Another Wake,
Another Time,
A Premature Goodbye.
I've watched you go and seen you pass,
I always knew it wouldn't last.
Together now we mourn the loss, and remember all the fun.
We'll Drink the beer and hang out where death took another son.
So all for one and one for all, do we ever wonder why.
Though the reasons clear, this friend so dear was taken before his time.

[Chorus]
So may this round be on the corpse of a dead man,
With a toast that tells of a love you never shared.
So as we dance on the grave of the misbehaved
Raise your glass!
And sing the praise of a fallen soul.

Many bow their heads for this man they know so well,
With solemn thoughts they'll drink and drug for a resurrection.
(Facing death we fear no danger)
While Mothers shed their tears through a Vail of desperation
These fiends of a vicious breed raise holy hell.

[Chorus]

How many times can fate be changed,
The dice be rolled is there no path of least resistance,
For the bold (It's never sought and rarely taken)

[Chorus]

Many bow their heads for this man they know so well,
With solemn thoughts they'll drink and drug for a resurrection.
(Facing death we fear no danger)
While Mothers shed their tears through a Vail of desperation
These fiends of a vicious breed raise holy hell.

[Chorus]


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Curse of a Fallen Soul Lyrics as written by Matthew Edward Kelly Ken Casey

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    JewelBlueIbanez got it totally wrong. They do care about their friend, they just aren't going to let their his death get in the way of life. It's less about mourning and being solemn ("While Mothers shed their tears through a vail of desperation...") and more about celebrating the time they had with him by doing what they did best together: Drink and have a good time ("...these fiends of a vicious breed raise holy hell"). "These fiends" refers to the singer and his friends.

    The chorus is in regards to the unspoken love men share between one another. No guy ever says they love another guy, it's an unspoken kinship ("...with a toast that tells of a love you never shared"). When they talk about "may this round be on the corpse of a dead man" they're saying that the dead guy is going to pay for their drinks, because they know the dead guy isn't going to protest. It's a joke.

    I hope my brothers play this song at my death and mosh on my grave.

    Taltoson July 29, 2005   Link

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