During the summer of 2000, Mandragora Scream (Morgan Lacroix) finally became a group. Morgan Lacroix and Terry Horn started together their journey and between the years 2000 and 2001 they realized their first album "Fairy Tales From Hell's Caves" (released by Nuclear Blast). Fairy Tales is a trip into the Inferno, tormented by passion, anguish and madness, where, taking the place of Virgilio in the exhausted way through the boredom and marthyrdom in Dante's circles, there is an unusual vampire fairy.
In 2002 Mandragora Scream composed the second album "A Whisper of Dew" (released 10th February 2003 by Nuclear Blast). This concept album is based on a vampire story written by Julio Angel Olivares Merino. The CD is released together with the book.
The heart of the Group is centered on Morgan Lacroix - singer, musician and author of the Lyrics, and on Terry Horn - guitarist, composer, arranger and performer of all the music. Other unbelivably fascinating musicians in their style get together with them. Mat Stancioiu on drums&percussions, Jack Lowell Halleyn on keyboards.
Centered into the passion for the particular music, Mandragora Scream finally built up its stronghold. The Group devotes itself to the research of magic motives and ancient tales that accompany them in their journey towards the most bewitched lands, keeping as fixed purpose the passion and the aim of taking the listener inside always more ancient and chivalrous atmospheres.
The Time of Spells
Mandragora Scream Lyrics
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You'll change your mind if you drink this!/you'll see the light if you trust me/take my hands and hold me/live my life and come after me/Finally found my wishes' well/now howlin' cries are dancin' around/you can still join them wait and see/Life after deep death is fallin' down/searchin' for somethin' you can change/your mind/now!/but you remember...I'll be here!
break my heart and I'll squeeze you/tear my mind and I'll blast you,/be all mine and I'll bless you/call my name and I'll save you/Now your desires dance through the spells/but if you cry they will come back/you can be blessed/ if that is what you want.../my dear!
you're goin' into your grave.../remember your choice!/If you want to save your life,/now you call my name!
The Time Of Spells by Mandragora Scream speaks about a time in the singer's life where spells were the only way they lived. The lyrics suggest that this period was an enchanted one, filled with magical wishes and intense desires that were being fulfilled with the help of a special someone. The singer is looking for this person everywhere, eager to know if they are ready to be theirs. The words "Deepen inside my wishes' well" indicate how intense and profound these wishes and desires are.
In the chorus, the singer suggests that the person they're addressing could change their life by drinking something, possibly a potion. They urge them to trust them and take their hands and follow them into a new, enchanted life. They speak about how they've found their wishes' well but now howling cries are dancing around, suggesting that fears and troubles may come, but the person they're addressing can still join them.
The bridge of the song features the lyrics, "break my heart and I'll squeeze you/tear my mind and I'll blast you/be all mine and I'll bless you/call my name and I'll save you." This speaks about how the singer's love is intense and all-consuming, willing to destroy anyone who hurts them but also willing to bless and save them if they're loyal.
Overall, The Time Of Spells is a song about a passionate, magical love that has the power to transform and protect.
Line by Line Meaning
There was a time where only spells
In the past, my life was controlled by spells.
Goin' through my enchanted life
I have always been living a life enchanted by magic.
You touch and come where I saw and see
The touch of my beloved brings clarity to my vision.
Deepen inside my wishes' well
I have many desires that I long to fulfill.
I look for you/babe all around
I search for my lover everywhere.
Tell me if you're ready/to be all...mine
I want to know if you are ready to commit to me fully.
You'll change your mind if you drink this!
This potion will alter your perception of reality.
You'll see the light if you trust me
If you believe in me, I will show you the way.
Take my hands and hold me
Hold onto me and never let go.
Live my life and come after me
Follow me and immerse yourself in my way of life.
Finally found my wishes' well
I have discovered where my desires come from.
Now howlin' cries are dancin' around
The echoes of my past sorrows haunt me.
You can still join them wait and see
You could choose to be consumed by the agony, or watch from a distance.
Life after deep death is fallin' down
I feel as though my life is coming to an end.
Searchin' for somethin' you can change
I am seeking something that I can alter.
Your mind/now!/but you remember...I'll be here!
You may be indecisive about what you want, but I will always be here for you.
Break my heart and I'll squeeze you
If you hurt me, I will retaliate.
Tear my mind and I'll blast you
If you damage my mental state, I will seek vengeance.
Be all mine and I'll bless you
If you fully commit to me, I will bestow blessings upon you.
Call my name and I'll save you
If you ever need my help, call out my name and I will rescue you.
Now your desires dance through the spells
Your wishes are now intertwined with magic.
But if you cry they will come back
If you show vulnerability, your negative emotions will resurface.
You can be blessed/ if that is what you want.../my dear!
I can give you blessings if that is what you truly desire.
You're goin' into your grave...
Your life is coming to an end.
Remember your choice!
Be mindful of the decisions you make in life.
If you want to save your life,
If you wish to save yourself,
Now you call my name!
Call out my name and I will guide you through.
Contributed by Amelia E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
cueballB
My god, probably 16 years passed since i last heard this song. Takes me back.
jarko_0
You bet, I used to listen to this as a teenager