I love this song. Not only because it is about my favourite character, but I also love the overall song. What a poor sentence. Anyway...
It is, obviously, about Fëanor's desent into madness.
At the second last verse (I'm not counting choruses, here) I believe it his thoughts as he is dying. He finally realizes all that he is done, and he feels remorse for it.
Then, the last verse may be told from the perspective of a dead Fëanor. He is saying that, even in the Halls of Mandos, he cannot find release of the memories of his deeds. And although he is physically dead, his thoughts and memories are not. He can look at everything differently now, since he is no longer blinded by madness and rage.
I love this song. Not only because it is about my favourite character, but I also love the overall song. What a poor sentence. Anyway...
It is, obviously, about Fëanor's desent into madness.
At the second last verse (I'm not counting choruses, here) I believe it his thoughts as he is dying. He finally realizes all that he is done, and he feels remorse for it.
Then, the last verse may be told from the perspective of a dead Fëanor. He is saying that, even in the Halls of Mandos, he cannot find release of the memories of his deeds. And although he is physically dead, his thoughts and memories are not. He can look at everything differently now, since he is no longer blinded by madness and rage.
So yeah. That's my interpretation.