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The Garden's Tale
Volbeat Lyrics


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Time keeps painting my darling
Ripped all the flowers in the garden
Oh baby come home
You angels, bring her home

Imens står solen over højen
Han mindes den sommer hvor hun strålede
Forsvandt I haven grøn, og træernes sang hun fandt

Time keeps painting my darling
And the garden keeps on singing the old song
Oh baby still I am waiting in the light
Hoping the angels would carry you home

Den sang tog mørket I sin pote
Den bar hans kvinde I dens kolde favn
Og lagde hende for hans dør I silkekjole

Hoping the angels would carry her home
Leaving it all with my only friend?
Her beauty was lifeless on the stair
Oh baby I'll carry you away into the garden's tale
But everything died and turned to stones
I laid her down under the old oak
Seeing it all blossom forever more

Time keeps painting my darling
And the garden keeps on singing the old song
Oh baby now I know you're in the light
Painting it all with my colorful songs

Imens står solen over højen
Hans skygge kastes you'd I haven grøn
Forsvandt for evigt og uden en note

Hoping the angels will carry her home
Leaving it all with my only friend
Her beauty was lifeless on the stair
Oh baby I'll carry you away into the garden's tale

But everything died and turned to stones
I laid her down under the old oak
Seeing it all blossom forever more oh oh

Oh oh oh
Time keeps painting my darling
Ripped all the flowers in the garden
Oh baby you're home
You angels, where are you?

Overall Meaning

The Garden's Tale by Volbeat is a poignant song about loss, death, and hope. The lyrics tell a story of a man who lost his beloved, portrayed as a beautiful flower in a garden. Time is a recurring theme in the song, indicating that despite the passing of time, the pain and memory of the loss still linger. The lyrics evoke a sense of longing, pain, and despair, and the singer pleads with the angels to bring back his beloved.


The first verse shows a man who is missing his beloved and longing for her return. The use of the metaphor of ripped flowers in the garden symbolizes the pain of losing someone dear. The second verse talks about how the man remembers the summer days when his lover shone in the sun. The line "And the garden keeps on singing the old song" shows that while everything else may change, the memory of his beloved remains, and the love song of the garden continues.


The chorus is a plea to the angels to bring her back home. The use of the word "baby" shows that there was a close bond between the couple. The verses continue describing his despair and how he lays his lover under an oak tree. The final chorus has a more hopeful tone, and the singer imagines his lover living on through his songs and the beauty of the garden.


Line by Line Meaning

Time keeps painting my darling
Time keeps passing and changing things, my love


Ripped all the flowers in the garden
Life's struggles have affected everything beautiful around me


Oh baby come home
I'm longing for my beloved to return


You angels, bring her home
I'm calling for divine intervention to bring my love back


Imens står solen over højen
Meanwhile, the sun stands high over the hill


Han mindes den sommer hvor hun strålede
He remembers the summer when she shone


Forsvandt I haven grøn, og træernes sang hun fandt
Disappeared into the green garden, where she found solace in the trees' song


And the garden keeps on singing the old song
Nature continues on, despite the changes in life


Oh baby still I am waiting in the light
I'm still waiting in hope for my beloved to return, holding onto faith and positivity


Hoping the angels would carry you home
I'm wishing for divine intervention to bring my love back to me


Den sang tog mørket I sin pote
the darkness took the song and carried his woman in its cold embrace


Den bar hans kvinde I dens kolde favn
It carried his love in its cold embrace


Og lagde hende for hans dør I silkekjole
And laid her at his door in a silk dress


Her beauty was lifeless on the stair
My beloved was gone from this world


Oh baby I'll carry you away into the garden's tale
I'll take my love away to a place of peace and joy


But everything died and turned to stones
Everything changed and became lifeless, like eternal stones


I laid her down under the old oak
I laid my love to rest, at peace under the shade of the old oak tree


Seeing it all blossom forever more
Life continues on, with or without my love, and I will always remember the beauty of what was


Painting it all with my colorful songs
I will continue to express my love and emotions through music


Hans skygge kastes you'd I haven grøn
His shadow is cast in the green garden


Forsvandt for evigt og uden en note
Disappeared forever and without a sound


Oh baby you're home
I believe my love has returned to me, in some form or another


You angels, where are you?
I'm still searching for the divine intervention that I once hoped for




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: POULSEN Poulsen

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@Tropical56_

Lyrics:

Time keeps painting my darling
Ripped all the flowers in the garden
Oh baby come home, you angels bring her home

Imens står solen over højen
Han mindes den sommer hvor hun strålede
Forsvandt I haven grøn, og træernes sang hun fandt

Time keeps painting my darling
And the garden keeps on singing their old song
Oh baby still I am waiting in the light
Hoping the angels would carry you home

Den sang tog mørket I sin pote
Den bar hans kvinde I dens kolde favn
Og lagde hende for hans dør I silkekjole

Hoping the angels would carry her home
Leaving it all with my only friend
Her beauty was lifeless on the stair
Oh baby I'll carry you away into the garden's tale
But everything died and turned to stones
I laid her down under the old oak
Seeing it all blossom forever more

Time keeps on painting my darling
And the garden keeps on singing their old song
Oh baby now I know you're in the light
Painting it all with your colorful songs

Imens står solen over højen
Hans skygge kastes ud I haven grøn
Forsvandt for evigt og uden en note
Hoping the angels will carry her home

Leaving it all with my only friend
Her beauty was lifeless on the stair
Oh baby I'll carry you away into the garden's tale
But everything died and turned to stones
I laid her down under the old oak
Seeing it all blossom forever more

Time keeps painting my darling
Ripped all the flowers in the garden
Oh baby you're home
You angels, where are you?



All comments from YouTube:

@mollythemermaid2013

Who’s listening in 2024??

@kubarobloxminecraft3819

Me

@nataliarak4555

✌️

@KFoxRox925

After all these years ... still gives me chills. There's very few voices, on very few songs, that hit me smack bang in the solar plexus. Michael Poulsen and this song = body chills and a swift kick right in the feels...💖

@Thennix

Such an good band, Ty Carro for showing em to me all those years ago.

@aspireglasya

the mix of the two voices enhances his to a different plane.. really is mental!

@go_ak_go

Wholeheartedly agree ❤❤❤

@TimMartin-de1ru

😅😅

@mikecathey8868

Because trut6

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@AmxCsifier

Volbeat was one of the few bands that can make me sit in front of a PC and do nothing but listen to them

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