The idea of forming my ”own” band started somewhere
in Spring `02. I was… Read Full Bio ↴The idea of forming my ”own” band started somewhere
in Spring `02. I was helping one of my friend to get
his musical career back to its course and I offered him
a song I made to the Burning Point ( but I guess that
the other guys in BP didn`t share my enthusiasm towards
that song so it was kind of “left“ over...).
Back then I was in the middle of the Feeding the Flames
recording sessions so I kind of “forgot “ the whole thing
and the next time I saw my friend he told that they had
enough songs of their own already so...
the song was “left” over again...
that poor thing was Temples of Gold.

Then it hit me , there was not going to be the third time...
I contacted one my friend who was the guitar player in
one of my hometown bands and we started demoing couple of
my songs…But suddenly he had his handfull of other “projects”
so that one died right there...

Totally frustrated of that situation I finally called
Tapsa and Jussi in the end of the year `02.
After about 5 rehearsals we had something like
12 “new “ songs...
The word new is used very cautiously here because few of
these songs I`ve made years ago...
But I have “modernized” or “ up to date”
them a little bit so they sound very new,
even to me! Finally in Spring `03 we had our first
demo cd ready ( called , Ghosts in the Castle)
and I started sending it all over the world.
After a few negotiations of some of the record labels
we decided to make a record deal with Sound Riot Records,
I guess that mainly because they share the
same enthusiasm towards our music as we did...

So here we are!!!

" Pete Ahonen - Ghost Machinery "

Fallen Angels
Ghost Machinery Lyrics

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You're shadow dancer
You don't know my game
I'll let you live
Because it suits me fine
Just enough the rope
To keep you satisfied
With my strings
Your hands are tied

If you think that you are better than me
Why you're not in my position?

Fallen angels cry
Never saw the signs

Needles to point out
I'm in control
Without me
You'll lose it all
I am the master
And you are my slave
Just enough the rope
To make you stay

If you think that you are better than me
Why you're not in my position?

Fallen angels cry
Never saw the signs

I have prove you wrong
So many times
You don't explain me why
Now I can hear a bells of death
And they're calling for you

If you think that you are better than me
Why you're not in my position?

Fallen angels cry
Never saw the signs

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ghost Machinery's "Fallen Angels" seem to be about a person in power, who is addressing someone who they perceive to be beneath them. The powerful person tells the other person that they are a "shadow dancer" and they don't know their game. This seems to imply that the powerful person is doing something that the other person doesn't understand, but they are still able to dance around it. The powerful person says they will let the other person live, but only because it suits them. This creates a sense of manipulation and control.

The next lines suggest that the powerful person is keeping the other person on a tight rope, just enough to keep them satisfied, but also to manipulate them. The powerful person has control over the other person's actions because of this. The chorus repeats the phrase "fallen angels cry, never saw the signs" twice. This seems to suggest that the other person is not aware of the power dynamic and what is happening.

The next verse continues with the theme of control, as the powerful person says that they are in control and without them, the other person would lose it all. They are the master and the other person is the slave. The chorus repeats and then the song ends with the powerful person saying that they have proved the other person wrong many times and now they hear the bells of death calling for them.

Overall, "Fallen Angels" seems to be a song about manipulation and control, with the powerful person in the lyrics asserting their dominance over the other person.

Line by Line Meaning

You're shadow dancer
You're a master of disguise

You don't know my game
You don't know how I play

I'll let you live
I won't harm you right now

Because it suits me fine
Because it benefits me

Just enough the rope
Just enough freedom to keep you content

To keep you satisfied
To keep you happy with my control

With my strings
With my manipulation

Your hands are tied
You are under my control

If you think that you are better than me
If you believe you're superior to me

Why you're not in my position?
Then why aren't you in charge?

Fallen angels cry
Failed individuals regret