Subterranean
In Flames Lyrics
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From the long lasting pain
When I look at your eyes
My heart just dies
Beauty divine
I hope you'll be mine
Open your arms
For all time
All dressed in white
Bringer of light
Spend time with me
All through the night
Beauty divine
Your tears taste like wine
Come to me
For all time
My spine shivers with the touch of your lips...
My pale skin turns red when we kiss...
Piercing your nails deep into my back...
As I slowly kiss your ivory neck...
I started to cry after hours of joyful sin...
My tears turned to roses as they embraced your skin...
I gathered them to a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers...
A bouquet of the most secret and ancient powers...
My amber heart started to glow as I died really slow...
The lyrics to In Flames's song Subterranean express a passionate love that is both beautiful and tragic. The singer's tears fall like rain from the long-lasting pain of loving someone who may not love them back. They are captivated by the person's beauty and hope that they will be with them forever. Despite this, the singer is aware of the fleeting nature of love and longs to spend every moment with this person. The imagery of the singer's spine shivering with the touch of their lover's lips and their skin turning red as they kiss is particularly evocative. The song is filled with powerful and intense emotions that culminate in the singer's amber heart glowing as they die slowly.
The lyrics to Subterranean are heavily influenced by gothic literature, particularly the romantic and tragic themes found in the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. The song's title is a nod to Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher," which takes place in a subterranean environment. In Flames has cited the works of Poe and Shelley as influential in their music.
Line by Line Meaning
My tears fall like rain
I am crying heavily
From the long lasting pain
My sadness and pain have been around for a long time
When I look at your eyes
When I see you looking back at me
My heart just dies
My heart aches and I feel like I am dying inside
Beauty divine
You are exceptionally beautiful
I hope you'll be mine
I want to be with you romantically
Open your arms
Embrace me with open arms
For all time
Forever
All dressed in white
You are wearing white clothes
Bringer of light
You bring light into my life
Spend time with me
Stay with me and spend time together
All through the night
Throughout the entire night
Your tears taste like wine
Your tears are salty, like wine
Come to me
Come be with me
My spine shivers with the touch of your lips...
Your kisses give me a tingling sensation down my spine
My pale skin turns red when we kiss...
I blush when we kiss
Piercing your nails deep into my back...
You are scratching my back hard
As I slowly kiss your ivory neck...
I am kissing your white, smooth neck in a slow manner
I started to cry after hours of joyful sin...
I cried after engaging in sinful activities with you for hours
My tears turned to roses as they embraced your skin...
My tears transformed into a beautiful symbol of love as they touched your skin
I gathered them to a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers...
I collected them into a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers
A bouquet of the most secret and ancient powers...
This bouquet contains secret and ancient powers
My amber heart started to glow as I died really slow...
My heart, which is a symbol of my love, started to glow as I felt like I was slowly dying
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