This work counted on the participation of a friend, Bruno Maia (Tuatha de Danann), in two songs and got excellent critical review in 100% of the vehicles where it was divulged, in the magazines Rock Brigade, Roadie Crew, Command Rock, Rock Underground and Valhalla (that it included the band a collection called Demo Section Vol. 1 , that congregated the fifteen better Brazilian demo bands) and sites as Heavy Metal Brazil, Brazil Law Metal, Strike, Whiplash, amongst others.
The Lothlöryen possess inspirations that go of Beatles, Jethro Tull and Led Zeppellin until Savatage, Gamma Ray, Running Wild, Tuatha de Danann, Grave Digger and Blind Guardian, this as bigger influence. With good taste and personality, the musicians had constituted a pleasant and difficult sound to define. To each music of the Lothlöryen you go discovering new nuance of the sound that involves us as magic.
In 2003/2004 the Lothlöryen if presents in important regional festivals, being at this invited time to touch in the Blackmore Rock Bar (São Paulo). The band already if divided palco with some of the best national bands, as Tuatha de Danann, Torture Squad, Sagitta, Monster, Tiger Cult, Atomica, Holy Sagga, Fates Prophecy, Velhas Virgens, Andralls, among others, always getting a warm receptividade on the part of the public. Still in 2003, the band reformulates its Line-Up with the entrances of João Messias (b) and Geovani Corsini (d) and the incursion of the tecladista Dꮩs Souza, who came to give more consistency to the sound of the group.
In the 2005, the band release, in partnership with Force Majeure Records, the so awaited Of Bards and Madmen, album surprises to that they discover it, therefore, although to have been done without the use of studios, famous producers or tracers, the work in nothing must to the launchings of tip of the national metal and world-wide, being a pride for who it raises the flag of ours underground .
My Mind In Mordor
Lothlöryen Lyrics
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Dying winter, Madness lives
In the halls of my thoughts
Other season´s passing
While I start my quest
To the woods of time beyond
My memories
But Sauron´s calling
In this line of no return
I can hear the song of never
In never ending past
I take refuge while my own hell comes
In echoes of my Soul
Who´s the king that never comes
While I stand still alone
And tunes of Madness sing my name?
Who´s the elf into my mind
That whispers me these rhymes
About my inner Mordor Land?
I spread my wings to fly – Forever
Beyond the realms of time – In never
My songs of kings and pride
Hide my secret mind in twisted memories
Sometimes I feel my mind – so black and hard
Then I can see the Eye – Burning in my side
As echoes of fears that I hide
In a land of melodies
The lyrics of Lothlöryen's song "My Mind in Mordor" explore the themes of mental illness, decay, and the lure of darkness. The artist uses a vivid imagery of winter and hallways to describe a state of mind where madness lives. The singer embarks on a quest to reach the woods of time beyond his memories, only to be called back by Sauron, the dark lord of J.R.R Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' books. The line "I can hear the song of never in never-ending past" points towards the inescapable cycle of despair our protagonist seems to be caught in.
The second verse introduces interesting elements such as the idea of a king that never comes and an elf that tells the singer about his inner Mordor land. These elements add layers to the theme of mental illness and touch on the loss of hope and despair. The final lines, "sometimes I feel my mind so black and hard, then I can see the Eye burning in my side, as echoes of fears that I hide in a land of melodies" paints a picture of a person trapped with their own demons, where even the things they love become unknown, twisted and dark.
Line by Line Meaning
Now I´m bleeding in this cold
I am suffering in this harsh and unforgiving season
Dying winter, Madness lives
The winter is slowly killing me, and my mind is being consumed by madness
In the halls of my thoughts
Within the depths of my own mind
Other season´s passing
As time continues to move forward
While I start my quest
As I embark on a personal journey
To the woods of time beyond
To a place beyond the bounds of time
My memories
My recollections of the past
But Sauron´s calling
I am being summoned by a malevolent force
And I´m falling
I am succumbing to this dark power
In this line of no return
I have crossed a point of no return in my journey
I can hear the song of never
I am being haunted by a never-ending, ominous tune
In never ending past
In an eternal past that stretches on with no end
I take refuge while my own hell comes
I seek safety from the inevitable chaos that is approaching
In echoes of my Soul
Through the reverberations of my innermost being
Who´s the king that never comes
Who is the king that never arrives to save me?
While I stand still alone
As I remain isolated and helpless
And tunes of Madness sing my name?
As insane melodies call out to me by name
Who´s the elf into my mind
What mystical being has invaded my thoughts?
That whispers me these rhymes
That speaks to me in cryptic verses
About my inner Mordor Land?
Regarding the dark, foreboding place within myself
I spread my wings to fly – Forever
I long to soar without restriction, eternally
Beyond the realms of time – In never
To a world beyond time, that exists in an infinite state
My songs of kings and pride
My tales of regal figures and arrogance
Hide my secret mind in twisted memories
Concealing my hidden, distorted thoughts in my recollections
Sometimes I feel my mind – so black and hard
Occasionally, my thoughts become dark and impenetrable
Then I can see the Eye – Burning in my side
And during these moments, I perceive the malevolent Eye of Sauron burning within me
As echoes of fears that I hide
As my suppressed fears resurface and torment me
In a land of melodies
Within a world of haunting, unsettling music
Contributed by Thomas M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.