Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Give it to me
I must have it
Precious treasure
I deserve it
bridge:
Where can I run
How can I hide
The Silmarils
Gems of treelight
Their life belongs to me
Oh it's sweet how the
Darkness is floating around
chorus:
We are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
And we are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
Lord I'm mean
Blackheart show me
What you hold in your hand
I still hunger for more
Release me
From my pain
Give it to me
How I need it
How I need it
How I need it
Where can I run
How can I hide
The Silmarils
Gems of treelight
Their life belongs to me
Oh it's sweet how the
Darkness is floating around
We are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
And we are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
Lord I'm mean
I did my part
Now it's your turn
And remember
What you've promised
Where can I run
How can I hide
The Silmarils
Gems of treelight
Their life belongs to me
Oh it's sweet how the
Darkness is floating around
We are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
And we are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
Lord I'm mean
I must have it
Precious treasure
I deserve it
bridge:
Where can I run
How can I hide
The Silmarils
Gems of treelight
Their life belongs to me
Oh it's sweet how the
Darkness is floating around
chorus:
We are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
And we are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
Lord I'm mean
Blackheart show me
What you hold in your hand
I still hunger for more
Release me
From my pain
Give it to me
How I need it
How I need it
How I need it
Where can I run
How can I hide
The Silmarils
Gems of treelight
Their life belongs to me
Oh it's sweet how the
Darkness is floating around
We are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
And we are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
Lord I'm mean
I did my part
Now it's your turn
And remember
What you've promised
Where can I run
How can I hide
The Silmarils
Gems of treelight
Their life belongs to me
Oh it's sweet how the
Darkness is floating around
We are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
And we are following
The will of the one
Through the dark age
And into the storm
Lord I'm mean
Lyrics submitted by Phil
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This is about the panic of Melkor, trying to avoid giving the Silmarils to Ungoliant, "mistress of her own lust". With one hand he fed her jewels stolen from Formenos, but breaking his promise, he withheld the Silmarils from her. They burned his hand with pain unbearable, for the Silmarils will not suffer the hands of evil.
This song is about The Silmarillion when Ungoliant poisens The Two Trees Of Valinor And When Morgoth Slays Finwe and Steels the Silmarills but breaks his promise to give them to Ungoliant as payment for the deed.
Me ah21, it's from the J.R.R Tolkiens book Silmarillion. Very great song indeed, and it truly is about Melkor trying to hide the Silmarils from Ungolianth.
this is after Ungoliant has destroyed the trees with morgoth killed finwe,and wants Morgoth th give him his Prize...the silmarils, but morgoth wouldnt give it and how he tries to fell from the spider.
This song is about the fighting between Ungoliant and Morgoth after they got out from the striding ice (The SIlmarillion, a Tolkien's book). Morgoth had promise Ungoliant everything she wanted to eat, in exchange for her help, but in the end refuse to give her the Silmarils. The parts are from the points of view of Ungoliant, then Morgoth, than maybe from the Balrogs that come to save him from the big spider, since she was owning him, not sure about that. Thank Ungoliant, Morgoth, Balrogs (?), Ungoliant.
On their way to the middle-earth they destroyed Laurelin and Telperion, the two sacred trees (this is described in Nightfall), killed Finwe, and after that we have the curse of Feanor, in the omonimous song.
Ungoliant did not die, by the way, just escaped further south.
Hey, so, is Silmarillion the actual name of the book? Cause ive wondered what this song was about for years and now that you tell me its a book I hella wanna read it.
Very powerfull song,great lyrics and guitar...Hand of Maedhros,u really seem to be an expert,im glad some people pay attention to lyrics and their meaning
This song got me into Blind Guardian. The moment I heard it I was blown away by the vocals and the awesome guitar. Although I was dissapointed that BG doesn't have these vocals in any other of their songs (I'm talking about the kinda evil goblinish vocals they have in the beginning), I still love them alot and can almost recall that feeling I got when I first heard this song...
AHHH i dont know who these names are lol. so complicated