As other have said this song seems to be about their pantheist beliefs and disillusionment in humanity. The character is seeking a higher meaning and finds it in nature. This realisation and his misanthropy leads him to commit suicide.
I am unsure what "In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion" means though. The lines "In the shadow of the grim companion who walks with us" and "As I'm stalked by the shadow of death's hand" suggest that it is death and that his mortality and the ultimate futility of life contributed to his depression. It is quite ambiguous though so I am not at all sure.
In The Shadow of our Pale Companion means in the shadow of the moon. The pale companion is the moon. It's a slightly more gothic-romantic-melancholic term for it, one less used (as obvious).
In The Shadow of our Pale Companion means in the shadow of the moon. The pale companion is the moon. It's a slightly more gothic-romantic-melancholic term for it, one less used (as obvious).
Moon, perhaps, does moon light up the ligths of awareness in the dark and shadow of moonlight stand for the dark side, awareness of death.. I don't know too much about the mythical meanings of moonlight..
Moon, perhaps, does moon light up the ligths of awareness in the dark and shadow of moonlight stand for the dark side, awareness of death.. I don't know too much about the mythical meanings of moonlight..
I think you are right, the pale and grim companion refers to death here.
I think you are right, the pale and grim companion refers to death here.
This is because while walking his path of finding a higher meaning in nature, he feels death is always with him while he is "falling into the nihil" in this seeking.
This is because while walking his path of finding a higher meaning in nature, he feels death is always with him while he is "falling into the nihil" in this seeking.
Pale and Grim companion represent "death". It has nothing to do with the moon. It also wouldn't be the style to make a metaphor out of the moon while the sun, landscape are all clearly said in the lyrics. "Death" is the only true companion anyone has in their entire life. Everybody dies alone. You never know when you will die. This is why death is always with you. It follows you, it is stalking you. It is pale because we do not live thinking of death all the time. It is always there but not bright, it does...
Pale and Grim companion represent "death". It has nothing to do with the moon. It also wouldn't be the style to make a metaphor out of the moon while the sun, landscape are all clearly said in the lyrics. "Death" is the only true companion anyone has in their entire life. Everybody dies alone. You never know when you will die. This is why death is always with you. It follows you, it is stalking you. It is pale because we do not live thinking of death all the time. It is always there but not bright, it does not make itself visible, it is not like a shiny, bright thing in front of our eyes. It is just pale. Barely visible. Whatever we do, how much fun we have, how much joy we experience, death is always there at all times, hence the lyrics say "in the shadow". In the shadow of death, we do everything in this world. I also think pale represents something unknown. Death is unknown.
As other have said this song seems to be about their pantheist beliefs and disillusionment in humanity. The character is seeking a higher meaning and finds it in nature. This realisation and his misanthropy leads him to commit suicide.
I am unsure what "In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion" means though. The lines "In the shadow of the grim companion who walks with us" and "As I'm stalked by the shadow of death's hand" suggest that it is death and that his mortality and the ultimate futility of life contributed to his depression. It is quite ambiguous though so I am not at all sure.
More interpretations please!
In The Shadow of our Pale Companion means in the shadow of the moon. The pale companion is the moon. It's a slightly more gothic-romantic-melancholic term for it, one less used (as obvious).
In The Shadow of our Pale Companion means in the shadow of the moon. The pale companion is the moon. It's a slightly more gothic-romantic-melancholic term for it, one less used (as obvious).
Moon, perhaps, does moon light up the ligths of awareness in the dark and shadow of moonlight stand for the dark side, awareness of death.. I don't know too much about the mythical meanings of moonlight..
Moon, perhaps, does moon light up the ligths of awareness in the dark and shadow of moonlight stand for the dark side, awareness of death.. I don't know too much about the mythical meanings of moonlight..
I think you are right, the pale and grim companion refers to death here.
I think you are right, the pale and grim companion refers to death here.
This is because while walking his path of finding a higher meaning in nature, he feels death is always with him while he is "falling into the nihil" in this seeking.
This is because while walking his path of finding a higher meaning in nature, he feels death is always with him while he is "falling into the nihil" in this seeking.
Pale and Grim companion represent "death". It has nothing to do with the moon. It also wouldn't be the style to make a metaphor out of the moon while the sun, landscape are all clearly said in the lyrics. "Death" is the only true companion anyone has in their entire life. Everybody dies alone. You never know when you will die. This is why death is always with you. It follows you, it is stalking you. It is pale because we do not live thinking of death all the time. It is always there but not bright, it does...
Pale and Grim companion represent "death". It has nothing to do with the moon. It also wouldn't be the style to make a metaphor out of the moon while the sun, landscape are all clearly said in the lyrics. "Death" is the only true companion anyone has in their entire life. Everybody dies alone. You never know when you will die. This is why death is always with you. It follows you, it is stalking you. It is pale because we do not live thinking of death all the time. It is always there but not bright, it does not make itself visible, it is not like a shiny, bright thing in front of our eyes. It is just pale. Barely visible. Whatever we do, how much fun we have, how much joy we experience, death is always there at all times, hence the lyrics say "in the shadow". In the shadow of death, we do everything in this world. I also think pale represents something unknown. Death is unknown.