The band has broken free from its original niche by courting mainstream publicity. This increased accessibility has brought coverage from the likes of Kerrang! and MTV, along with frequent main stage appearances at major festivals such as Ozzfest, Download and even the mainstream Sziget Festival. They have sometimes been perceived as Satanic by casual observers, even though their outright lyrical references to Satanism are few and far between; their use of Satanic imagery has arguably always been more for shock value than any seriously held beliefs.
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Studio albums/EPs
The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994)
V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996)
Dusk and Her Embrace (1996)
Cruelty and the Beast (1998)
From the Cradle to Enslave (1999)
Midian (2000)
Bitter Suits to Succubi (2001)
Damnation and a Day (2003)
Nymphetamine (2004)
Thornography (2006)
Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder (2008)
Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa (2010)
Evermore Darkly (2011)
The Manticore and Other Horrors (2012)
Hammer of the Witches (2015)
Dusk... and Her Embrace - The Original Sin (2016)
Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay (2017)
Cruelty and the Beast (Re-Mistressed) (2019)
Existence Is Futile (2021)
Coffin Fodder
Cradle of Filth Lyrics
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To rise again
Freedom lift thy sewered hem
Free from beasts and skewered men
My dreams unroll
Ten thousand fold
Their world will never take me
The stars I have grasped
Are so far lonely constellations
And wishing on those stars
My spirit bars annihilation
From earthen miseries
Hosts of most fell forms of greed
Ghosts of pearly gate remissions
Forever haunting me
Slit the witch and watch him bleed
As with any inquisition
Lying from the start
The preachers piled their craft
Scoffing elder glories
And dying, I depart
To make their sunken hearts
A coffin for their stories
The time is past
The falter when
Freedom slips my sombre pen
And the gates to wolves break open then
My feelings may
Seem constant prey
But claws no more will rake me
Those whores have fled to darker days
Above and beyond
I have wronged in my position
But now the winds are strong
To soar from Babel's vision
Of cutthroat jealousies
Dock to dock these mongrels breed
Dogs of fogged derision
Pacing, soon to be
Back to pack mentality
When my killing moon is risen
Trying from the start
These creatures of the dark
Were quaffing morning glories
And dying, I depart
To make their drunken hearts
A coffin for their stories
Innovation in ovation
Imagination stirs
Somewhere the dusk is lining
Red the shore of a roaring sea
And though loved there is someone pining
For the waves of blood to run and rescue meâ?¦
The time has come
To rise again
Freedom lift thy sewered hem
Free from beasts and skewered men
My dreams unroll
Ten thousand fold
Their world will never take me
They will never desecrate my soul
Their world will never break me
They will never desecrate my soul
The song Coffin Fodder by Cradle of Filth speaks about the desire for freedom and a break from the beasts and skewed men of society. The lyrics are all about fighting against oppression, hatred, and cruelty. The opening line “The time has come to rise again” shows a sense of determination and calling to action to fight back against the injustices they face.
The next line mentions the “sewered hem” which can be interpreted as the dark and dirty aspects of society that need to be removed for freedom to truly be attained. The reference to “beasts and skewered men” relates to those who oppress and cause harm in society.
The song then shifts to speaking about feeling trapped in a world that is out of their control. The lyrics “My dreams unroll, ten thousand fold, their world will never take me, they will never desecrate my soul” depict a sense of hope and determination to keep fighting for their dreams despite facing obstacles.
The rest of the song speaks about shaking off the shackles of a corrupt society and fighting for one’s own ideologies. The imagery of ghosts, witches, and inquisitions are references to oppressive systems that people must overcome. The repeated themes of fighting against darkness, blood, and death all mean that the singer is ready to die in pursuit of freedom from corruption and oppression.
Line by Line Meaning
The time has come
It's time to take action
To rise again
To regain power or control
Freedom lift thy sewered hem
To break free from oppression or captivity
Free from beasts and skewered men
To escape the danger and violence of the world
My dreams unroll
My aspirations are revealed
Ten thousand fold
Exponentially more than before
Their world will never take me
My enemies will never defeat me
They will never desecrate my soul
They will never corrupt my spirit
The stars I have grasped
The opportunities I have seized
Are so far lonely constellations
Are out of reach and isolated
And wishing on those stars
And hoping for success
My spirit bars annihilation
My willpower prevents my destruction
From earthen miseries
From the hardships of life
Hosts of most fell forms of greed
Many types of destructive and selfish behavior
Ghosts of pearly gate remissions
Illusions of salvation and redemption
Forever haunting me
Always bothering or disturbing me
Slit the witch and watch him bleed
To harm others out of fear or suspicion
As with any inquisition
As with any period of intense questioning or investigation
Lying from the start
Misleading from the beginning
The preachers piled their craft
Religious leaders have built their lies
Scoffing elder glories
Disrespecting past achievements
And dying, I depart
And as I die, I leave
To make their sunken hearts
To expose their lack of morality
A coffin for their stories
A burial place for their falsehoods
The time is past
It's too late
The falter when
The weakening started when
Freedom slips my sombre pen
The ability to express myself openly is lost
And the gates to wolves break open then
And then the dangerous enemies are free
My feelings may
My emotions
Seem constant prey
Appear as easy targets
But claws no more will rake me
But I will no longer be harmed
Those whores have fled to darker days
The immoral people have gone to worse situations
Above and beyond
Beyond expectations
I have wronged in my position
I have made mistakes in my place in life
But now the winds are strong
But now I am powerful
To soar from Babel's vision
To rise above confusion and chaos
Of cutthroat jealousies
Of intense envy and competition
Dock to dock these mongrels breed
These lowly people multiply
Dogs of fogged derision
Animals that mock and scorn
Pacing, soon to be
Nervous, about to happen
Back to pack mentality
Returning to a mindset of conformity
When my killing moon is risen
When I am at full power
Trying from the start
Struggling from the beginning
These creatures of the dark
These evil beings
Were quaffing morning glories
Were enjoying temporary pleasures
And dying, I depart
And as I die, I leave
To make their drunken hearts
To expose their foolishness
A coffin for their stories
A place to bury their false claims
Innovation in ovation
Celebrating new ideas
Imagination stirs
Creating new possibilities
Somewhere the dusk is lining
Somewhere the sun is setting
Red the shore of a roaring sea
The shore is blood-colored and turbulent
And though loved there is someone pining
And although there is love, someone longs
For the waves of blood to run and rescue me...
For a violent event to save me
Their world will never break me
Their environment will never weaken me
They will never desecrate my soul
They will never damage my inner self
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADRIAN PAUL ERLANDSSON, DANIEL LLOYD DAVEY, DAVID JOHN PYBUS, MARTIN F. POWELL, PAUL JAMES ALLENDER
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