Purgatorio
Black Jester Lyrics
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There's An Angel In The Corner With A Crown Of Thorns
There's A River In The Picture With A Fisherman
Clear Dawn On The River
Inside My Mind
Another View : That's My Sin
(PART 2 - HARBOUR OF SINNERS)
The Guilt Is Buried In An Endless Sea...
...Painted On The Face Of An Angel
The Killer Of My Conscience Has Left Tonight
...Now I'm Loving Like An Angel
From A Misty Morning Of My Life
I Hear A Different Sound
The Song Of My First Pain
The Hurt Side Of The Moon Was
A Garden With No Sun
Now The Light Is Burning My Eyes
The Path Has Just Begun
I'm Trying
I'm Screaming
In A Rising Enchant
I'm Crying
I'm Bleeding
In A Earthly Enchant
Let's Play The Song Of My First Pain...
Open The Window Today
The Ascent Has Just Begun
From A Misty Morning Of My Life
I Hear A Different Sound
The Song Of My First Pain
Don't Sing The Evening's Hymn
When They're Shoting Your Sons
I Need To Understand
But The Path Has Just begun
I'm Trying
I'm Screaming
In A Rising Enchant
I'm Crying
I'm Bleeding
In A Earthly Enchant
A High Tower I Have To Climb , Everyday
Loneliness Is The Conquest Of My Times
Harbour Of Sinners
Now I Believe
That I Can Stare At The Void
...And My Freedom
The Colours Of This Dawn Are Confused
...With My Shadow
Now I Believe
That I Can Hear Your Prayers
...Of Salvation
A Morbid Choir As Delirious
...Symphony
Now I Believe
That I Can Smell The Incense
...Of Your Shelters
But The Air Of This Dawn Smells of
...A New Season
From Another View...
I See Your Mortal Face
In The Afterglow
Faded In The First Days
Of A Common Year
As A Wizard You Can Help Me
When I Turn The Page
Now It's Time For My Prayer
Written With My Tears
(PART 3 - THE DETACHING MARCH)
Sailin' Away - Sailin' Away
Sailin' Away - Sailin' Away
(PART 4 - TEARS OF DEW)
There was An Angel In The Corner With A Crown Of Thorns
The Fisherman Smiled Waving Goodbye To Me
It's A Long Way Of The River
Towards The Sea
Tears Of Dew
Are Slippin' On The Roofs,
On The Silent Gods,
Silence Everywhere
I'm The Helsman
I Am The Ship Boy
Who Is Gazing
At The Red Sky...
When The Morning Dies
The song "Purgatorio" by Black Jester is a three-part epic that tells a story of personal reflection and redemption. Part one, "The Angel and The Fisherman", sets the tone for the song, with its opening line "There's an angel in the corner with a crown of thorns." This references the suffering and pain that the singer feels, mirroring the suffering of the angel. The river and the fisherman in the picture represent the path the singer must follow to achieve redemption, with the river often used as a metaphor for life and its struggles. The clear dawn and awakening signify a new beginning for the singer, but their past actions weigh heavily on their conscience ("Another view: That's my sin").
Part two, "Harbour of Sinners", has the singer reflecting on their past and the guilt they feel. The metaphor of the guilt being buried in an endless sea shows how the singer is trying to move past their mistakes, but they still haunt them. The singer speaks of their first pain, which is likely a reference to past hurts that contributed to their actions. They speak of crying and screaming, showing the emotional toll that this reflection and redemption is taking on them. The song ends with "The Detaching March" and "Tears of Dew". These final verses show the singer's final journey towards redemption and their sadness at the end of this journey. The tears of dew represent the singer's final emotions on this journey and their hope that they will find peace at the end.
Overall, "Purgatorio" is a powerful song about personal reflection and redemption. It uses metaphors and imagery to convey the emotional journey of the singer, with the river and the sea representing life and its struggles, and the angel in the corner with a crown of thorns representing the pain and suffering that we often experience.
Line by Line Meaning
There's An Angel In The Corner With A Crown Of Thorns
In my mind, there is a symbol of an angel in pain and sacrifice
There's A River In The Picture With A Fisherman
I imagine a river with a fisherman in it
Clear Dawn On The River
I envision a picturesque morning scene by the river
Inside My Mind
All the visions I have are a creation of my own imagination
Awakening : That's My Face
My self-awareness is growing and I'm starting to see myself differently
Another View : That's My Sin
My newfound perspective reveals my wrongdoings and shortcomings
The Guilt Is Buried In An Endless Sea...
