Lyrics
Turn the key and step into the blackness
Turning a key and entering darkness symbolizes entering a challenging or unknown situation.
Lamplight falls and casts a laughing phantom
The lamplight creates illusions (laughing phantom), possibly suggesting deceptive or misleading perceptions.
I imagine your smile and the life that we could share
Imagining a shared life and smiling hints at unfulfilled aspirations or dreams in a relationship.
With the last of my steps, I see the truth lying there
Reaching the truth in the journey's end, possibly confronting a harsh reality or facing a difficult truth.
Dead roses at the bottom of an oubliette
Dead roses in an oubliette (dungeon) signify abandoned or lost love, hidden away and forgotten.
Where they beat you 'til you begged to live
The oubliette imagery suggests suffering and desperation, where someone pleaded for their life.
You were mine and you were always mine
Declaring possession and loss, expressing a sense of ownership and grief over a lost love.
Now I'm crying over dead roses
Crying over dead roses implies mourning and deep emotional pain related to the lost relationship.
I could never let them go
Unwillingness to let go of the memories or emotions associated with the past, specifically the dead roses.
A winged beast with horns upon his cranium
Describing a mythical creature leaving, possibly representing the end of a dark chapter or a toxic presence.
Slinks away and grinning makes his way out
The creature's grin suggests a sinister satisfaction as it departs, leaving behind the aftermath.
I grasp the pieces of rose and your raven locks of hair
Grasping rose pieces and locks of hair symbolizes holding on to remnants of a past relationship.
I hear the turn of the key as I hiss my final prayer
Hissing a final prayer while hearing a key turn may indicate acceptance of an inevitable ending.
Dead roses at the bottom of an oubliette
Reiteration of dead roses in an oubliette, emphasizing the persistent presence of lost love.
Where they beat you 'til you begged to live
Recalling the suffering and pleas in the dungeon, reinforcing the pain associated with the past.
You were mine and you were always mine
Reaffirming possession and loss, underscoring the enduring emotional impact of the past relationship.
Now I'm crying over dead roses
Continued mourning over dead roses, expressing the ongoing emotional struggle with moving on.
I could never let them go
Reiteration of the difficulty in letting go of the past, emphasizing the enduring nature of the emotional attachment.
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