Countess E… Read Full Bio ↴This track is based upon the story of Elizabeth Bathory.
Countess Elizabeth Báthory was a Hungarian countess from the renowned Báthory family. She is possibly the most prolific female serial killer in history and is remembered as the "Blood Countess" and as Bloody Lady of Čachtice, after the castle near Trenčín, at that time in Royal Hungary, where she spent most of her life.
She spent most of her adult life at Čachtice Castle in what is now Slovakia. The Báthory family is famous for defending Hungary against the Ottoman Turks.
After her husband's death, she and four collaborators were accused of torturing and killing hundreds of girls and young women, with one witness attributing to them over 600 victims, though she was only convicted on 80 counts.[1] In 1610, she was imprisoned in Čachtice Castle, where she remained bricked in a set of rooms until her death four years later. She was never formally tried in court.
The case has led to legendary accounts of the Countess bathing in the blood of virgins in order to retain her youth. These stories have led to comparisons with Vlad III the Impaler of Wallachia, on whom the fictional Count Dracula is partly based, and to modern nicknames of the Blood Countess and Countess Dracula.
More information can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bathory
Elizabeth: I. Mirror Mirror
Kamelot Lyrics
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Mirror can you tell me
How to stay forever young
Let me know the secret
I will hold my twisted tongue
Please protect my beauty
Velvet skin so pure and white
Like a hymn at dead of night
Once I struck a servant
She's a virgin free from sin
Drops of blood caressed me
And refined my aging skin
Could this be the answer
Uncorrupted carmine red
Voices keep resounding
In my dazed bewildered head
Have I found myself eternity
Someone has heard my prayers
Now I'll become divine
Have I found myself divinity
I'm no longer a slave
To the vicious hands of time
Elizabeth II. Requiem for the Innocent
Mother can you hold me
One more time again
Whisper "I still love you?" in my ear
Mother did you lie
Would you tell me why
There is something deeper that I fear
Justify the malice I portray
Daggers in the darkness find your way
When the moon is full and piercing bright
Drench me with your innocence tonight
Don't you want to die
Walk beside me evermore
Don't you feel alive
Like you've never felt before
Visions of the future
Unprofound and blurred
I have passed the point of no return
Justify the malice I portray
Let me keep my beauty one more day
When the moon is full and piercing bright
Drench me with your innocence tonight
Don't you want to die
Walk beside me evermore
Don't you feel alive
Like you've never felt before
Don't you want to die
Souls transcending, silver shine
Don't you feel alive
Your blood preserves my place in time
Elizabeth III. Fall from Grace
Breathe in deep
Smell these halls of hate
Carve your name into these walls
Before it is too late
Cold and twisted, they resisted
What was I to do
All I ever wanted was a fraction of the truth
Walking in the shadows
Of my blackened mind
Lost inside this shallow
Vanity of time
What if there's a God a hell and heaven
Fire is the torment I must face
Dying by the souls I have forsaken
No one's going to catch my fall from grace
(Bleed on me)
Watch me from your cage as I rejoin my painful prime
(Suffer and exhale)
You and I are relics, we provoke and we recline
Walking in the shadows
Of my blackened mind
Angels crave my sorrow
Sorrow they will find
What if there's a God a hell and heaven
Fire is the torment I must face
Dying by the souls I have forsaken
No one's going to catch my fall from grace
The song Elizabeth by Kamelot is divided into three parts, and the first part is called "Mirror Mirror." The lyrics depict a woman's desire to stay young forever, and she asks her mirror to reveal the secret to her. She wants to protect her beauty and maintain her youthful appearance. The woman confesses to striking and killing a servant in the hopes that the virgin's blood will rejuvenate her skin. She wonders if she has found the answer to eternal youth and divinity.
The second part of the song is "Requiem for the Innocent." Here, the woman addresses her mother and asks if she truly loves her. She justifies her malicious actions by saying that she needs to maintain her beauty for one more day. The woman has reached the point of no return and has dark visions of the future. As the moon shines brightly, she desires to drench herself in the innocence of others to preserve her youth.
