FGFC820 has also played live in various festivals, including: Wave Gothic Treffen (Germany), Gothic Festival (Belgium), Kinetik 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 (Canada), Resistanz Festival (U.K.) as well as others in Lima (Peru), Vittoria (Spain), Porto (Portugal), Tijuana, Celaya and Mexico City (Mexico) and throughout the United States and Canada. More information on their official website, http://www.fgfc820.com
Martyrdom
FGFC820 Lyrics
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Your memory haunts me deep inside
As the desperation and dismay
Shed like tears of blood
Do you still love me, after all I've done?
Please forgive me. Can you give me love?
My empty soul at your command
On the frozen fields, I fade away
Swept by a river of blood
Black as ash and sharp as stone
An icy dawn, I stand alone
With a broken heart, and crumpled wings
To quench this thirst for blood
Do you still love me, after all I've done?
Please forgive me. Can you give me love?
How can you love me, after all I've done?
Do you hear me? Do you fear my love?
The song "Martyrdom" by FGFC820 is a haunting and melancholic reflection on lost love and the pain of regret. The opening lines, "Underneath a crimson sky / Your memory haunts me deep inside," evoke a sense of despair and desperation, as the singer is tormented by memories of a past relationship. As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer has done something that has caused their lover to leave them, and they are consumed by a sense of guilt and shame.
The lines "Black as ash and sharp as stone / An icy dawn, I stand alone / With a broken heart, and crumpled wings / To quench this thirst for blood" are particularly powerful, as they paint a vivid picture of the singer's pain and isolation. The "crumpled wings" suggest that the singer may have fallen from grace, and that they are anguished by their inability to fix the damage that they have caused.
Throughout the song, the singer pleads with their lover to forgive them, asking "Do you still love me, after all I've done? / Please forgive me. Can you give me love?" But there is a sense of resignation in their tone, as if they know that they have lost their chance at happiness. The final lines, "Do you hear me? Do you fear my love?" are tinged with bitter irony, as the singer's love has become a source of pain and torment, rather than joy and comfort.
Overall, "Martyrdom" is a deeply affecting song that captures the complexities of human emotions, including love, loss, regret, and self-condemnation.
Line by Line Meaning
Underneath a crimson sky
The color red symbolizing death, while sky stands for the heavens that may be observing the singer's actions
Your memory haunts me deep inside
The memory of the beloved one who could have died and the guilt of the singer is making them overwhelmed
As the desperation and dismay
An intense feeling of hopelessness and fear that has taken over the singer's mind and body
Shed like tears of blood
The sorrow and desperation are so strong, it seems as if the tears flowing down are blood
Do you still love me, after all I've done?
The artist is questioning if their beloved can still love them despite their wrongdoings which possibly led to their death
Please forgive me. Can you give me love?
The singer acknowledges their fault and still wants to receive forgiveness and affection
Scavenger of barren lands
The singer is lost and wandering aimlessly through a barren landscape, like a scavenger who is always searching for scraps
My empty soul at your command
The beloved's control over the artist is absolute, even their soul feels empty without them
On the frozen fields, I fade away
The artist, lost and alone, is slowly falling or dying in the cold harsh landscape, like the fields of ice is taking them away
Swept by a river of blood
The scene feels like the artist is moving downstream in a river of blood, symbolizing the suffering of trying to survive without the lover
Black as ash and sharp as stone
The loneliness and heartbreak is described by the darkness of the ashes, taking a form that is hard and unyielding
An icy dawn, I stand alone
The artist accepts the solitude that feels like an icy cold dawn, standing by themselves with no one to turn to
With a broken heart, and crumpled wings
Emotional pain and physical inability to move on is weighing down the singer's spirit, with its heart shattered and its journey hindered like the crumpled wings
To quench this thirst for blood
The singer is willing to do whatever to try and fulfill their need to end the pain and feel better
How can you love me, after all I've done?
The singer is still struggling with their guilt and doubts over the expanse of wrongdoings they might have done that hurts their beloved
Do you hear me? Do you fear my love?
The intense love for the beloved one is so strong, the artist is worried if they are being heard, or if they will turn away from them due to the intense love they can give
Contributed by Andrew N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.