| Blind Guardian – Battlefield Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I actually think this song is partly about Nargothrond and Turin Turambar. Maybe Hansi thought the other meaning actually resembled this story and decided to place some hints to it. Surely the term "god" is 180 degrees away from anything lotr but there are a few hints. "(a dark) seed reigns in me (like a) storm rules over the sea i challenge thee, do not cross this bridge alone" Dark seed is obviously the curse of morgoth. The bridge is the bridge of nargothrond which Turin counseled to build. Yet, you would not expect Turin to think something like "storm over a sea". "open your eyes, wake up my dear young friend and hate shall fade away i will not move yet i'll stand still, instead" It seems like it represents the charm of Glaurung and the optimism of Turin afterwards. "there on the battlefield he stands down on the battlefield he's lost and on the battlefield it ends" Turin is charmed after the battle of Tumhalad (where, in silmarillion, it's strangly emphasized that Battle of Tumhalad took place in a "battlefield".) Hence it's a bit confusing. "war and anger shall reign the clash of iron can be heard by blindness you're driven insane i'm lost in anguish and grief sorrow won't wane till you die a shattered body deeply hurt and darkness will cover the light it's gone forevermore (it's gone forevermore!)" Turin is emphasized to have a long and a black sword.(Gurthang) It might be the most emphasized sword in Silmarillion. So this can explain the clash of iron which i think it's not lotr related. A shattered body? Findiulas? "the field's been left in sorrow the father and the son they are gone the sun shines bright, and anger rises lorn and lonely, torn apart don't you think it's time to stop now we were charmed and fooled by the old serpent's kiss" Father and son.. It could be a hint to Hurin and Turin because they share a similar fate. (This is a long shot) Old serpent is obviously Glaurung. Tumhalad is a plain and it can explain the green references in the song. This all is a long shot but it worths a try :p |
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