The Seventh Seal
Aphrodite's Child Lyrics
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next two seals,
We saw the souls,
We saw the martyrs,
we heared them crying,
We heared them shouting,
They were dressed in white,
They'd been told to wait
The sun was black,
the moon was red,
the stars were falling,
the earth was trembling
And then the crowed
impossible to number
carrying flowers,
shouted amid the hotless sun
the lightless moon
the windless earth
the colourless sky:
"How much longer will we suffer
from hunger?
How much longer will we suffer
from thirst?"
And when the lamb opened the seventh seal,
silence covered the sky
The Seventh Seal by Aphrodite's Child is a symbolic and prophetic song that describes the opening of the seven seals, which signify the end of the world according to the Christian Bible. The lyrics describe the opening of the next two seals, which reveal the vision of the souls and the martyrs dressed in white, waiting for the end of time. The souls and martyrs are heard crying and shouting, which emphasizes the chaos and destruction that will come with the end of the world.
The second half of the song describes the terrifying events that occur when the seventh seal is opened. The sun turns black, the moon becomes red, and the stars fall from the sky. The earth trembles, and a crowd carries flowers while shouting in desperation for an end to their hunger and thirst. Finally, with the opening of the seventh seal, there is silence that covers the sky, which signifies the end of the world.
Overall, the song is a powerful and ominous depiction of the end times, with vivid imagery and symbolism that emphasizes the destruction and chaos that will come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
And when the lamb opened the next two seals,
As the lamb continued to open the next two seals, something else was revealed
We saw the souls,
The group saw the souls of some individuals
We saw the martyrs,
Some martyrs were also seen by the group
we heared them crying,
The group listened to the sounds of crying coming from these individuals
We heared them shouting,
The group also heard these individuals shouting
They were dressed in white,
These individuals were wearing white clothing
They'd been told to wait
These individuals had been instructed to wait for something
The sun was black,
The sun was not shining and appeared to be black
the moon was red,
The moon had a red hue
the stars were falling,
The stars appeared to be falling from the sky
the earth was trembling
The earth was shaking or trembling
And then the crowed impossible to number carrying flowers,
A group of people carrying flowers appeared; there were too many to count
shouted amid the hotless sun the lightless moon the windless earth the colourless sky:
This group shouted in the midst of a sun that lacked heat, a moon that lacked light, an earth that lacked wind, and a sky that lacked color
"How much longer will we suffer from hunger?
This group asked how much longer they would have to endure hunger
How much longer will we suffer from thirst?"
They also wondered how long they would have to endure thirst
And when the lamb opened the seventh seal,
As the lamb opened the seventh seal, something significant occurred
silence covered the sky
The sky became silent and still
Contributed by Mason B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.