In Dark Places
Crimson Glory Lyrics


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Waves pound the gloomy shore, I watch them roll
Across my feet so warm
I know she's waiting there for me
In ancient rhymes she whispers in the wind
A strange and haunting melody
As it fills the silence, I feel the shivers cold
Embrace my soul
From the deep she beckons me
Promising eternity
In a world where nothing's real
Beyond this realm of light and dreams

You, mystic moon it's you who rules the night
Breathing life into my dreams
I see your face in nightmares shining bright
So, it's farewell to you my sunlit world
So full of hate and misery
You see I just can't take it anymore

From my sleep you beckon me
Promising eternity
In your world of mystery
To your realm of harmony

In dark places
In dark places
In dark places we will be
Forever beyond the light
In dark places we'll be free
From the pain that fills our lives

Through arching moonbeams of light we glide
In bending shadows of warm starlight
Angels of colors light the night as they fly
Transcending into the electric sky

In dark places
In dark places
In dark places we will be
Forever beyond the light
In dark places we'll be free
From the pain that fills our lives
In dark places we will be
Forever beyond the light




In dark places we will see
Worlds we've always dreamed

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "In Dark Places" by Crimson Glory describe a yearning for escape from the harsh realities of the world as the singer seeks refuge in a serene and mystical realm beyond the boundaries of light and dreams. The opening stanza sets the scene at a beach where the waves crash on the shore with an air of gloom. The singer feels a strange presence waiting for them, whispering through the wind with a haunting melody that sends shivers down their spine. The presence is beckoning the singer to leave behind the world of hate and misery, promising them eternity in a realm where nothing is real.


Moving on to the second stanza, the singer addresses the mystic moon as the ruler of the night. They find solace in dreaming and seeing the moon's face in their nightmares, which shines brightly in the darkness. The singer bids farewell to the sunlit world they can no longer endure and accepts the invitation of the presence in their dreams, promising them eternity in a world of mystery and harmony, beyond the light and the pain of their current existence. The final stanza describes a journey through an arching moonbeam of light into the electric sky, where angels of colors light up the night and transcend into another unknown world.


Line by Line Meaning

Waves pound the gloomy shore, I watch them roll
The singer is watching the waves crash on the shore, which feels sad or unhappy.


Across my feet so warm
The singer's feet are being warmed by the water, despite the gloominess of the scene.


I know she's waiting there for me
The singer has someone waiting for them, likely in a spiritual or mystical sense.


In ancient rhymes she whispers in the wind
The artist hears whispers in the wind that sound like ancient poetry or chants.


A strange and haunting melody
The voices in the wind make an eerie but beautiful sound that fascinates the artist.


As it fills the silence, I feel the shivers cold
The singer feels a chill as the haunting voices become the only sound.


Embrace my soul
The singer feels the voices or the cold wind wrap around and hold them.


From the deep she beckons me
The person waiting for the artist is calling them from some mysterious, hidden place.


Promising eternity
That person is offering eternal life or some kind of permanent change.


In a world where nothing's real
The person is promising something that is beyond the current mundane reality, a place more powerful or mystical.


Beyond this realm of light and dreams
The singer is being offered an escape from the normal, everyday experience of life and into something more meaningful or fantastical.


You, mystic moon it's you who rules the night
The artist is addressing the moon as a powerful or magical entity that controls the night time.


Breathing life into my dreams
The moon is responsible for giving the singer inspiration or energy to keep living.


I see your face in nightmares shining bright
The moon's face appears in the singer's nightmares, but it's shining and comforting instead of scary.


So, it's farewell to you my sunlit world
The singer is saying goodbye to the familiar, bright world they have known.


So full of hate and misery
The reason the artist is leaving is that the normal world is full of pain and negative emotions.


You see I just can't take it anymore
The artist feels a deep need to leave the normal world, and it's too difficult to stay any longer.


From my sleep you beckon me
The person waiting for the singer is calling them from a dream or subconsciousness.


In your world of mystery
The person has a world they want to show the singer that is full of secrets, wonders, and mystique.


To your realm of harmony
The person is bringing the artist to a place where everything is in balance and at peace.


Through arching moonbeams of light we glide
In this new realm, the artist will travel along moonbeams which are casting a bright, colorful light.


In bending shadows of warm starlight
The artist is surrounded by shadows and stars, which all feel welcoming and pleasant.


