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Damned Grave
Tormentor Lyrics


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The tyrant of Transylvania was terribly murdered
He was killed by his daughter with a holy dagger
There weren't burial, no priest, no holy water
The lifeless body was buried in the dark forest

His eternal dream was exhausted
He was by himself with the beasts

It was unworthy for the great emperor
His resting place was the damned horrible
Grave in the unholy black field
The forest was loud by the holwing wolves

But after six days later
The full moon has arrived

Suddenly he felt a strange thing
Something has changed around him
The wolves gathered over his grave
They scraped out the grave where he was buried

Suddenly his finger moved
His breathing became moving
His eyes opened up and seen
Tame wolves were standing around him

At once he appeared in all the rooms of his castle
He waked up his daughter who died in deadly fear
Ever since every year, in every November
He waked up from his grave and haunt in Transylvania

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tormentor's song "Damned Grave" tell a haunting tale of the tyrant of Transylvania's demise and his subsequent rise from the grave. The first stanza sets the scene of the murder, with the tyrant being killed by his own daughter with a holy dagger. However, the burial is not a proper one, with no priest or holy water, and the body is buried in a dark forest. The second stanza describes the tyrant's eternal sleep, which is restless as he is alone with the beasts. The third stanza is the turning point of the song as the full moon arrives, and something changes. The wolves gather around his grave, scrape it open, and suddenly the once-lifeless tyrant comes back to life. In the final stanza, he returns to his castle and wakes up his daughter who died in deadly fear, and every November, he rises from his grave and haunts Transylvania.


The lyrics in "Damned Grave" encapsulate the horror genre's fascination with the undead and the supernatural. The story of the tyrant's murder and his subsequent rise from the grave is one commonly told in horror fiction, making this song a fitting addition to the genre. The use of specific details, such as the holy dagger and the lack of a proper burial, adds to the sense of unease and foreboding that the lyrics evoke.


Line by Line Meaning

The tyrant of Transylvania was terribly murdered
This line describes that the dreaded leader of Transylvania was killed in a terrible manner.


He was killed by his daughter with a holy dagger
The line means that the tyrant was killed by his daughter using a holy dagger.


There weren't burial, no priest, no holy water
The line explains that there were no last rites, no holy man, and no holy water involved in the burial of the tyrant.


The lifeless body was buried in the dark forest
The line means that the body of the tyrant was buried in the dark forest without any proper burial rituals.


His eternal dream was exhausted
The line describes how the tyrant's eternal dream of ruling Transylvania was over.


He was by himself with the beasts
The line shows how the tyrant was left to himself with just the wild animals in the forest.


It was unworthy for the great emperor
The line describes how the tyrant's resting place was not befitting his status as a great emperor.


His resting place was the damned horrible
The line means that the resting place of the tyrant was a terrible, cursed place.


Grave in the unholy black field
The line describes how the tyrant's grave was in an unholy, dark field.


The forest was loud by the howling wolves
The line shows how the forest was filled with the sound of wolves howling.


But after six days later
The line signifies a time lapse of six days after the burial of the tyrant.


The full moon has arrived
The line means that the full moon had risen after six days of the tyrant's burial.


Suddenly he felt a strange thing
The line shows how the tyrant felt something strange suddenly.


Something has changed around him
This line means that something around the tyrant had changed suddenly.


The wolves gathered over his grave
The line describes how the wolves gathered around the grave of the tyrant.


They scraped out the grave where he was buried
The line shows how the wolves dug out the tyrant's grave.


Suddenly his finger moved
The line describes how the tyrant's finger suddenly began to move.


His breathing became moving
The line shows how the tyrant's breathing started again.


His eyes opened up and seen
The line means that the tyrant's eyes opened up, and he saw something.


Tame wolves were standing around him
The line describes how the wolves around the tyrant were no longer wild but tame.


At once he appeared in all the rooms of his castle
The line shows how the tyrant appeared in every room of his castle in one go.


He waked up his daughter who died in deadly fear
The line explains how the tyrant woke his daughter, who was scared and had died.


Ever since every year, in every November
The line means that every year in November, the tyrant arises from his grave.


He waked up from his grave and haunt in Transylvania
The line describes how the tyrant comes back from the grave to haunt Transylvania.




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Comments from YouTube:

@JK13929

One of the best Black Metal band ever. After all these years it's still a masterpiece and the compositions are very hard to master, despite the Evil and Primitive sensations it gives. Tormentor are gods of Black Metal.

@jeffersonaraujpoliglota24

7th Day of Doom version is still the best version yet.

@csehszlovakze

True Hungarian Black Metal \m/

@qinayallaki5927

Que bueno

@LORDGOAT1976

Kick Ass.

@ch-xr2bx

1 person prefers the 7th Day of Doom version enough to downvote this

@jeffersonaraujpoliglota24

Me too.

@arielhuenante6107

Es mejor la antigua

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