This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Give me strength to face the truth, the doubt within my soul
No longer I can justify the bloodshed in His name
Is it a sin to seek the truth, the truth beneath the rose?
Pray with me so I will find the gate to Heaven's door
I believe it would justify the means
It had a hold over me
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast
It is the darker side of me (forgive me my sins)
The veil of my dreams deceived that I have seen
Forgive me for what I have been
Forgive me my sins!
Pray for me 'cause I have lost my faith in holy wars
Is paradise denied to me 'cause I can't take no more?
Has darkness taken over me, consumed my mortal soul?
All my virtues sacrificed, can Heaven be so cruel?
I believe it would justify the means
It had a hold over me (forgive me my sins)
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast
It is the darker side of me (forgive me my sins)
The veil of my dreams deceived that I have seen
Forgive me for what I have been
Forgive me my sins!
I'm hoping, I'm praying, I won't get lost between two worlds
For all I have seen the truth lies in between
Give me the strength to face the wrong that I have done
Now that I know the darkest side of me
How can blood be our salvation
And justify the pain that we have caused throughout the times
Will I learn what's truly sacred?
Will I redeem my soul, will truth set me free?
(Forgive me my sins) blinded to see the cruelty of the beast
It is the darker side of me (forgive me my sins)
The veil of my dreams deceived that I have seen
Forgive me for what I have been
Forgive me my sins!
No longer I can justify the bloodshed in His name
Is it a sin to seek the truth, the truth beneath the rose?
Pray with me so I will find the gate to Heaven's door
I believe it would justify the means
It had a hold over me
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast
It is the darker side of me (forgive me my sins)
The veil of my dreams deceived that I have seen
Forgive me for what I have been
Forgive me my sins!
Pray for me 'cause I have lost my faith in holy wars
Is paradise denied to me 'cause I can't take no more?
Has darkness taken over me, consumed my mortal soul?
All my virtues sacrificed, can Heaven be so cruel?
I believe it would justify the means
It had a hold over me (forgive me my sins)
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast
It is the darker side of me (forgive me my sins)
The veil of my dreams deceived that I have seen
Forgive me for what I have been
Forgive me my sins!
I'm hoping, I'm praying, I won't get lost between two worlds
For all I have seen the truth lies in between
Give me the strength to face the wrong that I have done
Now that I know the darkest side of me
How can blood be our salvation
And justify the pain that we have caused throughout the times
Will I learn what's truly sacred?
Will I redeem my soul, will truth set me free?
(Forgive me my sins) blinded to see the cruelty of the beast
It is the darker side of me (forgive me my sins)
The veil of my dreams deceived that I have seen
Forgive me for what I have been
Forgive me my sins!
Lyrics submitted by The_howling
The Truth Beneath the Rose Lyrics as written by Sharon Den Adel Martijn Spierenburg
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, SPIERENBURG MUSIC PUBLISHING
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In the song, after she realizes she was wrong to go the way she did, she wants to be forgiven, she wants to come back to God (or whoever she believes in), but she isn't sure if she can.
A very important word to understand is beast. In the Bible, the Book of Revelations, there is a beast that is talked about. This beast is a symbol of the AntiChrist, who is going to perform miracles and claim to be Christ (claim to be the right way) when really, he is not. She fears she was deceived by an AntiChrist, and now she wants to come back to the true Christ.
I hope that satisfies some people.
Having seen the 'davinci code' comment which I don't really understand, my first guess would seem to be wrong. My thought was that she is having a crisis of faith. She still believes in God, but has lost faith in organized religion. After a long time of blind faith, she suddenly sees the hypocracy and the violence of religion, both now and throughout history. (Nearly every war can be traced back to religion and usually also greed on one or more likely both side, but there is violence on a smaller scale as well.) She disavows her affiliation with them but now fears she lost god's favor in doing so. The rose is a symbol of the outward appearance of religion (rightious, innocent, full of love and beauty), but the hidden truth is the corruption, greed, and bloodshed that is excused as being done in the name of god. The lines about the wrongs she has done, and the darker side, I don't know, maybe she took part in some thing and now feels remorse? Some of that doesn't quite fit, but its the best I could come up with.
hmmm... i was thinking the religious crusades led by christian followers to restore christian control to the Holy Land between 1095-1291. Many, if not all of the fighters, believed that they were fighting for their God, and what they were doing was necessary for them to be considered worthy for heaven. It is likely that at least some people had doubts about whether the blood shed was what their god was asking for. "Give me strength to face the truth, the doubt within my soul"
There is a conflict of emotions, and what to do. "No longer i can justify the blood shed in his name". the person is told that to appease their god, he/she needs to kill and help bring the holy land under christian rule. but, the person questions if it is really the right thing to do.
