Acoustic Funeral
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You missed the winter and it followed you back home
Where sun kissed the crimson footsteps in the melting snow
We are doing our best to disown the golden mean
By these acts of cruelty in the name of beauty to be free

[Chorus]
The acoustic funeral for love in limbo
We're dancing with tags on our toes
I save my last breath for your window
To write you this song
For the acoustic funeral

On the verge of a vow to kill all reason locking that door
To a nightmare within a nightmare we are bound to adore
Let the planchette in the shape of heart glide to you
And finally confirm all fears to be so real

It's so real.

[Chorus]

It's unreal underneath the ice so thin I am turning blue
The one last thing I know to be real is the shadow of you
Killing love with a kiss

[Chorus: x2]





Let's re-enact the fall for the acoustic funeral

Overall Meaning

The song "Acoustic Funeral" by HIM seems to be about the complexities of reality and love. The opening lines, "You missed the winter and it followed you back home, where sun kissed the crimson footsteps in the melting snow" can be interpreted as a metaphor for someone trying to escape the hardships of life but finding that they cannot escape and their problems have followed them home. The second part of the verse, "We are doing our best to disown the golden mean, by these acts of cruelty in the name of beauty to be free" seems to suggest that people try to deny the existence of a perfect midpoint between good and evil and instead believe in a fantasy that beauty can only be attained through cruelty.


The chorus, "The acoustic funeral for love in limbo, we're dancing with tags on our toes, I save my last breath for your window to write you this song for the acoustic funeral" is both beautiful and haunting. The funeral imagery evokes the feeling of life being ephemeral, and the 'tags on our toes' is likely a reference to the wristbands worn by corpses before they are buried. The singer saves their last breath to write a song for their lost love, who is now nothing but a memory.


The second verse, "On the verge of a vow to kill all reason locking that door to a nightmare within a nightmare we are bound to adore. Let the planchette in the shape of heart glide to you and finally confirm all fears to be so real" is even more cryptic. The vow to kill all reason suggests the singer is willing to give up logic in order to pursue something irrational, and this irrational path leads them to a nightmare they can't resist. The planchette in the shape of a heart might be a reference to a Ouija board, which suggests that something supernatural or occult is at play. Whatever it is, it confirms all the singer's fears to be true.


Overall, "Acoustic Funeral" is a beautifully dark song that defies easy interpretation. It touches on themes of love, loss, irrationality, and the beauty that lies hidden in pain and sadness.


Line by Line Meaning

You missed the winter and it followed you back home
You were absent during the time of loss but the devastation still reached you when you returned to your comfort zone.


Where sun kissed the crimson footsteps in the melting snow
The aftermath of tragedy is evident with the sun melting the bloody trails on the snow-covered ground.


We are doing our best to disown the golden mean
We are trying to reject the norm of mediocrity and average by being cruel in order to achieve beauty and freedom.


By these acts of cruelty in the name of beauty to be free
Cruelty is the chosen path in the pursuit of personal beauty and liberation.


The acoustic funeral for love in limbo
We mourn the loss of love that has been trapped in an uncertain state.


We're dancing with tags on our toes
We dance with the weight of labels and expectations placed upon us, restraining our movements.


I save my last breath for your window
I keep my last bit of energy to perform for you and show my love.


To write you this song
I express my emotions and feelings towards you through the creation of music.


For the acoustic funeral
This song is a tribute to the loss of love and the pain that comes with it.


On the verge of a vow to kill all reason locking that door
I am close to making a decision to abandon logic and barricade myself in despair.


To a nightmare within a nightmare we are bound to adore
We are willingly trapped in a cycle of misery that we have grown fond of.


Let the planchette in the shape of heart glide to you
May the tool used for communicating with the afterlife in the form of a heart reach and touch you.


And finally confirm all fears to be so real
May this communication confirm all our worst fears and solidify their existence.


It's so real.
The pain and fears are tangible and undeniable.


It's unreal underneath the ice so thin I am turning blue
The thin layer of ice that covers the unrest within me is almost transparent, causing me to suffocate and lose color from the lack of air.


The one last thing I know to be real is the shadow of you
The only thing that seems to remain real to me is the memory of you and your presence.


Killing love with a kiss
Destroying love through the acts of passion and intimacy.


Let's re-enact the fall for the acoustic funeral
We will replay and mourn the loss of love and the pain that comes with it through this musical performance.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ville Hermanni Valo

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