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Mine is pure darkness
It is as blackness is
Damn the light which comes from you
As a moth to flame I burn
In the twilight of morning I rest my weary eyes
For the benefits of the nights bounty were many
My soul has been redeemed (with those of others)
I missed my love tonight
Hiding behind the figure I cannot bare to face
That of a dead profit
And his beast of burden
Thorns ripping through his brow
Skin soft and white, eyes fire and ice
Just as I recall
Not longer than nine score
Certainly food for the gods
And fit for a prince
Her throat I'll have it now
I will have her, she is mine
Rise of the sun, my test of time
And when shadows fall on unholy ground
It's time to sleep again
As consciousness slips into blackness
I rise to nights warm embrace
And though my blood runs cold
I know my love will be alone
And my mortal heart shall beat again
Like it did ten thousand years ago
Forbidden love can only taste this sweet
Not like the others so incomplete
The symbolic arrow that pierces my heart
Takes the shape of a wooden stake
Now I am the one crucified
For her immortal heart I'd give my own
And die for mankind's sins
But that is not the nature of this beast
I am denied
I will have her, she is mine
Rise of the sun, my test of time
When shadows fall on unholy ground
I will make her mine
It is as blackness is
Damn the light which comes from you
As a moth to flame I burn
For the benefits of the nights bounty were many
My soul has been redeemed (with those of others)
Hiding behind the figure I cannot bare to face
That of a dead profit
And his beast of burden
Thorns ripping through his brow
Just as I recall
Not longer than nine score
Certainly food for the gods
And fit for a prince
Her throat I'll have it now
Rise of the sun, my test of time
And when shadows fall on unholy ground
It's time to sleep again
I rise to nights warm embrace
And though my blood runs cold
I know my love will be alone
And my mortal heart shall beat again
Like it did ten thousand years ago
Not like the others so incomplete
The symbolic arrow that pierces my heart
Takes the shape of a wooden stake
Now I am the one crucified
For her immortal heart I'd give my own
And die for mankind's sins
But that is not the nature of this beast
I am denied
Rise of the sun, my test of time
When shadows fall on unholy ground
I will make her mine
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It sounds to me like the speaker in this song is a vampire, perhaps Dracula because of the prince comment.
Correct, based on the story of Dracula by Bram Stoker, an amazing song with equally amazing lyrics.
The third line of the third verse should read: "That of a dead prophet" That said, that verse is obviously about Jesus. I still don't know what the connection between Jesus and Dracula is, but since this same thing was talked about in the song "Dracula" I'll have to assume it's true.
Schaffer likes to intermingle the parts from the '92 Dracula movie. Basically, in that one, they add a whole bit at the beginning of the movie about Dracula becoming a by vampire.
Schaffer likes to intermingle the parts from the '92 Dracula movie. Basically, in that one, they add a whole bit at the beginning of the movie about Dracula becoming a by vampire.
In that scene, he comes home to find his wife had committed suicide because she thought he was killed in the crusades. He asks the priest if she will be awaiting him in heaven, and the priest tells Dracula suicide is a mortal sin, and since she can't repent, she's eternally damned. He then curses god, and in doing so becomes a vampire. They also reference all this...
In that scene, he comes home to find his wife had committed suicide because she thought he was killed in the crusades. He asks the priest if she will be awaiting him in heaven, and the priest tells Dracula suicide is a mortal sin, and since she can't repent, she's eternally damned. He then curses god, and in doing so becomes a vampire. They also reference all this in the song Dracula from Horror Show, as you stated.
All I understand in the first verse is that the person in the story opposes god. And @ RockHawk, I dont think It's jesus, I think It's Satan that he hides behind. Thats who the 3rd verse is about, i think. It says that theres thorns ripping through his brow and "beast of burden". That can't be jesus, however the verse mentions a prophet which jesus is.
"I will have her, she is mine Rise of the sun, my test of time And when shadows fall on unholy ground It's time to sleep again"
The chorus above is about how he wants her and every day he is tested to see how long he can last being without her. Rise of the sun just means morning
"And my mortal heart shall beat again Like it did ten thousand years ago"
Mortals don't live a thousand years, but it could mean he was reincarnated and felt love for the same woman. Jon Schaffer wrote about reincarnation in the song "Life and Death" too.
I made an important correction in the last verse: it's "stake" not "stare". I dont know if "stake" is a double meaning about a crucifix and the stake that kills a vampire.
He probably is a vampire. This verse also hints at it: "Skin soft and white, eyes fire and ice Just as I recall Not longer than nine score Certainly food for the gods And fit for a prince Her throat I'll have it now" cuz vampires can't resist beautiful women