| Sonata Arctica – Deathaura Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The main problem I have with your thought is the couple surviving. My main backing is this line... 'For five-fold kisses/my only love had to die.' If she were to survive what was more than likely a certain death, I think you'd hear the impact it would have on the male. I mean, if I were in love with a chick, and she was going to be burned at the stake, it would devastate me. If she then managed to survive that torture/torment, or elude it altogether, that would have at least as large of an impact. Unless he didn't know she survived until the end of the song. In that case, however, I believe he'd have been more depressed throughout the song. Just my take. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Juliet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Maybe her name was Juliette? It's spelling that way in the song, once. ("You're supposed to wither away with me, so, Juliette") I thought that was odd from the first time I read it; maybe Caleb saw her as Juliet, because her name was Juliette? | |
| Sonata Arctica – Juliet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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>.> That's... Really, a brilliant thought. I hadn't remembered that line (Although, I should have; I listen to the song enough). Good job on putting in the missing piece to this puzzle. Now I wonder if that was what Tony was thinking when he wrote it. xD |
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| Wilco – Wilco (The Song) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| 'Wilco' isn't aviation slang. It's standard brevity code for aeronautics. 'Wilco' actually stands for 'I have heard and understood my orders, and will comply.' The definition you put would actually describe 'Roger.' | |
| Sonata Arctica – Juliet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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No, but he has to be pretty stupid to let her escape death, twice, and then let himself die while she lives, for the THIRD time. Based on the fact he wants to kill her, we can assume he has Psychosis (This is normal for someone who was raised in a broken home, and often scorned, either physically or verbally). People with Psychosis spend their whole lives seeking nothing but revenge, whether it be by becoming better than the person they hate (Caled would want to be better than his parents by having a true love, which lasted), and will discard anyone not of use to them. However, a certain trait that accompanies Psychosis is intelligence. Psychotic people are NOT stupid. So, again, Caleb wouldn't have allowed her to live, three times, while managing to get himself killed in the process. Especially by his own hand. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Deathaura Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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But when The Grudge comes around, she's already dead. How could he admit it to her, if she's dead? Granted, it's possible he's the Cunning Man, but I doubt it. Why would he wait until after she died to hex everyone, rather than save her life? After all, he was deeply in love with her. Also, I went back and listened to the song. It's the girl's voice that says 'Unless morning finds all of them' and then a voice not heard elsewhere in the song says 'Somehow hexed!' Just thought I should throw that tidbit into the fray. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Juliet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| If Caleb were smart enough to get her cornered in Don't Say a Word, he wouldn't have fallen for 'Okay, I'll die with you' after all that happened. Nor would he have allowed her any window to have not taken the poison. He would have watched her like a hawk until she consumed the poison. It's too implausible she'd have gotten away with it. | |
| Sonata Arctica – Deathaura Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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No problem. I am happy my review was able to clear some things up for everyone. Also, I forgot to mention 'Skyclad' is ritualistic nudity. 'Deathaura' has no real meaning, but Sonata Arctica is good at mashing things together (Shamandalie) - A 'Death Aura' is probably just what it sounds like; an aura of death. |
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| Sonata Arctica – No Dream Can Heal A Broken Heart Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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No offense, but I believe your interpretation to be mostly wrong. Let's look at the first few sections... "My dream, it seems, fails to see the mornings My one and only aim I hear you breathe, I'm not alone in the darkness I feel something on my lips I should not" In this section, he seems hesitant or anticipatory, rather than happy. With the way I read this, I think his dream - his one and only aim - is to find true love. However, he wakes up, and the reality is, he's with a girl who doesn't love him. When she kisses him, he feels 'something on [his] lips [he] should not.' This leads me to believe she is a taken woman - possibly married - and she's having an affair with him. "One, too many poison kisses And I'm drowning in the deepest sea I found my destiny, something I'm here for I'm knocking on my heaven's door One day we will run out of tomorrows And yesterday's become the stuff our dreams are made of" He seems to be in love with this woman, even though she's taken. A few kisses, and he seems to forget that he cared - he's drowning in her deepest sea (Lyrics say 'the,' but he sings 'your') - and he's enjoying it. He feels as though he's died and gone to heaven, as the cliche goes (He makes it more interesting, thankfully). For the second section there, he's basically saying that he knows it will come to an end sometime soon. She'll leave him for her boyfriend/husband, and he'll enjoy the memories of their fling. "Until today, I lived in the shadow world Now heart is speaking, brain's defeated Independent thought deleted..." It's quite possible, as denoted by the first line, that they just recently began their affair. Until recently, he was in the dark about how being with her would be. However, he's grown emotionally attached to her (Or at least, physically attached, and he's confusing it for love). He knows that what he is doing with her is wrong, but ignores it - instead of thinking with his head, he thinks with his 'heart.' "One too many poisoned kisses... And I'm drowning in your deepest sea I found my destiny, something I'm here for... I'm knockin' on my heaven's door. And the map to find my sleeping wishes Is hidden where I cannot see When I'm awake, I need your poison kisses To fall back in a living dream..." For that first section, a recap of before. For the second part, he's trying to figure out how to make her fall in love with her, and leave her boyfriend/husband for him. He thinks he is truly in love with her - His sleeping wish is to have her be his, but she's not his, so he's looking for the way to make her his. When he's awake, he needs her body to fool himself into thinking she is his. ""Why do you fear to long for my love, please be strong. If your heart can hear a song, you can't go wrong... So repose your trust in me, save this love, live and see If the life beyond this dream is what you seek..." "Fill your deepest wishes, Come take my poison kisses Life is too short, this golden hour lats for a lifetime..."" He fears loving her, because she's taken. She's asking him why he's afraid to try to get her to love him (To which the answer is probably because he fears getting hurt). She seems to be promising him she'll leave whomever she's with already - She's leading him on. She then instructs him to love her (Fill your deepest wishes) and to continue their affair (Come, take my poison kisses), and she knows that it will be a short-lived relationship, but says they should make the best of it while they share a bed (This golden hour lasts for a lifetime; the 'Golden hour' is how long the relationship will go, and the 'Lifetime' is how long it will feel like). "Give me your poison kiss, Now, come night, I need my sleeping wish Help me dream again, somehow kiss me now With your poisoned lips Oh, come night, I want my missing wish Help me get one kiss, somehow Hold me now No dream can heal a broken heart... When we're apart..." By the tone of the song, and his singing, it denotes that the affair is ending now. He's fallen for her ruse once more, and thinks they are in love and such. However, they are beginning to distance, and he's becoming desperate for her (I need my sleeping wish; I want my missing wish). It hurts him that they are distancing. He thinks she was the one for him. He also believes they were in love. He thinks no other woman can do him justice ('No dream can heal a broken heart' is saying that even if he does find true love, it won't matter, because she's not in love with him). "...On the sea of wishes My dream that no one misses Tears me apart, always somehow Goodbye love... " At this point, their 'break-up' is finalized. She has moved on, and doesn't miss him (Is probably having an affair with someone else), and now he can't find anyone like her. It's killing him that they are over, and he says his final goodbye. -- That's my take on things. He was the victim (Albeit, willingly) rather than her. We agree on that. However, the reasoning and such is where we seem to differ. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Deathaura Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"THE GRUDGE This is whear I lose it... "In the ages of burning times" obviously refers to the times of witch-hunting and the inquisition, but what's the part of the "cunning man"? anyway, this is where the witch confesses to the boy in love with her that, after all, she is REALLY a witch plaguing the town ("though it hurts I must tell you - I am truly the one behind it all") THE CURSE ehm.... help? THE FLAMES This seems to paint a scenery of the witch being burned, but why is she singing again "unless morning finds all of them somehow hexed", like if it isn't really over yet and the town is in for some deep trouble?" Cunning Men were people in Europe in the 16th-18th Centuries. They were often seen as Wizards and Witches in their own regards, but they sold their