Forth after dark... a time I do know
In my kingdom... I enter to my own world
Open the gate... of a mountain of dark
Rising with the shadow... a dark world made for me

Black my mind... black my heart...
In my kingdom... I enter to my own world
Open the gate... of a mountain of dark
Rising with the shadow... a dark world made for me

Forth after dark... a time I do know
In my kingdom... I enter to my own world
Open the gate... of a mountain of dark
Rising with the shadow... a dark world made for me

In my kingdom cold...
At the mountains of madness
Unending grimness
These mountains which I heart
In my kingdom cold...
At the mountains of madness
Unending grimness this kingdom it is mine...


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    One way to look at the song is this: Song is about loneliness of those who sacrifice social life in pursuit of knowledge(as philosophers do). "my kingdom" as in my thoughts, life, existence isolated from others.
    "cold" - as in the saying "break the ice of conversation". this is it. Kingdom is cold because this lonely person can't talk to anyone because there is awkward ice, whenever he/she talks to people and they do not understand him/her. This is often true for philosophers and other intelligent people when they face people. "world made for me" - basically with every action and decision, he/she took the dark path of philosophy pursuing knowledge, thus failing to achieve happiness. Basically the converse of the "ignorance is bliss" saying. "mountains of madness" - the source of his/her unhappiness is in the way they think. He/she does what is in accordance to reason, but doesn't reach the goal of happiness and connection with others. He/she thus recognizes that this behavior is "irrational" and mad. But he/she isn't able to abandon the path of knowledge, it is his/her kingdom.

    cynic89on June 25, 2007   Link

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