The Veil

Jon Schaffer, the writer, describes this song as a tragic love story. After you read the lyrics with this in mind, it becomes a bit more understandable.\n\nThe speaker of the song is the deceased lover of who the song is addressed to, hence all of the you\'s in the lyrics.\n\n"Another long and restless night\nThe pain inside \nYou\'ve fought it all these years\n And now you\'re growing tired \nYou won\'t suffer very long \nIt\'s almost time \nI\'ve waited oh so long\nTo feel our souls unite"\n\nIn this first verse, the deceased lover reveals that they have been watching their partner be in grief since their death and implies that they have agreed upon a plan to see each other. I can only presume that this means the deceased one has convinced their lover to commit suicide, as they mention \'You won\'t suffer very long\'.\n\n"I know you\'ll feel me\nI know you\'ll see me when it\'s over\nMy one and only\nYou won\'t be lonely when it\'s over"\n\nThe chorus is the deceased lover reassuring their partner that committing suicide will be worth it in the end, as they\'ll be able to embrace, love, and be with them.\n\n"When I was taken from your side\nThat tragic night\nI was peering through the veil\nA respite from that life\nYou will love it on this side It\'s paradise\nRelease the pain just let it go \nIt\'s almost time"\n\nThe second verse recounts the origins of the story, and why the song is called the veil. The veil itself might refer to the divide between the living and the dead, but there\'s also a strong possibility it could refer to the idea of veiling the faces of bodies in caskets at funerals. \n\n"Come to me my love\n I am waiting\n Feel my pull\n Through the veil"\n\nThis last bit tracks a lot with the rest of the lyrics, but also suggests to me that either the deceased lover may have some sort of control over their living partner, or that the lover who is currently alive is having delusions that their dead lover is speaking to them. Either way, it\'s a sad story and an absolutely kickass metal song!