services, ranging from protection against witchcraft to making love potions. The Roman Catholic Church frowned upon Cunning Men and Women, as they were also using a form of Wizardry, which was against their Laws. However, Priests were often found to employ their magic for protection. This continued throughout and even after the Reformation with little change. That being said... I think the person who says 'I am truly the one behind it all' is the guy who was leading the witch-hunts. Since people went to Cunning Men for protection, and trusted them, it wouldn't be hard for him to manipulate that trust. Perhaps his was jealous of the love between the girl and boy, and because of that, held a grudge? That also ties in really well with the section entitled 'Envy,' now that I think of it. Re-read it. In 'The Witch-Hunt,' they say 'She is the One,' with a capital O in One. Because of that, she is killed. In 'The Grudge,' the Cunning Man says 'I am the One,' also with a capital O in One. The only question becomes, is the guy who leads the mob (And says 'Come with me father,' so we aren't confused about who I mean) the Cunning Man, or is it the boy (The one in love with the girl who was killed)? The only reason there's a question about that is because of this line... 'In the age of burning times, you saved my life ...The blaze grew ever higher. I was your Cunning Man... hiding in the light, Now your land shall go sour...' Why would she save the life of the guy who had her killed for being a witch? This would mean the Cunning Man was the boy (She died, and because of that, he lived). And that, by extension, would mean HE is the One. In this event, the 'Innocent Boy' is the bad guy (He let the girl he loved, die), and as such, the mob is good. If the 'Innocent Boy' really is the bad guy, it would mean he would be the one singing in 'The Curse.' I find this to be unlikely, however, as Tony gets the lighter tone in his voice (Which every point in the song has, until then, defined the Innocent Boy) in 'The Flames.' That being said, it's entirely possible that the one singing 'The Curse' isn't the Innocent Boy OR the Mob-Leader. Skipping to the end of the song, the Innocent Boy sings 'But they paid someone to say their torment has a name.' If the mob offered a reward for exposing whoever was causing the bad fortune (The girl was already dead, mind you), the Cunning Man/Mob Leader may have said it was the boy. Cunning Men, after all, did offer Fortune Telling, and, as part of their Protection from Magic, they claimed to be able to trace the magic back to the one who cast it. Would it really be so hard to believe that the Cunning Man/Mob Leader would sell out the Innocent Boy (Who is, at this point, an adult) to the mob for money? Let me re-hash my main beliefs... Three main characters - Innocent Girl, Innocent Boy, Cunning Man/Mob Leader. -Innocent Girl killed at beginning of song. -Innocent Boy killed at end of song. --Two are together in the afterlife. -Cunning Man/Mob Leader lives. --Cunning Man is the One (Person who is responsible for misfortune in town) --Cunning Man abuses the trust of the people to have innocent people killed so that he can live. Innocent Girl Sings: -The Premonition (Paragraph 1) Innocent Boy Sings: -The Premonition (Single Line Paragraph 2) -The Witch-Hunt (Up until quotes) --The Witch-Hung (Possibly the Quotes as well, in the form of quoting what was said about the girl) -Exposing the Heathen (Paragraph 2) -The Fear (Paragraph 1) --The Curse (Possibly) -The Flames (Up until quotes) -...Together, Today, For All Eternity Cunning Man/Mob Leader Sings: --The Witch-Hunt (Possibly - Quotes) -Exposing the Heathen (Paragraph 1) -Envy -The Fear (Paragraph 2) -The Grudge (Seems most likely, even though the 'You saved my life' makes no sense) --The Curse (Possibly) Unknown Person -The Flames (Quotes) |
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| Sonata Arctica – Juliet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Even if Tony said it was supposed to be in the Calebverse, the song may have been edited or something later on down the road and simply doesn't fit anymore. Or, maybe we're missing some pieces. Either way, in 'Don't Say a Word,' he said 'I promise you the end before the first light arrives.' However, seeing as how the theme of the song is 'If you can't keep your part of the deal, don't say a word.' This implies that he may have failed to kill her. Although, in that case, this song simply doesn't fit. Besides, it IS possible for a song to have multiple meanings, yes? |
