaking up there always is a time of recovery, and after the recovery you tend to see things from a different angle, it turns out love wasn't that strong and it's much easier to live alone than you thought it would be. Pushing the faith Build on our rage We're "pushing the faith", which means we help ourselves to head towards the inevitable ending. The mentioned lies HAVE TO end sooner or later, so let's bring it down as soon as possible instead of staying in this shithole we call the relationship. Then I guess there should be "BUILD OUT OF RAGE" - which means our faith, the break-up, the end of our relationship is brought by the consuming rage, being furious about the life full of lies. Falling ideals Broken seals March to the shore You are a killer! "Falling ideals, broken seals" - broken promises, all the plans for the future being torn asunder. Marching towards the shore symbolises recovery from the shitty state, getting to the safe land instead of floating with no direction OR heading towards the end, when everything changes. She's a killer because she killed the relationship, the feelings, everything they had. Is it something that's always been there? Was it destined to leave its cage? I'm glad we met though I love to release the rage He askes himself if the "SOMETHING" (might be another man, lack of mutual understanding, burnt out feeling etc etc etc) has always been between them, from the very beginning or only from a certain point of the relationship, and was it really destined to leave the cage, to come into the light, to become clear and visible. He askes it though it no longer matters - he's glad they had what they had, because he finds it somehow pleasant and comforting to release the rage, to become furious on everything around... yeah, who doesn't ;] But everything has its end I've done my deed The final bullet was always meant for me! And this is summing up everything - whatever we had and however it looked like, this just had to end, like everything else. He feels he acted the way he should, by making his deed done, fullfilling his "part of the deal". And I admit I don't get the final verse, that the final bullet was always meant for him. It might mean that he was the final target and that it was inevitable to finish in this way. OR it might mean (here's a total privacy, forgive me for that) she was lying to him all the time and in the end she claimed that it's everything his fault anyways. I know that this is pretty much one-sided interpretation. I just broke up after three years of a goddamn relationship and I found the lyrics of this song just fit my situation so accurately that I couldn't resist. It might have quite different meaning, but to me it's all about my situation and the similar ones. All in all, that's the reason of creating art, ain't it? To move people. And to make them find themselves in it. Oh, and forgive me my bad English, I'm not a native speaker ;] Cheers. |
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| In Flames – March To The Shore Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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You might find it rather unlikely, but when I heard the song for the first time I thought it greatly reflected the situation I had been in back then - so don't blame me if my interpretation is kinda wrong, I just couldn't help to fit myself in the lyrics :) I guess it's about the relationship in which everything seems to be not right, but then comes the time in which everything has to be stated loud and clear: I used to adore you The lies made sense somehow Gave myself away without a fight But betrayal claims its price He used to be in love with her and he pretended her lies made sense because they made him feel as if everything was OK. He didn't "fight with" the fact that she was lying to him because her lies made him feel comfortable and happy - simply, he just knew she was lying, but he wanted to believe in those lies because they made him feel safe and happy. But then "betrayal claims its price" - it's impossible to go on lying about loving each other all the time and all the shit will come into the light sooner or later. At first I was scared Not used to murders mind But there was something beautiful So powerful, different, so divine He was scared of being left alone, he wasn't used to dealing with "the murders mind" (I guess "a murder" means here killing the relationship), he couldn't imagine himself without her at first, but then came "something beautiful, powerful, different, divine" - it turned out that it is possible to live without her lies and the state he's in now is better than staying in the relationship based on lying. After breaking up there always is a time of recovery, and after the recovery you tend to see things from a different angle, it turns out love wasn't that strong and it's much easier to live alone than you thought it would be. Pushing the faith Build on our rage We're "pushing the faith", which means we help ourselves to head towards the inevitable ending. The mentioned lies HAVE TO end sooner or later, so let's bring it down as soon as possible instead of staying in this shithole we call the relationship. Then I guess there should be "BUILD OUT OF RAGE" - which means our faith, the break-up, the end of our relationship is brought by the consuming rage, being furious about the life full of lies. Falling ideals Broken seals March to the shore You are a killer! "Falling ideals, broken seals" - broken promises, all the plans for the future being torn asunder. Marching towards the shore symbolises recovery from the shitty state, getting to the safe land instead of floating with no direction OR heading towards the end, when everything changes. She's a killer because she killed the relationship, the feelings, everything they had. Is it something that's always been there? Was it destined to leave its cage? I'm glad we met though I love to release the rage He askes himself if the "SOMETHING" (might be another man, lack of mutual understanding, burnt out feeling etc etc etc) has always been between them, from the very beginning or only from a certain point of the relationship, and was it really