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Melancholy (Holy Martyr) Lyrics

Make the sadness go away
Come back another day
For years I've tried to teach
But their eyes are empty
Empty too I have become
For them I must die
A sad and troubled race
An ungrateful troubled place

(chorus)
I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries
Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die
Look at the pain around me
This is what I cry for
Look at the pain around me
This is what I'll die for

Make the sadness go away
Come back another day
The things I've said and done
Don't matter to anyone
But still, you push me to see
Something, I can never be
Why am I their shattered king?
I don't mean anything

I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries
Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die
Look at the pain around me
This is what I cry for
Look at the pain around me
This is what I'll die for
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Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

This song is about Jesus' crucifixation through his own perspective.

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

Matt does a really good job singing this song. You can hear and feel the sadness in his voice.

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

I think this is the song where Matt's voice sounds the best, he really sounds like he's really sad, and that makes it so damn awesome!!

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

This song is beautiful... just beautiful...

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

one of the best iced earth songs ever!

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

It kind of makes sense that Jesus would have been depressed.

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

I can't believe how rigged the top 100 list is, this could easy be on there in the 30s by the rating it has compared to the crap that's on the top 100 list.

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

when i first heard Iced Earth i thought they were all anger and screaming until i heard this song. I just keep listening to it....what else is there to say?

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

Brilliant piece of music...

Cover art for Melancholy (Holy Martyr) lyrics by Iced Earth

awesome song