Damage's lineup with… Read Full Bio ↴Originating from 2 Swedish metal bands ,1986 formed
Damage's lineup with 85' former Sepher Jezirah vocalist, replacing the second guitarist, the band changed their name to "Morgana Lefay" before releasing a self-financed album named "Symphony Of The Damned" in 1989 with glowing reviews and responses. The second release dubbed "Rumours Of Rain" in 1991 was a demo tape of convincing quality, which got them a contract at the Black Mark label, in 1993 releasing "Knowing Just As I" album , echoing worldwide, followed by a european tour.After another second guitarist replacement, a third 1995 "Sanctified" album is released. Taking a festival like European tour with, Tad Morose, Memento Mori & Cemetery, and another one with Gamma Ray later that year. Releasing 1996 "Maleficium" & 1997 compilation "Fata Morgana", changing their name to Lefay for legal reasons concerning a dispute with the label; signing for Noise Records and releasing the 1998 "The Seventh Seal" & 1999/2000 concept "...---..."(SOS) albums.
Ending the contract with Noise Records, followed by long pause, made the band to reactivate themselves, taking the full name "Morgana Lefay" , returning to the former label Black Mark and releasing the 2005 album "Grand Materia", followed by 2007 "Aberrations Of The Mind".
Often neglected for their mid to slow paced brooding heavy metal, yet a not unjustified approach to songwriting in the same power/heavy metal genre of cliche's. Everything about this band puts them ahead of their time, symphony involved approach in the early days when it wasn't a trend driven addition to the already high quality music, especially the trash tinged riffs, savoring an abandoned genre and not crossing it but rather blending & and putting it to good use again.Although having a musical identity of their own, they don't get avoided by the genre-labeling scientists, Charles Rytkönen's dramatic and sometimes haunting vocals get often compared to Jon Oliva's but in a positive way.
The Mirror
Morgana Lefay Lyrics
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The evening coloured secret window
Is there just an inverted picture of
This room's reality
I have witnessed tiny little changes
Within that darkened reflected room
Things have altered seemingly in wrongful
Places of false dimensions
Horrified my senses fading
The mirror stares into my soul
Suspiciously I'm moving closer
And I wave my hand before me
In disbelief I watch the image of myself
Yet standing still
I'm staring deep into my eyes
Touch the mirror while I wonder why
In that moment my reflection grabs my arm
And pulls me through
To a room that is reversed
My common sense I feel it burst
The mirror takes what god forsakes
The mirror
Screaming - in silence
Staring out from the mirror
Reality - fades away
And I am locked beyond the mirror
Shadows - near me
Whisperings that scare me
Help me - take me out
Crush the mirror of despair
The mirror
The song "The Mirror" by Morgana Lefay describes the experience of looking into a mirror and being pulled into an alternate reality. The lyrics suggest that there is a secret window in the chamber mirror that shows an inverted picture of the room's reality. The singer has noticed small changes within the reflected room, and things seem to be in the wrong places with false dimensions. Despite feeling hypnotized and horrified, the singer moves closer to the mirror and waves a hand in disbelief, watching the image of themselves remain still.
Suddenly, the singer's reflection grabs their arm and pulls them through to a room that is reversed. The singer's common sense bursts as they realize they are locked beyond the mirror, with shadows and whisperings around them. The lyrics suggest that the mirror takes what god forsakes and is a mirror of despair that should be crushed. The overall theme of the song seems to be about the dangers of getting lost in one's own reflection and the importance of staying grounded in reality.
Line by Line Meaning
What's beyond the chamber mirror
What lies beyond the mirror in this room?
The evening coloured secret window
The mirror is like a hidden window with opaque glass.
Is there just an inverted picture of
This room's reality
Does the mirror simply reflect the room, but in reverse?
I have witnessed tiny little changes
Within that darkened reflected room
I have noticed small differences in the mirrored image of the dark room.
Things have altered seemingly in wrongful
Places of false dimensions
The objects in the mirror seem to have shifted and distorted in strange ways.
Hypnotised my soul is waiting
Horrified my senses fading
The mirror has a hypnotic effect on me, but it also terrifies me.
The mirror stares into my soul
Suspiciously I'm moving closer
The mirror seems to look deeply into my soul, which makes me curious and a little uneasy.
And I wave my hand before me
In disbelief I watch the image of myself
Yet standing still
I wave my hand, but the mirrored me doesn't move, which is surprising.
I'm staring deep into my eyes
Touch the mirror while I wonder why
In that moment my reflection grabs my arm
And pulls me through
As I look into my own eyes in the mirror, I touch the glass and suddenly my reflection pulls me through into the mirror world.
To a room that is reversed
My common sense I feel it burst
The mirror takes what god forsakes
The mirror
I find myself in a world that's a mirror image of the real one, and it's disorienting. The mirror seems to have some power beyond what's natural.
Screaming - in silence
Staring out from the mirror
Reality - fades away
And I am locked beyond the mirror
I scream, but no sound comes out. I'm trapped on the other side of the mirror, separated from reality.
Shadows - near me
Whisperings that scare me
Help me - take me out
Crush the mirror of despair
The mirror
I hear ominous whispers and see shadows in the mirror world that frighten me. I plead for someone to help me escape and destroy the mirror that has trapped me.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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