Angels of colors light the night as they fly
The singer sees colorful beings flying through the night sky which feel like benevolent angels.


Transcending into the electric sky
The artist feels lifted up or transported to a new, electrifying dimension.


In dark places we will be
The singer and the person who's waiting for them will be together in a mysterious, magical realm.


Forever beyond the light
This new realm is beyond the normal spectrum of light, and may exist outside of the natural world.


In dark places we'll be free
The singer is leaving behind their pain and the limitations of normal life to exist in this new realm more freely.


From the pain that fills our lives
The new realm is an escape from the negativity that overpowers the artist's existence in their normal life.


In dark places we will see
The artist and the other person will witness incredible, mystical things that they would not be able to see in their normal lives.


Worlds we've always dreamed
This new realm is so incredible that it feels like a place the singer has always wanted to go, even if they didn't know it before.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MIDNIGHT, J. LORD, JOHN DRENNING

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Manuela Lavore

In luoghi oscuri

Le onde battono contro le oscure coste
Ed io le guardo sommergere
i miei piedi con il loro calore
So che lei è la ad aspettarmi

Lei sussurra nel vento con antiche rime
Una strana, cantilenante melodia
E mentre essa riempie il silenzio
Sento freddi brividi abbracciare la mia anima

Dall’abisso, lei mi chiama con un cenno
Promettendomi l’eternità
In un mondo dove nulla è reale
Oltre questo reame di luce e sogni

Tu, mistica luna,
sei tu che regni sulla notte
Infondi vita nei miei sogni
Vedo il tuo viso splendente nei miei incubi

E così dico addio
al mio mondo illuminato dal sole
Così pieno di odio e miseria
Capitemi, non ce la faccio più

Nel mio sonno tu mi chiami con un cenno
Promettendomi l’eternità
Nel tuo mondo di mistero
Nel tuo reame di armonia

In luoghi oscuri

Ci ritroveremo in luoghi oscuri
Per sempre oltre la luce
In quei luoghi oscuri saremo liberi
Dal dolore che riempie le nostre vite

Planiamo attraverso splendenti raggi di luna
In contorte ombre di calda luce di stelle
Angeli colorati illuminano la notte con il loro volo
Trascendendo nell’elettrico cielo

In luoghi oscuri

Ci ritroveremo in luoghi oscuri
Per sempre oltre la luce
In quei luoghi oscuri saremo liberi
Dal dolore che riempie le nostre vite

Ci ritroveremo in luoghi oscuri
Per sempre oltre la luce
In quei luoghi oscuri vedremo
Mondi che abbiamo sempre sognato



All comments from YouTube:

Brandon Distel

This song, and the entire album, really has a special place in my heart. It quite possibly is THE pinnacle of heavy metal as a record. Sick melodic guitar playing, pounding drums, and that godly voice. THAT voice. Midnight was truly one of a kind. R.I.P.

TheLuvers666

This is the bands best track. Mystical, heavy, powerful, progressive. But its those vocals that, as always, are the real highlight. Midnight is like Ozzy in that no one can sing his songs as well live. Not to say Ozzy is as good a singer, not even close. Just that the voice is unmistakable and thus unreplacable.

Jorge Arevalo

OZZY IRREEMPLAZABLE ? QUE ESTUPIDEZ SUELTAS Y TE QUEDAS TAN ANCHO...

Shane Smith

O, Eternal World

metz3962

What an incredible voice. RIP Midnight.

Thanos is a good fella

This is the most beautiful and emotional song I have ever heard! Just brilliant vocals and music.

Dee Nimmin

Hits as hard in 2020 as it did in 1988.

Crimson Skies

Sure does Brother. Nobody like Crimson Glory and Queensryche original line-up. ☺

yayamii

Awesome band, awesome album, awesome song! Two days ago I was on “Hills of Rock” in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and on the closing night headliners were Sabaton. They have a song called “Dreadnought” - I cannot miss those riffs…

Redshiftnow

... along many other influences. This is unique in many ways and twenty plus years on people are writing songs to which other says 'Crimson Glory influences…' which is great in my book. This particular song is CGs signature epics. Vocally this is a masterpiece. The control in the delivery, the texture, the breathing, the mystical ambience, not to forget some great lyrics. This is the kind of stuff that would work well on a film score.

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