| Anathema – Fragile Dreams Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Absolutely stunning song. I think it, quite simply, is about someone who, several times, trusted an old friend or an ex, despite knowing that they would get hurt. Anathema is insane when everything works out for them like on this song, incredible band. | |
| Katatonia – Departer Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Another Katatonia classic. Great song, and an absolutely fucking awesome record. But I had a thought, couldn't it be possible that Krister Linder's "character", singing from "Brother, in your eyes I was the stronger", could be spoken from a deceased close one? How he has always protected and loved his brother and that now that he has has passed away, he can't look after and protect his brother, instead being forced to watch from the sidelines? |
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| Katatonia – Omerta Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Yes, this one is definitely about mafia, and someone who broke the omerta. Think about it. The entire song, every single sentence, could have some kind of meaning behind it. It's rather cinematic in my eyes. Come by you have come far All I had I lost in the flood He meets an old acquaintance, probably from the Mafia. An old companion, I assume. He informs said ex-companion that he has lost all he once had (could be his former life, and could be what he had since he left it) Come sit with me at the bar Tell me of progress strengthen my blood Quite simple. He's polite and friendly, since this is an old friend, and he still has feelings about his former life, wanting to know how the family and business goes. If they're happy news, it "strengthens his blood", making him feel better. No one here knows my name I have traded my memories for things But I remember you clearly Do you remember that I used to sing He has moved to a place where no-one would recognize him. "Traded my memories for things" is a direct metafor for informing the police, getting some kind of payment or perhaps getting out of a punishment for telling on someone else. He also keeps up the polite-ness, remembering his old friend clearly, and exchanging some old memories. Come by you have come far Long since I saw you so how have you been Come sit with me at the bar How long since they told you that they had found him More polite, friendly talk, but the subject inevitably changes to what he has told the police (or other enemies of the mafia), as evidenced by "How long since they told you that they had found him". No one here knows my name I gave up my worries for one good thing But I remember you clearly Do you remember that I used to sing More evidence to support him breaking the omerta, giving up all worries and the danger of mafia life for 'one good thing', which I assume is some kind of new life, moving to a new, safe place far away from the mafia. Was it because I never told you I was going away That you waited so long Was it because your fucking dreams Meant nothing to me That you waited so long He wonders why it took so long time for them to come for him. He has always known that he was going to be found and murdered, but he thought it would happen sooner. Was it because he left unexpectedly, they simply didn't know how/where to find him? But the second half, "was it because your fucking dreams~", indicates that he tells this old friend about why he did it, why he broke the omerta. Their dreams of expansion, and their methods, never appealed to him. The last part is about his death, and final words. His companion must've put some kind of poison into his drink, slowly killing him (the poison runs from the top of his fingers, into his hands). His final words indicate that he regrets telling, and asks his old friend to inform everyone he ever knew and loved back home, that he still loves them, and that he has always missed them. Incredible song. I apologize for the long post, but I've been thinking about this one for quite some time. |
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