VooDoo
Malmsteen Yngwie Lyrics
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Dead eyes are burning with fire
There's no more light in the voodoo night
What's wrong and what's right,
Let's end this fight
Something has started to grow
Something that died long ago
Forbidden knowledge
Voodoo
Tryin' to hide in the voodoo night
Your cup of poison it feels so right
The moon is bright in the voodoo night
Dead eyes are burning with fire
Something has started to grow
Something that died long ago
You knew too much and you touch
Forbidden knowledge
Voodoo
The lyrics of Yngwie Malmsteen's song Voodoo are quite intriguing and hint towards darker themes of forbidden knowledge, death and resurrection. The opening verse talks about the moon being bright in the voodoo night and dead eyes burning with fire. It sets a spooky, eerie tone that's enthralling to the listener. The lyrics continue with a theme of ambiguity, as the singer questions what's right and wrong, and suggests ending the fight. Something has started to grow, which seems to suggest an insidious, malign influence, that's slowly exerting its grip.
The chorus of the song invokes the word, 'voodoo' multiple times, doubling down on the eerie, creepy tone that's been set up till this point. The lyrics suggest that the singer is conflicted or trying to hide in the voodoo night, a scenario that doesn't bode well, given the sinister nature of voodoo set up thus far. The lyrics continue to reference touch and forbidden knowledge, indicating that the singer is dabbling in dangerous territory. The repeated references to 'something that died long ago' suggests a possible resurrection or an element of necromancy at play.
Overall, the lyrics of Yngwie Malmsteen's song Voodoo paint a potent picture of dark forces at play. The song's eerie and sinister nature is heightened by the lyrics, which hint towards themes of forbidden knowledge, death and resurrection, and a malefic element at play.
Line by Line Meaning
The moon is bright in the voodoo night
The night is illuminated with the moon's brightness giving the voodoo a sacredness
Dead eyes are burning with fire
Eyes that lack life are glowing with passion and energy
There's no more light in the voodoo night
Voodoo is the only source of illumination in the dark night which has no external lighting
What's wrong and what's right, Let's end this fight
The fight of distinguishing the wrongs and the rights should be put to an end
Something has started to grow
Something that died long ago
Something that was long gone is reborn and re-established
You know too much and you touch
Forbidden knowledge
With vast knowledge, one touches the realm of forbidden
Voodoo
The magical practice of connecting with the supernatural
Tryin' to hide in the voodoo night
Your cup of poison it feels so right
In the midst of the enchanting voodoo night, one tries to escape and finds comfort in the poison that brings pleasure
Something has started to grow
Something that died long ago
You knew too much and you touch
Forbidden knowledge
Voodoo
An intense, mysterious and almost spellbinding phenomenon is happening in the backdrop of Voodoo
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
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