| Murder by Death – Ramblin' Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"I was there in the Dark Age, in Europe, a bearer of the plague" The end of the song is definitely tricky :-\ |
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| Murder by Death – My Hill Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think it goes "In a basement for machines" "As this condo sits on me" and "The rich folks choke on billowing smoke and I found a new hill" Makes it sound like he now works in the boiler room heating the condos. I also get the feeling he burns the place down at the end and creates a new hill for himself out of the ashes of the condos and rich people. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Juliet Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Like most people here I think this song takes place after "Don't Say a Word," but DIRECTLY after. I believe they take place in the same night, actually. Don‘t Say a Word: “Under the moon I hold a wake for a promise torn.” “Broke the vow I thought you made, my angel, why... Could I let you wait out the night?” “I place a black candle on your chest, The path of night is manifest.” “No word you say tonight can make this be alright” "Indulge me now and stay alive this night…I promise you the end before first light arrives." Juliet: "...My nights are over, cannot feel your love anymore" “This night’s like a dream, you will be the last thing I will see” “It is too late to regret anything tonight After what has come to light ...You have played me for a fool, for all this time? The story may rewrite itself after I'm gone One more breath, the day will dawn" Sure, he could just like working under the cover of darkness. But the odds that he promised to kill her before light arrives in DSAW, then somehow lets her get away only to recapture her and once again reference her demise before dawn in Juliet seem somewhat slim to me. He’s psychotic, not stupid. “...Don't smile Don't you smile You're supposed Wither away with me, so, Juliette Please don't smile I'm paralyzed and you are still alive.” This is a reference to her soul not being completely destroyed as his has been. He thought her death would bring her pain, regret, misery, but it actually pleases her. She is happy to die which is not something he had foreseen. It shocks him. It paralyzes him. His soul is withered and dark, where hers is alive and vibrant. Also, if I am correct and these songs take place in the same night, it seems as if he’s been torturing her for an entire night.(There are references to torture in both songs) Then her torture session is followed by a poisoning which seems to confuse some people. They both drink the poison and they both die. She smiles afterward because her hellish night is finally over. She feels no more pain and knows she is now forever out of his reach. This enrages him because he wanted her to mourn the end of her life as he has. He never wanted to die but she in essence has killed him, so she is the one closing his eyes as life escapes him. All in all, it’s a very messed up saga which culminates in the torture and poisoning of his “Juliet.” Just in case the physical abuse he put her through doesn’t do the trick he guarantees it with poison and they both die together. That’s how I see it anyway. |
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