Crestfallen
Anathema Lyrics
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The darkness eats away at the very embers of my soul
For the deepest love I had has dissolved before my eyes
My sorrow is bleak, I beg for deliverance
Lord, in your mercy, hear my prayer
All emotion is consumed by an inner silence
All grief is assuaged by disconsolate tears
I want for nothing, I live for nothing
I am waiting to die but I am afraid of dying
Lord, in your mercy, hear my prayer
Crestfallen emotion
Wallowing in guilt
Drowning for evermore
Falling deeper into fear
My inner self is now
a sleeper of stone
Help me
Interpretation:
The song Crestfallen is about a person who feels helpless and lost in darkness. The person has been through a lot of pain after losing someone whom they loved deeply. The feeling of hopelessness and helplessness is so intense that the person begs for deliverance. The person’s emotions are consumed by inner silence and all that is left is grief.
The person is waiting to die but at the same time, afraid of dying. The reason for this fear is not clear, but it is a common feeling when one is feeling lost and helpless. The person feels guilty and is drowning in their sorrow. The fear and sorrow have taken a toll on the person’s inner self, turning it into a sleeper of stone. The person is begging for help and wishing that the Lord hears their prayer.
Overall, the song portrays a deep sense of grief, hopelessness, and despair. It is a cry for help from someone who has lost all hope.
Line by Line Meaning
I cry a tear of hope but it is lost in helplessness
Despite my hopeful tears, I feel completely helpless
The darkness eats away at the very embers of my soul
My soul is being consumed by darkness and despair
For the deepest love I had has dissolved before my eyes
The love I held most deeply has disappeared right before me
My sorrow is bleak, I beg for deliverance
I'm deeply sad and need help to escape my pain
Lord, in your mercy, hear my prayer
Asking for mercy from a higher power
All emotion is consumed by an inner silence
I feel completely numb and empty inside
All grief is assuaged by disconsolate tears
The only way I can feel better is by crying, but it doesn't truly help
I want for nothing, I live for nothing
Life has no meaning to me, I don't want anything
I am waiting to die but I am afraid of dying
I want to give up on life, but the fear of the unknown keeps me clinging to it
Crestfallen emotion
Feeling completely defeated and broken
Wallowing in guilt
Being overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and shame
Drowning for evermore
Feeling as though I'm drowning in my own despair
Falling deeper into fear
The more I think about my situation, the more frightened I become
My inner self is now a sleeper of stone
I feel as though my soul has become hard and unfeeling, like stone
Help me
A plea for help and support
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DANIEL CAVANAGH, DARREN WHITE, DUNCAN JOHN PATTERSON, JOHN JAMES DOUGLAS, VINCENT CAVANAGH
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@chaliceofblood6518
1. ...and I Lust 05:48 Hide lyrics
Stately columns standing in solemn rows
Such empty honours are suitable for those
Whose death erases all renown and fame
And vanquishes their glory with their name
Wandering aimlessly through dead filled fields
Rewards are just, who knows what absence yields?
By the golden beauty of dusk
and the sun low in our sky
By the haunting shadows of trees
and graves, mesmerized am I.
Searching deep inside trying to reach my dreams
I see a face stare back at me... oh, so serene.
By the golden beauty of dusk
and the sun low in our sky
By the haunting shadows of trees
and graves, mesmerized am I.
Those whispering shades... sad, silent glades
But not for those whose superior worth
After death extols them to the earth
I would even venture to assume
That one need not build for them a tomb
By human art, since glory heaven sent
Serves them as a living monument
Pain is a far away land,
Misery, a lifetime's journey...
...and I lust for death (judgement).
2. The Sweet Suffering 06:42 Hide lyrics
As a shadow is cast overhead
I rejoice in the coming of the gloom
Lifting my eyes to view what, to me, is beauty
I decipher what is read in the cloud
The verse is shouting out and ringing in my ears
The claps of thunder, scared? No, me I revere
in the enchantment of mother nature
Her caress it soothes and brings me joy
Kneeling in the rainfall
Wind's whispers beckoning
Inhaling the sweet scent
Elation is overwhelming
The way is dim, but somehow I find it
One by one the victims of life are dwindling
Me, take me... grief no more if death will save me
Take me, save me, show me salvation
Lead me... a sacred path, reinstate creation
Show me joy, grief, pride
and show me your envy
The way is dim but somehow I find it.
3. Everwake 02:42 Hide lyrics
Somniferous whisperings of scarlet fields
Sleep calling me and my dreams are wondrous
My reality abandoned (I traverse afar)
Not a care if I never wake
4. Crestfallen 10:18 Hide lyrics
I cry a tear of hope but it is lost in helplessness
The darkness eats away at the very embers of my soul
For the deepest love I had has dissolved before my eyes
My sorrow is bleak, I beg for deliverance
Lord, in your mercy, hear my prayer
All emotion is consumed by an inner silence
All grief is unassuaged by disconsulate tears
I want for nothing, I live for nothing
I am waiting to die but I am afraid of dying
Lord, in your mercy, hear my prayer
Crestfallen emotion
Wallowing in guilt
and drowning for evermore
Falling deeper into fear
My inner self is now
a sleeper of stone
Help me.
5. They Die 08:00 Hide lyrics
All tears restrained for years
Their grief is confined
Which destroys my mind
An ode to their plight is this dirge
Some yearn for lugubrious silence
(It is the) serenity in the image of coffins
Shall life renew these bodies of a truth?
All death will he annul, all tears assuage?
Fill the void veins of life, again with youth
And wash with an immortal water, age
They die.
@sabin-georgebalan7177
Hey everyone.
I'm quite on the metalcore..
More energetic metals.
Blast, emo too.
But this masterpiece, btw 1st time listening to this kind of metal and is goooooood stuff!!!!
Ugh!!!
Love it.
Makes you want to do stuff around the house metalish! :)))
Cutting wood,
Planting seeds
Cooking for a loved one :)))
@itcantbeadream8728
(00:00) ...And I Lust
(05:47) The Sweet Suffering
(12:29) Everwake
(15:10) Crestfallen
(25:27) They Die
@johanpiro4853
falto they die
@peterrevens8454
@@johanpiro4853 True, but still it's nice that "It Can't Be a Dream" gave us time stamps for this depressing shit. Damn, this EP is so depressing ... and I love it.
@247tagsdotcom
Such a great EP , I can listen to this one after 20 years. Some things are made to last, some are made ... just to be made. This one is made to last.
@sylph4721
Glorious music, heard this as a teen and didn't stop following their sonic journey
@wiederganger1959
As a distraught 90's teen struggling with a serious case of undiagnosed chronic depression, this and "serenades" were my daily comfort, my lullaby, my blanket, my ice cream, my booze.
Many a lonely night was spent uncontrollingly sobbing while listening over and over to these, while reading aling with the lyrics to the bittersweet understanding that somewhere in this world, in faraway England, there was at least one other person who understood how I felt..
Those were crazy days.
@pjsmith2744
Great that you hung in there man!! I also went through something similar. It was the band's later albums that helped me though I do love their early stuff.
@wiederganger1959
@@pjsmith2744 thank you, friend.
@antinorest
I survived my youth thanks to metal music.
@_leyrd_.
Me too, i was delivered a diagnosis of asperger syndrome in 1997 which I thought would allow me to explain how i felt forever more but i was wrong. It was only my love of Metal, especially this kind, that has represented any kind of continuity in my life.