That description is sinfully superficial. This song is part of Kamelot's album The Black Halo, which is part 2 of their take on the story of Faust. A summary of the story starting with Epica:
Up until this point, the main character, Ariel, has been on a search for ultimate truth. His despair from his failed attemps attracted the attention of the devil, named Mephisto in the story. Mephisto agreed to provide Ariel with every desire of his to aid his attempt to find truth, and in return, Ariel agreed to surrender his soul the day he died. Ariel afterward had a brief encounter with a love from his youth, named Helena, but realized that he could not pursue his love with her due to the danger of his pact with Mephisto and his search for ultimate truth, which he believed would take him higher than love. In agony, Helena threw herself into a river, killing both herself and Ariel's unborn child, whom she was carrying. Mephisto consoled Ariel, giving him a Helena lookalike named Margaurite and using Ariel's moment of weakness to convince him that he could lead him the right way on the quest for truth ("March of Mephisto," the first song on TBH). Ariel begins to believe Mephisto ("When the Lights are Down"), but then realizes that his attraction to Margaurite is nothing but a superficial lie and that he has no love for her while the memory of Helena still lingers in his mind, though he does promise Margaurite that he may return to love her again once his search for truth is over ("The Haunting").
Finally, we reach "Abandoned." At this point in the story, Ariel has been disillusioned by Mephisto's deception, and is attempting to reconnect with the god that he learned about in his youth. This song depicts his emotional state as he realizes that it is too late for him. His search for truth and pact with Mephisto have forever severed any possibility he might have to connect with god, and he realizes for the first time that he is truly all alone. The chorus has Ariel crying in despair, lost and confused by this realization.
That description is sinfully superficial. This song is part of Kamelot's album The Black Halo, which is part 2 of their take on the story of Faust. A summary of the story starting with Epica:
Up until this point, the main character, Ariel, has been on a search for ultimate truth. His despair from his failed attemps attracted the attention of the devil, named Mephisto in the story. Mephisto agreed to provide Ariel with every desire of his to aid his attempt to find truth, and in return, Ariel agreed to surrender his soul the day he died. Ariel afterward had a brief encounter with a love from his youth, named Helena, but realized that he could not pursue his love with her due to the danger of his pact with Mephisto and his search for ultimate truth, which he believed would take him higher than love. In agony, Helena threw herself into a river, killing both herself and Ariel's unborn child, whom she was carrying. Mephisto consoled Ariel, giving him a Helena lookalike named Margaurite and using Ariel's moment of weakness to convince him that he could lead him the right way on the quest for truth ("March of Mephisto," the first song on TBH). Ariel begins to believe Mephisto ("When the Lights are Down"), but then realizes that his attraction to Margaurite is nothing but a superficial lie and that he has no love for her while the memory of Helena still lingers in his mind, though he does promise Margaurite that he may return to love her again once his search for truth is over ("The Haunting").
Finally, we reach "Abandoned." At this point in the story, Ariel has been disillusioned by Mephisto's deception, and is attempting to reconnect with the god that he learned about in his youth. This song depicts his emotional state as he realizes that it is too late for him. His search for truth and pact with Mephisto have forever severed any possibility he might have to connect with god, and he realizes for the first time that he is truly all alone. The chorus has Ariel crying in despair, lost and confused by this realization.
wonderful, descriptive explanation.... that couldnt have been said better
wonderful, descriptive explanation.... that couldnt have been said better