If you wade your way through this, you'll find out who she is. And yes, she's a nun.
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Serenity Painted JeffJunior Member OfflineRegistered: Aug 2002Location: Posts: 1 The story of Still Life... what do you guys make of the story told by this album?Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 25th, 2002 05:56 PM
Children of FlamesThe Metal Viking OfflineRegistered: Mar 2002Location: NorwayPosts: 33 Here's the skeleton to the story: 1) some guy is ostracized from a village (or town) He is "outcast with dogmas forged below" and viewed as an "ungodly freak, defiler." After 15 years he returns to find melinda "melinda is the reason why I've come. (the moor) 2) He's back in search of melinda "red eyes probe the scene......searing beams tracking you down" and finally finds her ("the gleam of her eyes, in the moment she knew") (godhead's lament) 3) They take a moment out and find solace in the forest in each other's comfort (benighted) 4) He is back in a place where he has been outcast. But the town is brooding and suspicious and on his track. ("their scorn behind your back.....immemorial fire in their eyes....the council of the cross must have sense my coming") He is nearly captured but escapes. ("In palor escape from the end......Taken away from stifling grace, and saved from the past ") 5) Our protagonist has come back for melinda in the hope that they would steal away from the town together ("I returned for you in great dismay, come with me far away to stay"). To his horror he finds out melinda is married or engaged to marry someone else but is still in love with our protagonist. ("she had sworn her vows to another.....still i plot to have her back.......my promise is made but my heart is thine") . She agrees to leave with him. (face of melinda) 6) Things are great, a "hybernal dream." But melinda is captured ("no longer by my side.....ripped from my embrace"), and she is executed. ("Red line round her neck, met the earth in silence, white faced, haggard grin, the serenity painted death") 7) our protagonist is ultimately captured and executed also ("the noose is tied, murmur through the crowd"). Thus the song White cluster and the grim end that sounds like the ending of a record/music/life and the tragic symbolism captured in that vague static. By Frayed Ends at my board. (Poetry section page 2).
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August 25th, 2002 05:59 PM
Children of FlamesThe Metal Viking OfflineRegistered: Mar 2002Location: NorwayPosts: 33 By the way, I think it's a great story! My fav album with a story of all time! Children of Bodm - Mask of Sanity __________________"Do You Need What I Need? Boundaries Overthrown Look Inside to Each His Own Do You Trust What I Trust? Me, Myself and I Penetrate the Smoke Screen, I See Through the Selfish lie..." -Eye of the beholder Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 25th, 2002 06:01 PM
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August 25th, 2002 06:10 PM
E V I LSangfroid Affectations OfflineRegistered: Sep 2001Location: ImminencePosts: 538 quote: Originally posted by Children of Flames Here's the skeleton to the story: 1) some guy is ostracized from a village (or town) He is "outcast with dogmas forged below" and viewed as an "ungodly freak, defiler." After 15 years he returns to find melinda "melinda is the reason why I've come. (the moor) 2) He's back in search of melinda "red eyes probe the scene......searing beams tracking you down" and finally finds her ("the gleam of her eyes, in the moment she knew") (godhead's lament) 3) They take a moment out and find solace in the forest in each other's comfort (benighted) 4) He is back in a place where he has been outcast. But the town is brooding and suspicious and on his track. ("their scorn behind your back.....immemorial fire in their eyes....the council of the cross must have sense my coming") He is nearly captured but escapes. ("In palor escape from the end......Taken away from stifling grace, and saved from the past ") 5) Our protagonist has come back for melinda in the hope that they would steal away from the town together ("I returned for you in great dismay, come with me far away to stay"). To his horror he finds out melinda is married or engaged to marry someone else but is still in love with our protagonist. ("she had sworn her vows to another.....still i plot to have her back.......my promise is made but my heart is thine") . She agrees to leave with him. (face of melinda) 6) Things are great, a "hybernal dream." But melinda is captured ("no longer by my side.....ripped from my embrace"), and she is executed. ("Red line round her neck, met the earth in silence, white faced, haggard grin, the serenity painted death") 7) our protagonist is ultimately captured and executed also ("the noose is tied, murmur through the crowd"). Thus the song White cluster and the grim end that sounds like the ending of a record/music/life and the tragic symbolism captured in that vague static. By Frayed Ends at my board. (Poetry section page 2).
http://www.xsorbit1.com/users/Stigma/index.cgi Omfg!! that dude totally ripped me off. lol. Here's the original post and thread written almost a year ago.