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| Sonata Arctica – Juliet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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To me, this is a Romeo and Juliet gone wrong. There are allusions to the play - The name Juliet, the poison that he drank at the end of the play when he thought she was dead (From the poison she drank herself to stop her heart from beating for a while, to fool her parents). If Juliet had decided not to drink the poison that actually killed her, he survived a few more moments, and she didn't really love him (Possibly for killing her cousin), this would fit perfectly. Which would make Tony the anti-Shakespeare. xD But yeah, even if it seems to fit, somewhat, into the Calebverse, I like to think of it as the way described above. Let's walk through this. --- '"These are my final lines, I've lived all my nine lives, My nights are over, cannot feel your heart anymore"' Lines are spoken in plays. Not songs, traditionally. This, coupled with the title, made me think of Romeo and Juliet the first time I heard the song. After that, the nine lives - Romeo fought with the opposing clan many times, and survived, he wasn't given a death sentence by the king for fighting in Verona streets, as promised (Was exiled, instead), and had plenty of other good luck. He's used them all up, and luck has caught up to him. The nights would be referring to the nights he was able to sneak into Juliet's room at night, and stay with her until the morning. And he cannot feel her heart anymore because of the poison the Friar gave to her to fool her parents so she could get out of marrying Paris. 'I lived only trough you, My scar, my heart, my truth, I do not want to die, But no more can I love you!!! How hard it is to understand My wish to die hand in hand? This night's like a dream You will be the last thing I will see' Shakespeare's works were always over-exaggerated. Romeo, for example, lived only for Rosaline, until he saw Juliet, and then he was head-over-heels for her. He lived only for her; she was his everything. This is where it gets interesting - Romeo no longer loves Juliet. Maybe because she died before him, and he cannot forgive that. He then goes on to explain he wanted to die hand in hand with her, and now he's accepting the next-best thing. He's killing himself, and she's the last thing he will ever see. This is good enough for him; it has to be, because she's already dead. 'I hold your hand, close my eyes all I love finally dies Drank the poison most foul with you... But why do you smile? ...Don't smile Don't you smile You're supposed Wither away with me, so, Juliette Please don't smile I'm paralysed and you are still alive.' He holds her hand as he dies (Which I believe actually happened in the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet) after drinking the poison ('Most foul') that was meant to kill him. She wakes up from her poison-induced coma at this time, smiling to see him, or more likely to see him dying. He's sad that she's smiling, because he's going to die without her. He's paralyzed - can't move - and she's smiling to see him die (A possible motive for this is that he killed her cousin, and she's getting revenge). At this point, Romeo goes into a coma of his own before he dies, reflecting on things. He focuses on how sad life is, and about how everyone's really alone. I think he's felt betrayed at this point, and has started to wallow in self-pity. 'No hellos, no bad goodbyes Wailing, distant, silent cries You can live with my pain, It's your own you cannot take? You played the game and lost, I wonder how you can, Hold the cards for a dead man' At this point, Juliet regrets what she has done, and is considering taking her own life. She's still confused about whether she loved her cousin or Romeo more. That's the 'Wailing, distant, silent cries' that Romeo hears as he is unconscious. In his mind, he is now lashing out at her for what she's done. 'The light and the clarity Welcome change for the life in the darkness, Sea of my sanity... Lost in the vanity... All I ever wanted; to be lost in you, My burden, the hatred... My own reality... Mirrors and smoke The final truth unfolds ...Your reality... Mirrors my hopes, Where you will need me...' As he gets closer to death, Romeo's mind clears up. He sees the light that is often talked about before someone dies, and it gives him clarity. His mind was foggy after first losing consciousness, and he hated it. It seemed like an eternity because of his internal battle to comprehend what was happening, and now he finally has his light. Now he's getting lost in the Euphoria of the light (Lost in the vanity), and he is going over his life with Juliet. After this, he begins to realize what is happening once more with Juliet - His own life is ended (Mirrors and smoke; he's lost in it once more), and begins to understand the truth of everything that has happened. He hopes Juliet will regret what she did, which is covered in the next section, where her reality mirrors his hopes - She will need him. During this time, she is considering killing herself once more. 'They never find us again once the trail has gone cold They never find us again once the trail has gone cold I'm a restless soul, I'll make the best ghost All things good end into a...' Romeo thinks he and Juliet will never be found (After all, this whole scene takes place in her family tomb). Because of what she has done to him, he cannot rest in peace, and will become a ghost, haunting the place for as long as possible. 'Minute of silence! - I get myself in line One minute of silence - To face my own demise One minute of silence - This is not what I signed for... One minute of silence - You double-crossing, filthy whore...' He's beginning to accept that he's really going to die, and nothing can save him. He lashes out at Juliet once more for what she did to him, and probably regrets ever meeting her (This is not what I signed for). 