Their debut album "Elyria" was released in 1993 and was followed by "Annwyn, Beneath The Waves" in 1996, in part a concept album based around the four elements. 1999 saw the release of their third album, "Evidence of Heaven". In 2001, "Vera Causa" a 2 CD set featuring a live permormance and various rarities was released. "The Burning Season" followed in 2004, and featured a more rock oriented formula. They continued to explore the boundaries of Gothic Rock with their 2009 album, :ankoku butoh: , an album which saw them delve into far-east Asian aesthetics.
Faith and the Muse currently live in Los Angeles, California, USA. Their website is http://www.mercyground.com
Dead Leaf Echo
Faith and the Muse Lyrics
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Where she has lain three hundred years where no one hears...
What bade you come what brings you to this place
Where words and deeds gently end where lovers lost might find again
And if you had found her three hundred years before
Laughter on the hillside Dawn's colors in her eyes
Would you tell her your heart? Oh your heart...
If you hover here you'll feel her amidst the dust and silence, in bones and withered leaves
Oh speak your heart to the trees the restless breeze
What bade you search for the love you should have known
In wildflowers overgrown you know her nameless stone
And if you find her three hundred years from now
Laughter on the hillside Dawn's colors in her eyes
Though you have known her a hundred lives or more
Will you take her in your arms and kiss her perfect lips Tell at last...
Oh your heart...
Oh my dear ones Seize the day
The song Dead Leaf Echo by Faith and the Muse is a hauntingly beautiful and melancholic piece that speaks of lost love and the impossibility of reclaiming it. The first verse speaks of a person sharing their secrets and presence with the ground, the broken twigs and dampened leaves. This suggests a sense of isolation and secrecy, as though the person is in a deserted or abandoned place where no one can hear them. The line "where lovers lost might find again" reflects a sense of longing and desperation, as though the person is seeking to reclaim a lost love that is no longer accessible.
The second verse continues this theme of lost love, with the lines "If you had found her three hundred years before, laughter on the hillside, Dawn's colors in her eyes, would you tell her your heart?". This suggests that the person has missed the opportunity to express their love for someone, and is now haunted by what might have been. The final verse speaks of a person searching for love in wildflowers overgrown, and finding it in a nameless stone. This suggests a sense of futility and desperation, as though the person is clinging to something that is no longer there.
Overall, Dead Leaf Echo is a poignant expression of the human experience of lost love and longing. It speaks to the universal human experience of grieving for what could have been, and the desperation that comes with trying to recapture something that is gone forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell your secrets to the ground the dampened leaves and broken twigs reveal your presence...
Confess your secrets to the earth, as the wet foliage and shattered branches can sense your aura and divulge your identity
Where she has lain three hundred years where no one hears...
She has been resting here for 300 years, in a place where nobody can listen or comprehend
What bade you come what brings you to this place
What motivated you to visit this location, what is the purpose of your presence?
Where words and deeds gently end where lovers lost might find again
Where communication and actions peacefully halt, where separated lovers might reunite
And if you had found her three hundred years before
In the event that you had discovered her 300 years earlier
Laughter on the hillside Dawn's colors in her eyes
Her eyes shining with the hues of sunrise, and her giggling resonating in the hill vicinity
Would you tell her your heart? Oh your heart...
Would you reveal your true emotions to her? Oh, your deepest emotions...
If you hover here you'll feel her amidst the dust and silence, in bones and withered leaves
If you stay here, you'll sense her presence through the dust and silence, amidst the bones and dried leaves
Oh speak your heart to the trees the restless breeze
Oh, express your feelings to the trees and the unsettled wind
What bade you search for the love you should have known
What compelled you to look for the love that you should have already possessed?
In wildflowers overgrown you know her nameless stone
In the wildflowers that have grown over her unmarked gravestone, you recognize her resting place
And if you find her three hundred years from now
And in case you find her after 300 years have transpired
Though you have known her a hundred lives or more
Even if you have known her for hundreds of lifetimes
Will you take her in your arms and kiss her perfect lips Tell at last...
Will you embrace her and kiss her flawless lips, and finally reveal your truth...
Oh your heart...
Oh, your heart...
Oh my dear ones Seize the day
Oh, my dear ones, seize the present moment
Contributed by Sadie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.