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August 25th, 2002 07:13 PM
Children of FlamesThe Metal Viking OfflineRegistered: Mar 2002Location: NorwayPosts: 33 quote: Originally posted by E V I L Omfg!! that dude totally ripped me off. lol. Here's the original post and thread written almost a year ago.
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...=&threadid=3903 Though this is a petty offense, I strongly feel that plagiarism is the worst crime in the information age. People should learn to give credit where it is due. ah so you wrote it, but he didn't claim it as his own work. Read the thread at my board and you'll see! Frayed is a good guy! __________________"Do You Need What I Need? Boundaries Overthrown Look Inside to Each His Own Do You Trust What I Trust? Me, Myself and I Penetrate the Smoke Screen, I See Through the Selfish lie..." -Eye of the beholder Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 25th, 2002 07:21 PM
LakestreamSenior Member OfflineRegistered: May 2001Location: Västerås, SwedenPosts: 659 I don't think she was about to marry someone else.... I think she's a nun =) (sworn her vows to god)...and the star of this story is probably an albino__________________Listen to Aegir (viking metal - I play drums here) Listen to Brooding Spirit (instrumental stuff - two guitars) Shrine of the Mad Poet (poetry - read at your own risk) I have not been the same since, I took on the profession of a devil The world I see in a grotesque light Evil I perform with the gestures of a clown -Arcturus Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 25th, 2002 08:23 PM
VortexOh, Beth... OfflineRegistered: Jul 2001Location: Espoo, FinlandPosts: 257 quote: Originally posted by Lakestream I don't think she was about to marry someone else.... I think she's a nun =) (sworn her vows to god)...and the star of this story is probably an albino In fact, the first two verses of Face Of Melinda quite clearly portray Melinda at her wedding IMO. "By the turnstile beckons..." "Words would falter to atone..." "Sworn her vows to ANOTHER..." I needed a dictionary though to really get it being the Finn I am. Death - Altering The Future __________________If I appear clever, don't worry - it's just a passing phase.Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 26th, 2002 06:23 AM
MoonlapseAnd the Drapery Fell... OfflineRegistered: Apr 2002Location: Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 422 I feel that she became a nun aswell. 'a harlot of god upon the earth'... 'swore her vows to another'... it can apply to nunhood. I'm sure if it was another guy, our lil narrator would find a way to kick his ass in the story __________________If you´ll bear with me You´ll fear of me You´d never leave me to A fate with youReport this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 26th, 2002 07:14 AM
Don CorleoneBenighted OfflineRegistered: Apr 2002Location: Istanbul, TurkeyPosts: 2912 a nun???????? hhmm, good speculation. there is also the bit where she says "my promise is made, but my heart is thine"...that could be interpretted as a promise to God. yes.__________________Once inside I heard whispers in the parlour. The gilded faces grin, aware of my final demise. And I cried, I knew she had lied. Her obsession had died, it had died. When can I take you from this place? When is the word but a sigh? When is death our lone beholder? When do we walk the final steps? When can we scream instead of whisper? When is the new beginning, and the end of this sad Madrigal? Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 26th, 2002 10:29 AM
SigmaVisionaire OfflineRegistered: Aug 2002Location: Nanuet, New YorkPosts: 91 nun or fiancee, doesnt matter, best concpet in metal....EVER!__________________Walk without limbs...Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 27th, 2002 04:13 AM
IbsenBullshit Artist OfflineRegistered: Aug 2001Location: Los AngelesPosts: 109 Before the main character is captured to be executed, he sees Melinda dead and is enraged. He starts killing out of rage and madness. "Each and every one would die at my hands, Choking in warm ponds of blood."__________________"I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every moment of it."Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 27th, 2002 04:45 AM
