The Baying of the Hounds

Uhh . . . You forgot the last two verses:

I am to weak to resist Tension vibrating with horror Finding the outcast in my eyes Pushing nerves on a puppet Endless posion in my veins Clean intent now tainted with death

And so, cold touch now inhumane Every waking hour Awaiting a reverie to unfold And now they are calling me Louder by the minute The baying of the hounds Calling me back to my home

I see this track as being the magnum opus of Ghost Reveries, I can hear influences from their entire musical career in this track alone and that theme also extends through the entire album.

This song is a description of the devil. Simple as that.

mikael explained in an interview the meaning of this song. (and btw this is NOT a concept album, read what i said in the ghost of perdition thread)

this song is about how negative things can be positive for people. its about why people choose for "satan" (in the entire album except the grand conjuration the devil is not really the devil like in a religious way. its just a way of talking about the dark and bad side of life)

but back to the meaning. people often do negative things to get a positive result, for example doing drugs: you know its bad for you but it makes you feel better so you choose for a bad thing to make you feel good.

it are things people do all the time in their life. so being put simple this song is about how and why people devote themself to the bad things in life

i think it is about someone who let the devil take control over him or her

In wait and constant protectors Calling you to sit by his side Satan says he will offer you protection andcalls you to sit by his side (but you are a slave atfer all)

Everything you believed is a lie Everyone you loved is a death-burden So you take comfort in him And you are receptive to stark wishes No longer struggling to declare your stand You would inflict no harm to others They are unaware and in a loop of futile events You are everything, they are nothing

everything you believed wat was good is a lie (cause the devil tells you it is a lie) everyone you lvoed is a dead burden (everybody is dead already) So you took conformt in him (you take comfort in satan) and you And you are receptive to stark wishes (satan promisses a lot but he will neve make it true in the end, you are somehow having false desires) No longer struggling to declare your stand (you no longer need to show what you stand for) You would inflict no harm to others (you say you won't) They are unaware and in a loop of futile events (they think you are good, but when they don't suspect it you strike/fight them and in a loop of futile events/fights) You are everything, they are nothing You think you are everything, what can they do about you ? you can't be touched/matched)

Drown in the deep mire With past desires Beneath the mire Drown a desire now with you

you will find out that satan will not make his words come true and you drown along with your false desires

And I embrace bereavement Everything beloved is shattered anyway

you give yourself more to him cause everything you loved is already broken and good for nothing so why not go all the way then ?

I am to weak to resist (you can't resist the grip of satan by yourself) Tension vibrating with horror Finding the outcast in my eyes (you are starting to feel frightened) Endless posion in my veins (satan has poisoned your mind)

And now they are calling me Louder by the minute The baying of the hounds Calling me back to my home

he keeps calling you to come back and it gets stronger and stronger cause it feels like your home (you feel that you belong to satan)

Some of the things you say are somewhat correct, but the lyrics are just describing what the devil does/how he works.

Read the song lyrics for Ghost of Perdition and this song makes sense, warning of the things that happen by taking comfort in Satan. Especially the line "And I embrace bereavement Everything beloved is shattered anyway I would devote myself to anyone I would accept any flaws"

After the death of his Mother, the Son is lost, and takes comfort in Satan.

after the murder* of his mother. read my post on ghost of perdition.

why would he go to satan if she had just died? he goes to satan because he murdered her

going on the concept i explained earlier...

this is about the narrator hearing the calls of satan. He is trying to depict satan in this song, but no matter how much he despises it, its where he belongs..

"Your self-loathing image in his flesh"

I believe that the main character on Ghost Reveries is in fact the son of the Devil, who has now in this song been outcast by society, but is reluctant to ally himself with the Devil.

I'm extremely sure it IS a concept album, especially seeing as the songs are set up to form a chronological story about this guy being born and chased through the forest etc.