(1) Crown of Thorns was a Thrash/Death Metal band from Trollhättan, Sweden.… Read Full Bio ↴(1) Crown of Thorns was a Thrash/Death Metal band from Trollhättan, Sweden. They released two demos (Forever Heaven Gone [1993], Forget the Light [1994]) and two albums (The Burning [1995], Eternal Death [1997]) under this name. They later were forced to change their name to The Crown.

(2) Crown of Thorns were a blast of melodic rock fresh air when they crashed onto the scene in the mid 90's. The dynamic pairing of vocalist Jean Beauvoir and former Shalamar guitarist Micki Free.

AOR melodic rock band Crown of Thorns featuring Jean Beauvoir. Toured with Bon Jovi and Van Halen.

(3)Crown Of Thorns was one of the forerunners of the "disco/synth" influenced techno sound, albeit with a "punky" edge, that would become all the rage a decade later. They made their first album appearance on the Illegal Records collection The Defiant Pose in 1983 with "Gone Are The Days." Their debut EP followed in the US later that year.

In 1984, five more songs appeared in the UK only, in various 12" and 7" combinations: "Kingdom Come", "Guns In The Name Of God", "World Radio", "Diamond Jim" and "No Man's Land". The band's output seems, abruptly, to have ended there. An anticipated debut album never materialized and the band soon faded from memory, reduced to nothing more than an entry on William Orbit's resumé...

Godless
Crown Of Thorns Lyrics

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Join me
through a path of life
when a dream becomes reality
Your dark dreams / Your agony
are far beyond your sanity
The cold wind / dries my blood
The blood that I gave for an eternal life
Defeated by the memories

that haunted my sadistic mind

Follow me into my darkest desires
and follow me into my grave
Follow me to my holiest phantasm
that shows that I'm insane

I depict you / my idol
for a place in your kingdom
Your holy words I adorate
when you destroy what I create
Darkness will fall on you
at the day, the day you die
Now you leave this mortal life
to your stupid desired lie

Follow me into my darkest desires
and follow me into my grave
Follow me to my holiest phantasm
that shows that I'm insane

They showed me all the lusts that I so desired
if their god was the only god I admired

I am godless...

At the holy altar
my life fades away
Now I realize
I'm just one
without god

Without god...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Crown of Thorns's song Godless delve into the dark and twisted thoughts of a person who has abandoned the concept of godliness. The singer invites the listener to follow them along a path of life where their dreams have become a reality, but these dreams are dark and twisted, causing agony and leading to the loss of sanity. The singer refers to the blood they shed for eternal life as they try to escape the memories that haunt their mind, memories that are of a sadistic nature.

The singer then turns to an idol in the hope of gaining a place in his kingdom. The idol's holy words are revered, but their power is used to destroy what the singer creates. The song culminates in the realization that the singer has become godless, without any belief in or fear of god. At the holy altar, the singer's life fades away, and they acknowledge that they are just one without god.

The song portrays a person who has lost their faith, and in their sadness, they seek an alternate reality where their desires are fulfilled. They have come to conclude that god is absent, and they are alone in their darkness.

Line by Line Meaning

Join me
Come with me

through a path of life
On a journey through life

when a dream becomes reality
When dreams come true

Your dark dreams / Your agony
Your painful nightmares

are far beyond your sanity
Are crazier than you can handle

The cold wind / dries my blood
The cold wind dries out my blood

The blood that I gave for an eternal life
The blood I gave for immortality

Defeated by the memories
Overpowered by the memories

that haunted my sadistic mind
That tormented my cruel thoughts

Follow me into my darkest desires
Come with me into my twisted desires

and follow me into my grave
And follow me to my death