The third part of the song is "Fall from Grace." The woman is in a state of despair as she realizes the consequences of her actions. She feels trapped and lost inside her own mind. She acknowledges that there may be a God, hell and heaven, and that she may face torment for her sins. The woman knows that she has forsaken many souls, and no one will be there to catch her fall from grace.
Overall, the song Elizabeth explores the themes of vanity, youth, and mortality. The woman in the song represents the human struggle to come to terms with the impermanence of life and the desire for transcendence.
Line by Line Meaning
Mirror can you tell me
The singer is seeking knowledge from a mirror
How to stay forever young
The singer desires eternal youth
Let me know the secret
The singer is asking for the hidden knowledge
I will hold my twisted tongue
The artist will keep the knowledge to herself
Please protect my beauty
The artist values her beauty and seeks its preservation
Velvet skin so pure and white
The singer is describing her own appearance
Hear my name resounding
The singer desires recognition and fame
Like a hymn at dead of night
The artist wants her name to be glorified, even in the darkness
Once I struck a servant
The artist has harmed someone in the past
She's a virgin free from sin
The servant is pure and innocent
Drops of blood caressed me
The singer's contact with the servant's blood had a transformative effect on her appearance
And refined my aging skin
The artist believes that the blood somehow improved her appearance
Could this be the answer
The singer wonders if the blood is the secret to eternal beauty
Uncorrupted carmine red
The singer is describing the color of the servant's blood
Voices keep resounding
The singer hears mysterious sounds in her head
In my dazed bewildered head
The artist is confused and disoriented
Have I found myself eternity
The artist believes that she has discovered eternal youth
Someone has heard my prayers
The singer attributes her transformation to a higher power
Now I'll become divine
The singer sees herself as godlike
I'm no longer a slave
The artist has become free from the effects of time and aging
To the vicious hands of time
The artist personifies time as an enemy
Mother can you hold me
The artist is addressing her mother
One more time again
The singer desires physical comfort from her mother
Whisper "I still love you?" in my ear
The artist wants to hear a comforting assurance of love
Mother did you lie
The singer questions her mother's honesty
Would you tell me why
The singer seeks an explanation
There is something deeper that I fear
The singer has a sense of impending doom or danger
Justify the malice I portray
The artist asks for rationalization or excuse for her cruelty
Daggers in the darkness find your way
The artist suggests that her enemies may come for her
When the moon is full and piercing bright
The singer is setting the scene for a dramatic event
Drench me with your innocence tonight
The singer wants to be cleansed or purified, perhaps through another's sacrifice
Don't you want to die
The artist suggests that death is desirable
Walk beside me evermore
The artist wants someone to accompany her in death
Don't you feel alive
The artist paradoxically associates death with life
Like you've never felt before
The singer suggests that this life-death state is elevated or unique
Visions of the future
The artist is experiencing a prophetic vision
Unprofound and blurred
The singer can't make sense of the vision
I have passed the point of no return
The singer acknowledges that she cannot go back from some event or action
Angels crave my sorrow
The singer believes that even angels find her sorrow and suffering beautiful or desirable
Sorrow they will find
The artist understands that her sorrow is inevitable
Souls transcending, silver shine
The artist is describing some kind of spiritual experience
Your blood preserves my place in time
The singer's continued existence is dependent on another's sacrifice
Breathe in deep
The singer is suggesting a meditative or contemplative practice
Smell these halls of hate
The artist is surrounded by negative emotions or events
Carve your name into these walls
The artist is suggesting a metaphorical or literal marking of her presence
Before it is too late
The artist is suggesting some time limit or sense of urgency
Cold and twisted, they resisted
The singer has experienced opposition or resistance
What was I to do
The artist is questioning her own actions or decisions
All I ever wanted was a fraction of the truth
The singer suggests that the knowledge she sought was not absolute
Lost inside this shallow
The singer feels disconnected from a meaningful purpose
Vanity of time
The singer is suggesting that time is meaningless, or that everyone is driven by their own self-interest
Fire is the torment I must face
The artist is anticipating some kind of punishment or reckoning for her actions
Dying by the souls I have forsaken
The artist is suggesting that she will suffer a spiritual death because of her past deeds
No one's going to catch my fall from grace
The singer acknowledges that she will have to bear the consequences of her actions alone
Contributed by Jake Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.