Theatre of Tragedy - And When He Falleth

Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) track 5

"Be my kin free fro carnal sin,
Bridle the thoughts of thy Master."
"There hath past away a glore fro the Earth;
A glore that in the hearts and minds of men,
Men dementéd - blindfoldéd by light,
Nourisheth as weed in their well-groom'd garths."

"Might I too was blindfoldéd ere,
Tho' years have master'd me
"The quality of mercy and absolution,
Whence cometh such qualities?
A masque of this to fashion:
Build thyself a mirror in which
Seer blest, thou best philosopher!"
Solely wanton images of thy desire appear!"

"'Tis the Divine Comedy -
The fool and the mocking court;
Fool, kneel now, and ring thy bells!
We hold the Earth fro Heaven away."
"'Tis the Divine Tragedy -
The fool and the mocking court;
Fool, kneel now, and ring thy bells!
Make us guffaw at thy futile follies,
Yet for our blunders - Oh, in shame;
Earth beareth no balm for mistakes -
We hold the Earth fro Hell away."


That cross you wear around your neck;
is it only a decoration, or are you a
true Christian believer?

Yes, I believe - truly

Then I want you to remove it at once!
- and never to wear it within this castle
again! Do you know how a falcon is trained my
dear? Her eyes are sown shut. Blinded temporarily
she suffers the whims of her God patiently, until
her will is submerged and she learns to serve -
as your God taught and blinded you with
crosses.

You had me take off my cross because it
offended....

It offended no-one. No - it simply appears
to me to be discourteous to... to wear
the symbol of a deity long dead.

My ancestors tried to find it. And to open
the door that seperates us from our Creator.

But you need no doors to find God.
If you believe....

Believe?! If you believe you are gullible.
Can you look around this world and believe
in the goodness of a god who rules it?
Famine, Pestilence, War, Disease and Death!
They rule this world.

There is also love and life and hope.

Very little hope I assure you. No. If a god
of love and life ever did exist... he is long
since dead. Someone... something rules in his
place.

"Believe? In a deity long dead? -
I would rather be a pagan suckléd in creeds outworn;
Whith fairtytales fill'd up in head;
Thoughts of the Book stillborn."

"Shadow of annoyance -
Ne'er come hither!
...And when He falleth, He falleth like Lucifer,
Ne'er to ascend again..."

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[PookiHasCookie]

@FireEmblemForevah Its from the 1964 horror movie The Masque of the Red Death with Vincent Price and Hazel Court.

[afrodita33193]

thank you for post the lyrics of this song. It is truely amazing.

[hejeval777]

Just.... beautiful. ♥

[pnh666]

this song takes me to beautiful memories 4 years ago...simply lovely!

[NahiAnie]

perfect , i love it since my june 2011

[coldinpsycholover]

my perfect song <3

[Pwnagener]

@PookiHasCookie and the movie was created after the novel with the same name, writtne by Edgar Allan Poe. And the novel it's even better

[samuelguk49]

"If a god of love and life ever did exist, he is long since dead. Someone, something rules in his

place."

[sideribusatris]

es una de mis canciones favoritas

[8jimmyjazz]

@FireEmblemForevah the masque of the red death. It is hard to find, but it is worth a watch.

[maurilionilo]

the perfect album... love's song

[upgradeyourmind]

watch?v=Ekj7wcVEgUI

2:38

Where is gone the guitar ?