My feelings of guilt are buried deep within me, like an immovable object in a vast sea
...Painted On The Face Of An Angel
Despite trying to hide it, my guilt is written visibly on my face
The Killer Of My Conscience Has Left Tonight
I have silenced my conscience and am acting without remorse
...Now I'm Loving Like An Angel
Without guilt or regret holding me back, I am able to love freely and purely
From A Misty Morning Of My Life
I'm thinking about memories from my past
I Hear A Different Sound
The sound of something unfamiliar catches my attention
The Song Of My First Pain
The song I remember hearing during my first experience of pain resurfaces in my mind
The Hurt Side Of The Moon Was
A reference to the dark/unknown side of the moon, where pain and darkness reside
A Garden With No Sun
A metaphorical garden that lacks warmth, happiness, and growth
Now The Light Is Burning My Eyes
I'm finally seeing things clearly but it's painful
The Path Has Just Begun
I have a long journey ahead of me
I'm Trying
I'm making an effort to change
I'm Screaming
I am feeling intense emotions and releasing them vocally
In A Rising Enchant
While my emotions are intense, they are also cathartic and give me strength
I'm Crying
I am feeling sadness and shedding tears
I'm Bleeding
I am feeling pain and hurt internally
In A Earthly Enchant
Despite my pain, I am sustained by my love for things of this world
Let's Play The Song Of My First Pain...
I want to revisit my past and face my pain head-on
Open The Window Today
It's time for me to broaden my perspective and let in new experiences
Don't Sing The Evening's Hymn
Don't let despair and darkness take over
When They're Shoting Your Sons
When the world is trying to break you down and cause harm to those dear to you
I Need To Understand
I need to gain knowledge and insight
I'm Trying
I'm still making an effort to change
I'm Crying
I am feeling sadness and shedding tears
I'm Bleeding
I am feeling pain and hurt internally
A High Tower I Have To Climb , Everyday
The journey towards self-improvement is always uphill and steep
Loneliness Is The Conquest Of My Times
I am alone in my journey and have to fight my battles alone
Now I Believe...
A newfound sense of faith and hope is emerging within me
...And My Freedom
I am starting to find freedom within myself
The Colours Of This Dawn Are Confused
The future is still unclear and hard to grasp
...With My Shadow
My past and the dark aspects of myself are still affecting my present
That I Can Hear Your Prayers
I am realizing that I am not alone and that there are people around me who care
...Of Salvation
These caring people are trying to help me towards salvation
A Morbid Choir As Delirious...
The outside world seems chaotic and insane
...Symphony
The chaos contains a twisted kind of harmony
That I Can Smell The Incense
I am becoming mindful of the religious and spiritual aspects of life
...Of Your Shelters
The places of refuge and safety that people offer me
But The Air Of This Dawn Smells of...
Despite the positive signs, the future remains unclear
...A New Season
A new chapter in life is beginning
From Another View...
Once again, I'm seeing things from a different and possibly new perspective
I See Your Mortal Face
I am looking at the fatal and destructible side of humanity
In The Afterglow
In the fading of the light or in hindsight
Faded In The First Days
The memory is from a distance far off in the past
Of A Common Year
The memory is not anything out of the ordinary or exceptional
As A Wizard You Can Help Me
I need someone with skills and powers beyond the ordinary to aid me
When I Turn The Page
When I reach a turning point in my journey
Now It's Time For My Prayer
I need to hope and pray for a positive outcome
Written With My Tears
My hope and prayer were sincere and heartfelt
Sailin' Away - Sailin' Away
I'm moving away from a certain location or era
It's A Long Way Of The River
The journey to the end is long and arduous
Towards The Sea
The end goal is somewhere vast and unexplored
Tears Of Dew
Symbolic of the fragility and beauty of life
Are Slippin' On The Roofs,
Tears and emotions are finding their way everywhere
On The Silent Gods,
Even the divine and godly are not exempt from emotions and vulnerability
Silence Everywhere
A sense of quietness, and introspection is in the air
I'm The Helsman
I have control over my fate and am navigating my own journey
I Am The Ship Boy
I am inexperienced and am still learning to navigate the waters of life
Who Is Gazing
I'm still searching and exploring new frontiers
At The Red Sky...
The sky, a symbol of the unknown and unpredictable, is catching my attention
When The Morning Dies
When the sun rises on a new day, it brings with it new opportunities
Contributed by Makayla M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Michele Teso
Gran gruppo .. Ho avuto il piacere di vederli. Superlativi
phlebas80
fortunato! io li ho scoperti tardi grazie ad un amico. Una band vera, schietta e complessa come il buon vino. Questo ultimo loro mi mancava e così giorni fa appena la Elevate Records ne ha messa a disposizione qualche copia fisica ho fatto l'ordine (proprio nel 97 a liceo iniziavo a studiare l'Inferno:))