Theatre of Tragedy - Fair and 'Guiling Copesmate Death

Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) track 2

"Gaunt and gnarl'd
Reflecteth the silver shield this welkin aghast,
And with haste translateth to gild'd black post and fast."

"Anon - anon, say I! - the lid aside,
Crawl without this velvet-clad coffin blest,

"Sensing this pine is as deep as the deepest chasm,
Hither! - cede and fulfil my phantasm!
Cherish me and sonorously do me laud -
For dread! - thine eyes will behold a guise faugh'd."

The bottom sand of the hourglass is at tide,
'Tis and hath e'er been merry blood to pest -
To be adust for time longer can I not bide,
Hence the heart hale out thro' the chest!
Misery thee?! - Rather misery me! -
For in Time's durance am I naught but wee."

"This tender and loving pest I to thee bequeath,
Thence switly wilt thou errant to 'Neath."

"And to me should'st thou be the humblemost knave,
Lest fear! - spit I on thy cist and grave! -
Lest leer I at thee and do bewitch,
And the tharms fluttering claw'd and eldritch."

"To conquer thee and thy blood for glore
Art thou my afeard and reluctant whore;
Irksomely coy, save wiliéd by alarum,
Bear this torture and maim with decorum."

"If e'er always was I this blissful and blithe
Would I resign to but its wee tithe."

"Purvey my ache and quench my profoundest urge,
And to thee will I sing the lull-dull dirge;
Deliver thy blood like the rill filleth the ghyll."

"Burrow to the trothplight with Night and Devil! -
Bid Him to league with me - forsooth, merry to 'come 'twill."

"Whilom wast thou vestal, yet now flit to thy tryst,
Elsewise will I coerce thine consonantry to turn whist;
Grasp I the snath and cut off thine breath,
So that thou canst in darkness and inferno vester,
For do I solely what He to me liefly saith."

"Death - oh! fair and 'guiling copesmate Death,
Be not a malais'd beggar; claim this bloody jester!"

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[OpressionOffical]

Theatre of Tragedy, i cannot explain your amazing music in the 500 characters YouTube permits me. I would fill a thousand pages and only be half way done! Your music feels as if it was part of my very own soul.

[JanaGini]

I think this song is the best of gothic

[betatan]

I have the original cd very well guarded, it´s my treasure till I die.

[artistcblasphemy]

I used to listen to this album -every single night- as I went to sleep, and after the hard drive containing the album got fried I lost it, and eventually forgot about it.. until "Anon.. anon, say I" just floated into my head, and I HAD to hear it again... gah if I could find the CD.. :(

[Thedragonforest]

I can´t decide which is the best song of the album. It's awesome!!

[filth69ify1]

Gothic Metal 4 Eternity!

[Harmoner]

The intro owns :D How much i love gothic...

[Deicide1985]

Its too bad that the first band to incorporate "Beauty & the Beast vocals" perfected it so well and then completly changed their sound & broke up. The music/lyrics/tempo/soft/aggres­siveness/light/dark contrast is not the same with any other band I've found.

[impalado]

@fatalkiss

A total masterpiece...

[LudwigVanFuck]

This was my favourite album while playing DOOM! Awesome combination!