Tears of a Mandrake
Edguy Lyrics


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Gaze at the leaving clairvoyant
Predicting invasions and pain
A child can see through the stranger
The Watcher's eye, the noble liar

It's time for the merchant and his help for sale
Blades to cut wicked flesh
On a merchantman he counts his money
Then he sails away
The sea he'll cruise is blood and fire

Oh father I can't see a lane
They make you a pawn in the game
For we all are deaf, dumb and blind

After the storm when the magic has gone
Drown in the tears of a mandrake
Pawn in the game, invisible chains
Try to move, you'll feel as they graze

After the storm when the magic has gone
Drown in the tears of a mandrake
Fading away, the final decay
Try to move, break out from your chains

When you're off to the hall of the serpent
See the cynic who's counting his gold
While gun runners, priests and clairvoyants
Are dancing around the rising demon

You are taught to eat up all the crap they shit
Parading your nuts on a silver plate
Kill your brother by the blade they sell
For you don't unite
They reap your bondage sowing evil

There's no use to tell what I've seen
They know how to make you believe
Just what they want you to know

Tears of a mandrake - yeah





Drown in the tears of the mandrake
Pawn in the game - Drown in the tears of a mandrake

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Edguy's song Tears of a Mandrake depict a world ruled by the powerful, where the masses are blind to the truth and are manipulated by those in control. The first stanza points to an all-seeing watcher who is a liar, and a merchant who sails away on a sea of blood and fire. The second stanza speaks of being a pawn in a game where you are unable to see the way forward, and where your attempts to break free lead to being grazed by invisible chains. "After the storm when the magic has gone," you are left with the tears of a mandrake, which, in folklore, are said to have magical properties and cause madness when pulled from the ground. In the final stanza, there is a suggestion of sacrificing your own beliefs and brotherhood for the sake of the powerful.


Overall, the song seems to be a condemnation of those in power who use manipulation and deceit to maintain their control over the masses, and shows the struggle of those seeking to break free.


Line by Line Meaning

Gaze at the leaving clairvoyant
Watch as the fortune-teller departs


Predicting invasions and pain
Foretelling of upcoming wars and suffering


A child can see through the stranger
Even a child can see through the deception of newcomers


The Watcher's eye, the noble liar
The all-seeing eye is a deceitful figure


It's time for the merchant and his help for sale
It's time for the salesman to offer his assistance for profit


Blades to cut wicked flesh
Knives used for cutting evil flesh


On a merchantman he counts his money
On a ship, he counts his wealth


Then he sails away
Afterwards, he departs


The sea he'll cruise is blood and fire
The ocean he sails upon is filled with chaos and destruction


Oh father I can't see a lane
Father, I cannot perceive a path


They make you a pawn in the game
They turn you into a mere pawn in their game


For we all are deaf, dumb and blind
Because we are all ignorant and unaware


After the storm when the magic has gone
Following the typhoon after the enchantment has dissipated


Drown in the tears of a mandrake
Suffocate under the anguish of the mystical mandrake plant


Pawn in the game, invisible chains
Being used as a pawn, bound by unseen shackles


Try to move, you'll feel as they graze
Attempting to act will result in a feeling like being sanded down


Fading away, the final decay
Fading out of existence, devolving into decay


Try to move, break out from your chains
Attempt to move and break free from the chains trapping you


When you're off to the hall of the serpent
Journeying to the place of the serpent


See the cynic who's counting his gold
Observe the pessimistic one tallying their wealth


While gun runners, priests and clairvoyants
Meanwhile, merchants of arms, clergymen, and fortune-tellers


Are dancing around the rising demon
Are joyfully celebrating the emergence of the demonic entity


You are taught to eat up all the crap they shit
You are trained to ingest all the garbage they excrete


Parading your nuts on a silver plate
Displaying your testicles on a valuable platter


Kill your brother by the blade they sell
Murder your fellow man with the weapons they vend


For you don't unite
Because you do not unite together


They reap your bondage sowing evil
They profit from your enslavement by spreading wickedness


There's no use to tell what I've seen
There is no point in explaining what I've witnessed


They know how to make you believe
They know how to manipulate your beliefs


Just what they want you to know
Only what they desire you to comprehend


Tears of a mandrake - yeah
Tears shed by the mandrake plant


Drown in the tears of the mandrake
Suffocate under the anguish of the mystical mandrake plant


Pawn in the game - Drown in the tears of a mandrake
Being used as a pawn in their game, suffocate under the anguish of the mystical mandrake plant




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JENS LUDWIG, TOBIAS SAMMET

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