destined to leave the cage, to come into the light, to become clear and visible. He askes it though it no longer matters - he's glad they had what they had, because he finds it somehow pleasant and comforting to release the rage, to become furious on everything around... yeah, who doesn't ;] But everything has its end I've done my deed The final bullet was always meant for me! And this is summing up everything - whatever we had and however it looked like, this just had to end, like everything else. He feels he acted the way he should, by making his deed done, fullfilling his "part of the deal". And I admit I don't get the final verse, that the final bullet was always meant for him. It might mean that he was the final target and that it was inevitable to finish in this way. OR it might mean (here's a total privacy, forgive me for that) she was lying to him all the time and in the end she claimed that it's everything his fault anyways. I know that this is pretty much one-sided interpretation. I just broke up after three years of a goddamn relationship and I found the lyrics of this song just fit my situation so accurately that I couldn't resist. It might have quite different meaning, but to me it's all about my situation and the similar ones. All in all, that's the reason of creating art, ain't it? To move people. And to make them find themselves in it. Oh, and forgive me my bad English, I'm not a native speaker ;] Cheers. |
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| In Flames – March To The Shore Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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You might find it rather unlikely, but when I heard the song for the first time I thought it greatly reflected the situation I had been in back then - so don't blame me if my interpretation is kinda wrong, I just couldn't help to fit myself in the lyrics :) I guess it's about the relationship in which everything seems to be not right, but then comes the time in which everything has to be stated loud and clear: I used to adore you The lies made sense somehow Gave myself away without a fight But betrayal claims its price He used to be in love with her and he pretended her lies made sense because they made him feel as if everything was OK. He didn't "fight with" the fact that she was lying to him because her lies made him feel comfortable and happy - simply, he just knew she was lying, but he wanted to believe in those lies because they made him feel safe and happy. But then "betrayal claims its price" - it's impossible to go on lying about loving each other all the time and all the shit will come into the light sooner or later. At first I was scared Not used to murders mind But there was something beautiful So powerful, different, so divine He was scared of being left alone, he wasn't used to dealing with "the murders mind" (I guess "a murder" means here killing the relationship), he couldn't imagine himself without her at first, but then came "something beautiful, powerful, different, divine" - it turned out that it is possible to live without her lies and the state he's in now is better than staying in the relationship based on lying. After breaking up there always is a time of recovery, and after the recovery you tend to see things from a different angle, it turns out love wasn't that strong and it's much easier to live alone than you thought it would be. Pushing the faith Build on our rage We're "pushing the faith", which means we help ourselves to head towards the inevitable ending. The mentioned lies HAVE TO end sooner or later, so let's bring it down as soon as possible instead of staying in this shithole we call the relationship. Then I guess there should be "BUILD OUT OF RAGE" - which means our faith, the break-up, the end of our relationship is brought by the consuming rage, being furious about the life full of lies. Falling ideals Broken seals March to the shore You are a killer! "Falling ideals, broken seals" - broken promises, all the plans for the future being torn asunder. Marching towards the shore symbolises recovery from the shitty state, getting to the safe land instead of floating with no direction OR heading towards the end, when everything changes. She's a killer because she killed the relationship, the feelings, everything they had. Is it something that's always been there? Was it destined to leave its cage? I'm glad we met though I love to release the rage He askes himself if the "SOMETHING" (might be another man, lack of mutual understanding, burnt out feeling etc etc etc) has always been between them, from the very beginning or only from a certain point of the relationship, and was it really destined to leave the cage, to come into the light, to become clear and visible. He askes it though it no longer matters - he's glad they had what they had, because he finds it somehow pleasant and comforting to release the rage, to become furious on everything around... yeah, who doesn't ;] But everything has its end I've done my deed The final bullet was always meant for me! And this is summing up everything - whatever we had and however it looked like, this just had to end, like everything else. He feels he acted the way he should, by making his deed done, fullfilling his "part of the deal". And I admit I don't get the final verse, that the final bullet was always meant for him. It might mean that he was the final target and that it was inevitable to finish in this way. OR it might mean (here's a total privacy, forgive me for that) she was lying to him all the time and in the end she claimed that it's everything his fault anyways. I know that this is pretty much one-sided interpretation. I just broke up after three years of a goddamn relationship and I found the lyrics of this song just fit my situation so accurately that I couldn't resist. It might have quite different meaning, but to me it's all about my situation and the similar ones. All in all, that's the reason of creating art, ain't it? To move people. And to make them find themselves in it. Oh, and forgive me my bad English, I'm not a native speaker ;] Cheers. |
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