cathedral, a short poem, and a comment

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  1. texter-bernd said:

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    the village was plundered
    the harvest destroyed
    the peasants were tortured
    young girls raped and slain

    futures erased
    and homes set ablaze
    this is a scene of horror
    this is the devil's place

    over carnage and misery towers the cathedral
    proudly, and it's glory's beyond death and upheaval

    dim and golden light from candles and stained glass
    wrong is turned to right and worldly sorrows pass

    walking through the nave sunk in deep devotion
    away from fights and fate and rage you're finding consolation

    again pillage and plunder
    you're taking revenge
    arson and slaughter
    torture and pain

    "Stab the kids, rape their mothers,
    hang or quarter their fathers -
    'cause we are the good ones,
    and they are the others!"

    your guilt drives you to confess, do penance, and to sacrifice
    receive the absolution to be sure of the paradise

    the wrong ones have won
    your castle was conquered
    your empire has gone
    you were put in chains,
    thrown into the dungeon,
    and left there to rot
    you've been a believer -
    but where is your God?

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    It's an old one which you might have come across on my lyrics pages. I've posted it because I just discovered an archived version of my very early web pages on the wayback-machine. There is a little poem I once wrote which actually became the seed for the song:

    Exit

    There will be no future,
    all your plans are in vain.
    The girl you have loved,
    in her blood - raped and slain.
    Yourself in the dungeon,
    left there to rot.
    You've been a believer -
    but where is your God?

    "Cathedral" is still my favorite song, mainly because it fits in no category (and I like my own guitar solo at the end, it matches my - very limited - skill, and sounds good, nonetheless, a bit like Robin Trower, my personal guitar hero).

    Your comments are welcome. You might try to improve the second verse starting "again pillage and plunder" ...

    Bernd
     
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    Ultimate_Worrier said:

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    It does fit into a catagory - THRASH METAL!!!
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  3. Klukoklai said:

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    aw I liked the conclusion on the end! that's like viking age man! no one sings about stuff like that apart from sonata arctica and such :P
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