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Doom Over Dead Man Lyrics
The autumn clouds
Are caving in
And night comes
Crawling black as sin
Lightning strikes
And rain begins
A storm that tares my soul
I toss and twizzle in my bed
My thoughts are
Spinning in my head
Darkness nears
Soon I'll be dead
I'm losing all control
I've spent my life
In foolish quests
For gold and riches
I contest
And now I'm left
With just regrets
Too late to change my ways
My life it seems
Has slipped away
I leave no legacy to praise
Nothing more for me to say
My life has been a waste
When!
My time has come for me to leave
When!
When judgment's passed upon my life
When!
A cold dark grave will wait for me
Will!
Will my name live endlessly?
When!
My time has come for me to leave
When!
When judgment's passed upon my life
When!
A cold dark grave will wait for me
Will!
Will my name live endlessly?
So I die but won't be mourned
Broken and alone
I wish that I were never born
So I die and won't be missed
No rune stone will be raised
As my body rots away
Die!
All friends and cattle pass away
Die!
And death will come for every man
Die!
But I know one thing never dies
Doom!
The sentence passed upon the dead
Now!
The time has come for me to leave
Now!
When judgement's passed up on my life
Now!
Now I will rest in my dark grave
Will!
They speak my name with reverence?
Are caving in
And night comes
Crawling black as sin
Lightning strikes
And rain begins
A storm that tares my soul
I toss and twizzle in my bed
My thoughts are
Spinning in my head
Darkness nears
Soon I'll be dead
I'm losing all control
In foolish quests
For gold and riches
I contest
And now I'm left
With just regrets
Too late to change my ways
My life it seems
Has slipped away
I leave no legacy to praise
Nothing more for me to say
My life has been a waste
My time has come for me to leave
When!
When judgment's passed upon my life
When!
A cold dark grave will wait for me
Will!
Will my name live endlessly?
My time has come for me to leave
When!
When judgment's passed upon my life
When!
A cold dark grave will wait for me
Will!
Will my name live endlessly?
Broken and alone
I wish that I were never born
So I die and won't be missed
No rune stone will be raised
As my body rots away
All friends and cattle pass away
Die!
And death will come for every man
Die!
But I know one thing never dies
Doom!
The sentence passed upon the dead
Now!
The time has come for me to leave
Now!
When judgement's passed up on my life
Now!
Now I will rest in my dark grave
Will!
They speak my name with reverence?
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Like the other comment says. This song is about a man who spent his life pursuing material needs instead of cherishing life. Now that he's an old man, he realizes that he won't be remembered as anything important. Rune Stones were raised for people who changed the world, not for people like him. The phrase "All friends and cattle pass away" is taken from the Havamal, an ancient book about Norse spirituality. It basically means that you are remembered after death by what you do in life. You become immortal though doing great things. "Cattle die, kinsmen die, you die the same, but I know one thing that never dies, the fate of the honorable dead." Basically, it's saying that honorable people live on through the ages. Johan may have included this because as society advances, we loose track of meaning in life, we just want money and then we DIE. Leaving no memory.
I think you are right, I like your interpretation a lot, thanks :)
I think you are right, I like your interpretation a lot, thanks :)
This song is about a man in general who is at the end of his life and then finally realised he did not live his life to the fullest and pretty much wasted it
@Kazaakas i guessed the same thing prety much. Its amazing how a death metal band can be so touching! Look at "Without fear" Or "The Hero" Sad songs of death metal :P But yeah very awesome and touching songs
@Kazaakas i guessed the same thing prety much. Its amazing how a death metal band can be so touching! Look at "Without fear" Or "The Hero" Sad songs of death metal :P But yeah very awesome and touching songs