...a Distance There Is... Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Theatre of Tragedy(1995) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Death Metal |
Labels | Massacre Records |
Ranked | #41 for 1995 , #2,109 all-time |
Album rating : 86.2 / 100
Votes : 18
Votes : 18
5. ...A Distance There Is... (8:51)
Come in out of the rain thou sayest - but thou ne'er step'st aside;
And I am trapp'd -
A distance there is...
None, save me and the bodkin - pitter-patter on the roof:
Behold! - 'tis not the rain; thence me it has to be -
I will not drink thy vintage wine, my dear;
Thou hast heed'd that I am of innocence, yet thou let'st thy lass into peril
-
Thou let'st me be parched;
My heart is of frailty, my pale skin is hued damask.
When thou thy tears hast hidden, "Come back!", thou sayest -
There I soon am to be - but how am I to run when my bones, my heart!
Thou hast me bereaft! -
But run thou sayest; I run -
And there and then I behold that a time will come when I again dead will be.
Thou tell'st me to leave without delay -
I leave with my bodkin and my tears in my hands;
Lo! - the shadows, the sky - descending;
So by a dint of smite I gait ere I run and melt together with dusk.
In my mind in which is this event,
But it seems as if naught is to change anyway?!
After all these years thou left'st me down in the emotional depths -
The sombre soaked velvet-drape is hung upon me,
Turning my feelings away from our so ignorant world:
All the beatiful moments shared, deliberatlely push'd aside -
...a distance there is...
And I am trapp'd -
A distance there is...
None, save me and the bodkin - pitter-patter on the roof:
Behold! - 'tis not the rain; thence me it has to be -
I will not drink thy vintage wine, my dear;
Thou hast heed'd that I am of innocence, yet thou let'st thy lass into peril
-
Thou let'st me be parched;
My heart is of frailty, my pale skin is hued damask.
When thou thy tears hast hidden, "Come back!", thou sayest -
There I soon am to be - but how am I to run when my bones, my heart!
Thou hast me bereaft! -
But run thou sayest; I run -
And there and then I behold that a time will come when I again dead will be.
Thou tell'st me to leave without delay -
I leave with my bodkin and my tears in my hands;
Lo! - the shadows, the sky - descending;
So by a dint of smite I gait ere I run and melt together with dusk.
In my mind in which is this event,
But it seems as if naught is to change anyway?!
After all these years thou left'st me down in the emotional depths -
The sombre soaked velvet-drape is hung upon me,
Turning my feelings away from our so ignorant world:
All the beatiful moments shared, deliberatlely push'd aside -
...a distance there is...
Theatre of Tragedy - Lyrics
1. A Hamlet for a Slothful Vassal Lyrics | 2. Cheerful Dirge Lyrics |
3. To These Words I Beheld No Tongue Lyrics | 4. Hollow-heartèd, Heart-departèd Lyrics |
▶ 5. ...a Distance There Is... Lyrics | 6. Sweet Art Thou Lyrics |
7. Mïre Lyrics | 8. Dying – I Only Feel Apathy Lyrics |
9. Monotonë Lyrics |
Theatre of Tragedy - Album Credits
Members
- Raymond Istvàn Rohonyi : Vocals
- Liv Kristine : Vocals
- Tommy Lindal : Guitars
- Pål Bjåstad : Guitars
- Eirik T. Saltrø : Bass
- Hein Frode Hansen : Drums
- Lorentz Aspen : Piano, Synth
- Guest/session musicians:
- Dan Swanö : Cello
- Anders Måreby : Cello
Best Theatre of Tragedy Songs
Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
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1 | Der Tanz der Schatten | Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) | 96.2 | 15 | |
2 | And When He Falleth | Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) | 93.8 | 14 | |
3 | Venus | Aégis (1998) | 93.5 | 12 | |
4 | Cassandra | Aégis (1998) | 93.5 | 12 | |
5 | Fair and 'Guiling Copesmate Death | Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) | 92.1 | 14 | |
6 | Seraphic Deviltry | Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) | 90 | 12 | |
7 | Image | Musique (2000) | 92 | 5 | |
8 | Siren | Aégis (1998) | 90.6 | 8 | |
9 | A Hamlet for a Slothful Vassal | Theatre of Tragedy (1995) | 90.6 | 8 | |
10 | Bring Forth Ye Shadow | Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) | 89.4 | 11 | |
11 | The Masquerader and Phoenix | Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) | 88.5 | 12 | |
12 | Lorelei | Aégis (1998) | 88.9 | 9 | |
13 | On Whom the Moon Doth Shine | Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) | 88 | 12 | |
14 | Black as the Devil Painteth | Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) | 87.8 | 11 | |
15 | Fragment | Musique (2000) | 90 | 4 |