oh, sorry "bloodyenvy", i just scrolled up and saw your comment after i finished writing my own! -.-"
I agree with Silentorchestra in that this song sort of is allegorical for the Holy Wars of the crusades in Medieval Europe for the Holy Land. There were several of them fought throughout history and a lot of the soldiers that went to Jerusalem came back to Europe with a loss in their faith.<br /> <br /> After having seen the evils of humanity, the cruelty and hatred between the battlers, it is hard for one to keep their faith in a cause and a God that they are killing for, and for what reason?<br /> <br /> It really brings to mind the wars of today, which grow distorted and lose their meaning the longer they go on. Once blood has been shed the original reason for a war loses its meaning and personal vendettas and nationalistic pride get in the way of the true reasons.<br /> <br /> The truth beneath the rose is a very symbolic entity in the old Templar and Catholic groups, as the rose is a major religious symbol to not only Christians but also Muslims in old literature. (Not so much today as it was then i.e. 10,000 A.D. and onward)<br /> <br /> She is singing for the loss of innocence and understanding in the face of adversity, THe veil of her dreams, more or less represent the character's delusions within their faith, and the emergence of all the bloodshed and who the person has killed is what causes them to see the "cruelty of the Beast" as well as the notion that people who murder others shall never go to heaven torments the character in her song because after having been at war for so long, without any understanding for the reason any longer, she cannot feel that she will be able to go to heaven after all the bloodshed.<br /> <br /> It is the classic questioning of one's own path in life and what one's cause and faith truly is, and what faith is the right one to go with.<br /> <br /> I wrote this all down on my computer somewhere with more detail but this will do.
"Pray for me 'cause I have lost my faith in holy wars " one of their many themes, as with this song...
sharon said this song is based on the davinci code , but not really the sotory of the davinci code but more the meaning behind it. but she didnt want to say to much about the meaning of the song because she wants people to give their own interpertation because thats sort of the magic of songlyrics
There are a few mistakes in the above lyrics. Where the hell do you guys get them from? Buy the CD and you'll have the right lyrics and put them then in here!! I hate if someone puts in here wrong lyrics. Here are the right ones (out of the booklet):
Give me strength to face the truth, the doubt within my soul No longer I can justify the bloodshed in his name Is it a sin to seek the truth, the truth beneath the rose? Pray with me so I will find the gate to Heaven’s door I believed it would justify the means It had a hold over me
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast It is the darker side of me The veil of my dreams deceived all I have seen Forgive me for what I have been Forgive me my sins
Pray for me cause I have lost my faith in holy wars Is paradise denied to me cause I can’t take no more Has darkness taken over me, consumed my mortal soul All my virtues sacrificed, can Heaven be so cruel? I believed it would justify the means It had a hold over me
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast It is the darker side of me The veil of my dreams deceived all I have seen Forgive me for what I have been Forgive me my sins
I’m hoping, I’m praying I won’t get lost between two worlds For all I have seen the truth lies in between Give me the strength to face the wrong that I have done Now that I know the darkest side of me
How can blood be our salvation And justify the pain that we have caused throughout the times Will I learn what’s truly sacred? Will I redeem my soul, will truth set me free?
Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast It is the darker side of me The veil of my dreams deceived all I have seen Forgive me for what I have been Forgive me my sins
I agree with Mhorton, their interpretation seems very fitting with the lyrics. I know it was written inspired by the Da Vinci code but I don't think it's really about a big religious conspiracy that's trying to covered up.
I love this song so much! But I can't help but feel the orchestral bit a the beginning is really familiar.
Mhorton, your meaning is spot on. That's exactly the way I interpreted it but you explained it so much more clearly than I could - respect!
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!my favourite of the whole album!inspiring lyrics,amazing sound,just amazing."How can blood be our salvation And justify the pain that we have caused throughout the times".
I think this song is also, more generally speaking, about reawakening of consciousness after any blind following of faith - not necessarily religious faith. I believe also that the referral to the Da Vinci Code it is really in the meaning: an event, a thought, a discovery that makes all our previous beliefs crumble like a sand castle, so that we can see how biased were our opinions and how the truth lies in between, as the song says. It is the main point of the whole album; as in the leading song, in The Truth Beneath The Rose I read another "Open up your eyes".
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