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Gulli05
Conqueror of Seasons
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:39 pm Posts: 54
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 Stories Behind the Songs!
Hey, I posted the question about the songs originally in the Chat box but I was encouraged to make a thread about it so I'll expand upon the question. I'm really interested to know the background of the songs. After hearing that Oliver is very interested in history and stories and the album tracks are mostly based on historical events or other stories. So here are the questions:
What is the background behind each song of the album, what story is it based on and if you will can you give a small summary on what the story is about?
Also, the title Melanchorium, what does it mean? I cannot find a definition for the word.
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Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:28 pm |
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Admin
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Joined: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:39 pm Posts: 187
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 Re: Stories Behind the Songs!
'Gods Of Vermin': About the tendency in man to dominate others. Take some small employee at a company, kicking at the ones even lower than him.
'Dead Man's Shadows': Mainly referring to the shadows of the dead Nazi leaders, which don't vanish and re- envoke the old, evil spirits in some dumb brains.
'Fall Of Byzanz': About the fall of Byzanz/ Konstantinopel/ Istanbul by the hand of Mehmet, the conqueror.
'Wintersmith': Based on the book by great author Terry Pratchett
'Sanatorium Song': Told from the perspective of the inmate of an asylum. The idea came from a story of a friend of mine working there.
'Melanchorium': A general reflection of introverted emotions.
'Third Moon Rising': Well, the end of a relationship...
'The Piper': Based on the fairy tale of the Piper Of Hamelin (Rattenfänger von Hameln)
'Wheel Of Guilt': Reflecting the inability or refusal of war generations to admit their crimes (like Germany - 2nd world war, Turkey and the Armenians, America and the Indians etc. etc. etc.)
'A Blind Man's Resolution': This one is about the tendency of governments to control the citizens by surveillance.
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Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:46 pm |
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Xandra
King of Seasons
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:29 pm Posts: 929 Location: Sindelfingen / Germany
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 Re: Stories Behind the Songs!
I think I knew a few of this from interview, but not all of them. Thanks for putting it together! I really need to re-read the lyrics now. 
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Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:03 pm |
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Wintersmith
Conqueror of Seasons
Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:13 pm Posts: 58 Location: Italy
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 Re: Stories Behind the Songs!
I didn't know some of them..thanks! ...but what about 'Fallen family' and 'Belial's tower'? 
_________________ What's the point of life and what's the meaning if we all die in the end? Does it make sense to learn or do we forget everything? [Epica - The Phantom Agony]
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Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:48 pm |
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Ytse Jam
Prince of Seasons
Joined: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:50 pm Posts: 420 Location: Somewhere Around Nothing, Sweden
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 Re: Stories Behind the Songs!
They don't have a story/meaning. Just random words Oliver put together. 
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Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:07 pm |
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Wintersmith
Conqueror of Seasons
Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:13 pm Posts: 58 Location: Italy
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 Re: Stories Behind the Songs!
ahahah oh great! 
_________________ What's the point of life and what's the meaning if we all die in the end? Does it make sense to learn or do we forget everything? [Epica - The Phantom Agony]
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Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:32 am |
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Admin
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Joined: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:39 pm Posts: 187
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 Re: Stories Behind the Songs!
Right. I forgot those.
'Belial's Tower': About the prophet Jesajah and the demon Belial. Lots of my personal imagination involved here.
'Fallen Family': Reflecting modern society and the loss of a spiritual fundament.
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Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:00 pm |
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Wintersmith
Conqueror of Seasons
Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:13 pm Posts: 58 Location: Italy
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 Re: Stories Behind the Songs!
Thanks a lot for your explaination 
_________________ What's the point of life and what's the meaning if we all die in the end? Does it make sense to learn or do we forget everything? [Epica - The Phantom Agony]
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Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:49 pm |
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Gulli05
Conqueror of Seasons
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:39 pm Posts: 54
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Cool thanks for the insight. 
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Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:25 am |
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Melanchorium
Child of Seasons
Joined: Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:24 pm Posts: 26 Location: Portugal
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 Re: Stories Behind the Songs!
Concept songs, great Thanks!!!
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Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:29 pm |
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