Shadowland
Love's Alchemy: Embracing Hope Amidst Shadowland's Despair
Lyrics
I have been to the shadowland
I have experienced the darkness or hardships of life.
I heard the empty call
I heard a hollow, lonely call.
The hatred anorexia
Refers to intense dislike, lack of appetite, or emotional emptiness.
Misery and alcohol
Describes the presence of sorrow and dependence on alcohol.
By their hearths I warmed myself
I sought comfort and warmth from others.
To escape from the winter years
Trying to escape difficult and challenging times.
Until I saw in the window myself
I looked at myself in a window and saw my reflection.
Crying fire coloured tears
Expresses deep emotional pain or distress, depicted as fire-colored tears.
Love the only alchemy
Love is portrayed as a transformative force, a magical process.
Love the killer of despair
Love is depicted as a remedy for despair, a powerful force.
Love the patient samurai
Love is patient and enduring, likened to a noble warrior.
Love the armour angles wear
Love provides protection, compared to the armor worn by angels.
Love
They turned away the prophet
A prophet is rejected, possibly due to youth and longing.
Because she was young and full of longing
Highlights the dismissal of wisdom or insight.
Instead they turned to the magistrate
Preference given to those in power, even if indifferent.
Who was busying yawning
The magistrate is uninterested or apathetic.
And they tried the sell me holy books
An attempt to sell spiritual guidance, perhaps insincere.
And I can see their eyes are wild
Recognition of deceptive or passionate eyes.
I caught them boring shame and fear
Observation of attempts to instill shame and fear.
Into the perfect vessel of a child
Manipulating the innocence of a child for a particular purpose.
But, love is the only alchemy
Reiteration of love as a transformative force.
Love the killer of despair
Love as a powerful antidote to despair.
Love the true nobility
Love is a symbol of true nobility.
Love the armour angles wear
Emphasizes the protective aspect of love.
Love
Love will make your eyes clear
Love brings clarity and understanding to one's perception.
The order of the universe
Love is the fundamental order and purpose of the universe.
The only reason we are here
Suggests that love is the reason for our existence.
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