Malrun is a danish metal/rock-band that musically navigates in a cross-bree… Read Full Bio ↴Malrun is a danish metal/rock-band that musically navigates in a cross-breed of hard-hitting metal, groovy riffs and melodic rock with a remarkably fresh and modern edge. The music thus targets both the broad mainstream audience as well as the metal environment.

The lyrical themes on “The Empty Frame” focus mainly on life changing events and how random circumstances and coincidences in life lead to great upheavals, loss, sadness, disillusion but also provides new opportunities and possibilities of filling out the empty frame – a symbol of life yet to be lived. And as always MALRUN’s lyrical universe is spiced with little pieces of every-day life, irony, sarcasm, humour and sex.

After MALRUNs debut album from 2010 received average European ratings of 8 out of 10 MALRUN began focusing outside the borders of Denmark on a more international set up. Now Dragon Productions from Hamburg handles European booking for MALRUN while Gordeon Music from Berlin handles European PR and advertising, and MALRUN has already shared the bill with bands such as Staind (US), Týr (Faroe Islands) and Mercenary (DK). In the spring 2011 MALRUN went on tour with Audrey Horne (NO) in Germany and Switzerland, and with the release of “The Empty Frame” a considerably larger tour will now be launched as MALRUN supports Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (D) on a 3½ week tour from 21st April to 13th May 2012 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, England, Spain and Italy.

MALRUN is:
Jacob Løbner: Vocals
Patrick Nybroe: Guitar
Mads Lind Ingeman: Guitar
Ulrik Sølgaard-Nielsen: Bass
Mikkel Johnsen: Drums

Serpent's Coil
Malrun Lyrics

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The Serpent's coil
Unfertile soil
Barren and haunted
Forevermore

In arms of sorrow
Still linger
All I ever cared for

Was you...

One last
Sunrise
I never wanted
To lose you

One last
Sunrise
Too soon I turn around
And you are gone

From Death's domain
Emerged in vain
That one condition
I did not heed

You were right behind me
The whole way
How can I survive this
Alone...

One last
Sunrise
I never wanted
To lose you

One last
Sunrise

Too soon I turn around
And you are gone

Overall Meaning

The song "Serpent's Coil" by Malrun is a mournful and haunting melody about losing someone you deeply care about. The lyrics "The Serpent's coil, unfertile soil, barren and haunted, forevermore" describes the sense of desolation and emptiness that the singer is experiencing after the loss of their loved one. The haunting imagery of the serpent's coil suggests the feeling of being trapped and ensnared by grief, unable to escape its grasp.

The line "In arms of sorrow, still linger, all I ever cared for was you" further emphasizes the theme of grief and loss. The singer is unable to let go of their loved one and is constantly clinging onto the memory of them. The chorus, "One last sunrise, I never wanted to lose you, one last sunrise, too soon I turn around and you are gone" is a powerful and poignant expression of the pain of loss and the sense of abruptness that often accompanies it. The singer is lamenting the fact that they did not have enough time with their loved one, and the suddenness of their passing.

Overall, "Serpent's Coil" is a beautiful and moving song that captures the complex emotions that come with the loss of a loved one. The lyrics are poetic and nuanced, and the melody is both haunting and uplifting.

Line by Line Meaning

The Serpent's coil
The situation is twisted and dangerous.

Unfertile soil
Nothing can grow here, it's barren.

Barren and haunted
It's eerie and unwelcoming.

Forevermore
This is a permanent state of sadness.

In arms of sorrow
I am consumed by grief.

Still linger
I can't seem to move on.

All I ever cared for
You were my reason for living.

Was you...
Without you, my life is meaningless.

One last
This is the final time.

Sunrise
A new day begins.

I never wanted
I never wished for this outcome.