(Don't Fear) The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult cover)

the message is don't be afraid of death. I think the guy is already dead and she can't really bear it and his spirit or whatever is saying death is ok. so she commits suicide to get rid of the pain of his death. that's my take, anymore ideas?

And it was clear she couldn't go on Then the door was open and the wind appeared The candles blew then disappeared The curtains flew then he appeared...saying don't be afraid Come on baby...and she had no fear

She had taken his hand...she had become like they are Come on baby...don't fear the reaper.

I agree, I want a legit source of info because I don't thing the Caesars did this song originally, I think it was the Blue Oyster Cults.

@ annaS, While I agree the message is don't fear death, I do not think the narrator is dead. The lyrics read "And she took his hand.... She had become like they are"

He says THEY, not US, so really, we can't assume he is dead. Possibly ushering a close friend or family member to the other side, or telling them it's Okay to let go and not to fear the reaper. But I agree on its base meaning.

@ ImaginationToPaper

You are correct, this song's original artist is Blue Oyster Cult, a great band of the ages. :]

To me, the song has to do with the coming of a New Age, an age that might be just a little too magical/mystical for most pedestrian minds. The Reaper analogy refers to the loss of your all-too-human and obsolete soul, in favor of one that turns you into a true "natural" entity. "Valentine is done" is a reference to the fact that supposedly, under this new scheme-of-things, you'll likely be party to a gruesome perhaps bloody revolution that will finally end the old regime; as that was the fiercely-held belief of the day, back then.

Ah, but it was only a pipe-dream that fell through. There was no great revolution and when Reagan was shot, everybody promptly forgot about the coming of a New Age and reverted to cowardice and conservatism. This strong belief that Nature (or "the piper) was going to reward those who are lucky and/or "stand long" (phrase from a different song of the same era) -- well, it got dissolute and died.