'I sit with someone in the dark I'm so afraid to see it's me again... You had a change of heart, Now we're all getting hurt... Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to my life again Walk with me, every curve, every bend This promenade that seems to come to an end' He's sitting in the dark tomb with Juliet, or he's in his mind once more. I get confused about this part. The 'You had a change of heart' refers to her, but when he addresses the 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' he is obviously talking to himself. Probably about his friend who died, or Tybalt, whom he killed. He is walking with them in death as he is about to pass over to the afterlife. 'You know what you meant to me, Emptied the room in your life that I paid for When I lost my sanity I made a mess I am now here to clean 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' At this point, Romeo is wanting to make amends for whatever he did to anger Juliet (I made a mess now I am here to clean - the actual sung words). He knows it's too late to regret anything, confirms that Juliet was playing him, and predicts the story will be rewritten (Maybe this is pre-Shakespeare; the real story of Romeo and Juliet). Romeo has one more breath in him before he dies for good. 'How hard it is to understand My wish to die hand in hand? These wounds stay open all night long, You are the last thing I will see... I lived only by you, My scar, my heart, my truth, My sole reason to die... for There's no life without you These are my final lines, I've used all my nine lives, My life is over, cannot feel your heart anymore I lived only by you, My scar, my heart, my truth, Have no reason to live, I can't feel the love anymore...' Romeo goes over everything once more in his head, coming to terms with everything that has happened, and almost happily passing over the threshold to the afterlife... 'This is... the end... Why...? You're closing my eyes... ' Like a real human, Romeo questions his death once more, and Juliet closes his eyes. He then dies peacefully. The only thing left out completely is whether or not Juliet killed herself as well. In Shakespeare's play, she did, but Romeo was already dead. He had no way of knowing that. It could also be that she went on to live her life, and Shakespeare's version wasn't entirely accurate. The story was rewritten after Romeo died, that is. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Flag in the Ground Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song is pretty self-explanatory. This guy can't afford to live where he's at, so he has to get a job overseas (In America; 'The sails are lit by the lights of Boston'). Just like with the song Deathaura, I'd have to say this originated in Europe, but probably in the late 18th/early 19th centuries. Based on this, I am inclined to say it happened around the time of the Irish Potato Famine. So, the character in the song came to America, made enough money over time to become a landowner, and brought his wife and kid over (The song says 'My young love and the unborn,' but the video shows the wife holding a child, making it NOT unborn). Then they were able to live happily. This song is probably one of my favorites from the new album. It helps that they sang it at the concert I went to on September 19th. Good lyrics and good music, even though people say the song sucks in comparison to older Sonata Arctica albums, based on a lack of hooks and the like. However, I find the simplicity of this album to actually be quite intriguing. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Deathaura Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I don't think she was banished. The song says 'For five-fold kisses/my only love had to die' because young love had been forbidden. At the end, it also says 'But they paid someone to say their torment has a name/And after all these years we get to be together for all eternity...' To me, this says she was killed when they were in their early teenage years or something along those lines. The male subject has been looking back on his life 'After all these years,' probably after someone claiming he had magical powers, and thus, they were going to kill him, too. Hence, they get 'To be together for all eternity.' In death, they get to be together forever. She is killed in the Witch-Hunt, he is killed in the Inquisition. Most likely, this happened during the Reformation (IE: The 16th/17th Centuries). This ties in well with it being in Europe ('White Mountain's snow covered peaks'). It's also possible the same male is the 'Innocent Boy' that was being fed ale and cakes. In face, by the way the song is sung, it seems quite possible there are two subjects - The one in love with the girl who had to die, and the person who was responsible for her being killed. There seems to be a difference in perspective between The Premonition and The Witch-Hunt, for example. And within 'Exposing the Heathen,' there seems to be two different people. The one who is trying to kill the girl, and the one who is in love with her. |
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