Don CorleoneBenighted OfflineRegistered: Apr 2002Location: Istanbul, TurkeyPosts: 2912 ibsen - yes, thats true. sigma - whole-heartedly agreed.__________________Once inside I heard whispers in the parlour. The gilded faces grin, aware of my final demise. And I cried, I knew she had lied. Her obsession had died, it had died. When can I take you from this place? When is the word but a sigh? When is death our lone beholder? When do we walk the final steps? When can we scream instead of whisper? When is the new beginning, and the end of this sad Madrigal? Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 27th, 2002 08:43 AM
BezraelJunior Member OfflineRegistered: Aug 2002Location: Posts: 2 I wonder if there's some influence there from The Dark Tower pt. 4: The Wizard and Glass, by Stephen King. After being exiled from his home town, Roland meets a chick in his new town who is promised via arranged marriage to another (the town's mayor, I believe). Still, the two fall in love and proceed to get it on until the town finds out and executes her.Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 27th, 2002 05:48 PM
Izzy JuniorJunior Member OfflineRegistered: Aug 2002Location: MarylandPosts: 25 Interesting concept. I was hoping someone would explain it to me because I'm an idiot when it comes to deciphering lyrics, heh. That's always been my least favorite Opeth album, not sure why, but I just couldn't ever get into it much. I'll have to listen to it again though, now that I know what it's about. Maybe I'll find some new respect for it.Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 28th, 2002 03:26 AM
IbsenBullshit Artist OfflineRegistered: Aug 2001Location: Los AngelesPosts: 109 Izzy, you have to listen to Opeth many times before you can actually get the full effect of the music. I never used to like MAYH (except I loved Epilogue) until I took the time to listen to it closely.__________________"I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every moment of it."Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 28th, 2002 04:35 AM
VortexOh, Beth... OfflineRegistered: Jul 2001Location: Espoo, FinlandPosts: 257 This discussion just shows how diverse the story really is. I like it how there are basic guidelines, but everyone can find something of their own in it. Izzy, if you want to take the time to read the story, you'd notice that especially on the last couple songs, the music really goes hand in hand with what our "hero" is going through...__________________If I appear clever, don't worry - it's just a passing phase.Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 28th, 2002 05:02 AM
Izzy JuniorJunior Member OfflineRegistered: Aug 2002Location: MarylandPosts: 25 quote: Originally posted by Ibsen Izzy, you have to listen to Opeth many times before you can actually get the full effect of the music. I never used to like MAYH (except I loved Epilogue) until I took the time to listen to it closely. Actually for me I don't have to listen to it many times to get into it. I loved every other album from the start. And I tried listening to Still Life many times, still couldn't get into it as much. It just doesn't compare to other albums, IMO. Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 28th, 2002 05:19 AM
MoonlapseAnd the Drapery Fell... OfflineRegistered: Apr 2002Location: Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 422 I can see why I suppose. But the other night I was listening to it before I went to bed, and it really sank through to me... more than any other time. The way the solos entwine with the song in Serenity Painted Death had me mesmerized... and Benighted... those layers and layers of guitar, haha.__________________If you´ll bear with me You´ll fear of me You´d never leave me to A fate with youReport this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 28th, 2002 08:04 AM
Of My Darkest HourIn The Distance... OfflineRegistered: Jul 2002Location: Germantown, TNPosts: 56 hah. I never understood any of their lyrics. I thought Godhead's Lament had something to do with God....and so on!__________________These, the final moments of my darkest hour serve to reinforce my confidence in power. I overcome temptation but the dragon threatens "For thine is the hour but mine is the day." Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
August 29th, 2002 01:57 AM
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