Her Ghost in the Fog
Cradle of Filth Lyrics

The Moon, she hangs like a cruel portrait
The moon looks cruel and sad, like a painting.

Soft winds whisper the bidding of trees
The gentle winds carry the sound of trees rustling to me.

As this tragedy starts with a shattered glass heart
The tragic event starts with a broken heart, like a piece of glass that cannot be fixed.

And the Midnightmare trampling of dreams
My dreams are trampled by an unending nightmare.

But no, no tears please
Please, do not cry.

Fear and pain may accompany Death
Death can bring fear and pain.

But it is desire that shepherds it's certainty
The desire for death is what leads to its inevitability.

As We shall see
You will understand soon.

She was divinity's creature
She was like a goddess or divine being.

That kissed in cold mirrors
She kissed herself in mirrors that were cold to the touch.

A Queen of snow
She was a beautiful, cold queen like snow.

Far beyond compare
She was unlike anything else in this world.

Lips attuned to symmetry
Her lips were perfectly shaped and symmetrical.

Sought Her everywhere
I looked for her everywhere.

Dark liquored eyes
Her eyes were dark and mysterious like they were filled with liquor.

An Arabian nightmare
She was like a nightmare from Arabia.

She shone on watercolors
She reflected beautifully like watercolors.

Of my pond life as pearl
She was the pearl of my life, like a precious gem found in a pond.

Until those who couldn't have Her
Until those who couldn't attain her.

Cut Her free of this World
They killed her and took her away from this world.

That fateful Eve when
That terrible night when.

The trees stank of sunset and camphor
The trees smelled strongly of sunset and camphor.

Their lanterns chased phantoms and threw
The light from their lanterns made it seem like there were phantoms chasing them.

An inquisitive glance, like the shadows they cast
They looked around curiously, like the shadows they made when walking.

On my love picking rue by the light of the moon
They saw me picking rue by the light of the moon.

Putting reason to flight
They let their emotions take over instead of using reason.

Or to death as their way
They were willing to kill.

They crept through woods mesmerized
They moved slowly and in a trance-like state through the woods.

By the taffeta Ley
By the soft and delicate fabric she wore.

Of Her hips that held sway
Her hips moved in a way that caught their attention and commanded them.

Over all they surveyed
They felt like they had control over everything they could see.

Save a mist on the rise
They felt like they could see everything, except for the mist rising around them.

(A deadly blessing to hide)
(The mist was hiding a deadly blessing).

Her ghost in the fog
Her spirit or ghost was present in the fog.

They raped left
They left her after raping her.

(Five men of God)
(And they were supposedly men of God).

Dawn discovered Her there
When the sun came up, they saw her body there.

Beneath the Cedar's stare
Underneath the Cedar tree, where she was left.

Silk dress torn, Her raven hair
Her silk dress was torn and her black hair splayed out.

Flown to gown Her beauty bared
The dress was covering her beauty, but now it was gone.

Was starred with frost, I knew Her lost
Her body was starting to be covered with frost, and I knew there was no way to save her.

I wept 'til tears crept back to prayer
I cried until I couldn't cry anymore; then, I prayed to find peace.

She'd sworn Me vows in fragrant blood
She had made promises to me that were sealed in blood that had a sweet smell.

"Never to part
"We will never be separated.

Lest jealous Heaven stole our hearts"
Unless a higher power envies our love and tears us apart."

Then this I screamed:
I angrily shouted.

"Come back to Me
"Please come back to me.

I was born in love with thee
I have loved you since the day I was born.

So why should fate stand in between?"
Why should fate keep us apart?

And as I drowned Her gentle curves
I covered her gentle curves in water and drowned them.

With dreams unsaid and final words
As I drowned her, I knew she had so many dreams and things left unsaid.

I espied a gleam trodden to earth
I noticed something shiny on the ground.

The Church bell tower key...
It was the key to the church bell tower.

The village mourned her by the by
The whole town was grieving her death.

For She'd been a witch
They accused her of being a witch.

Their Men had longed to try
The men in town had wanted her for themselves.

And I broke under Christ seeking guilty signs
I could not handle the guilt anymore and turned to Christ for forgiveness.

My tortured soul on ice
My soul felt like it was stuck or in-cased in ice.

Trappistine eyes
Her eyes were like those of nuns living under strict religious order.

She was Ersulie possessed
She was possessed by the spirits of Ersulie.

Of a milky white skin
Her skin was pale, like that of milk.

My porcelain Yin
She was my perfect companion, like the other half of a porcelain Yin Yang set.

A graceful Angel of Sin
She was a beautiful, angelic sinner.

And so for Her
And so, because of her.

The breeze stank of sunset and camphor
The air smelled like sunset and camphor, which reminded me of her.

My lantern chased Her phantom and blew
My light followed her ghost as it moved around.

Their Chapel ablaze and all locked in to a pain
The chapel was burning, and everyone was trapped inside and feeling pain.

Best reserved for judgment that their bible construed
This was a punishment that their religious texts had deemed appropriate.

Or to flame unashamed
They burned without regret.

I swept form cries
I moved away from the screams.

Mesmerized
In awe or shock.

Or Her hips that held sway
Her hips were captivating.

Over all those at bay
Everyone was at her mercy.

A final blessing to hide
This was the last moment of peace before the chaos that followed.

And I embraced
I held on tight.

Where lovers rot
In the place where lovers are buried.