Far into the future, the Internet is jacked directly into your mind, an int… Read Full Bio ↴Far into the future, the Internet is jacked directly into your mind, an integrated brain-machine network known as the Psi-net. Psyche Corp. manufactures your custom-made dreams, but no one has called it Psyche Corp. for decades. The executive board of Psyche Corp. is the richest, most powerful group of individuals on the planet, and they are known as the Shadow Court. Styles have grown decadent and Elektro-Victorian, nanotechnology flows through your every vein.

Greetings, twenty-first century human, greetings from the Shadow Court.
I hail from the City of God and I come as a messenger of the future. I am a Dream Spinner, a deliberate acouasm, a scientist of chimeras.
Let me fill your mind with music.

--Psyche Chimère

Raise The Dead
Psyche Corporation Lyrics

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Shh...Listen closely
To the cavalry
Come to burn me down

I'm surrounded
By their shouting
Time for me to spread my wings and
Learn to fly

I descended from fallen angels
All forbidden to fly again
Demons banished to mortal soil
Soon learned how to raise the dead

Oh if only you'd comprehended
When you tried to tear me open
Now I'm forced to call the lightning down
And bring your nightmares
To life
The churchyard brims with shadows..

I'll climb the stairway of glittering points of light

You say
Demons
Never fly

It wasn't long 'fore you showed me the cold of the blade
Now I lead you down to the graves
You've met the girl now meet the
Monster

Descended from fallen angels
All forbidden to fly again
Demons banished to mortal soil
Soon learned how to raise the dead

Shellshock and doom impending,
Your army never had a chance

Listen now the dead are rising
Soon the lightning fills the sky
I am not afraid of falling
On the powers I used to hide
They come marching by the hordes
And the torches light their eyes
I know they mean to burn me down
Nothing left to lose tonight

Mine is the power
Mine is the right to climb
The glittering points of light

Shellshock and doom impending
You'd better start defending
Against the horrors I've released!
Checkmate. Game over.

All the shadows
Tighten slowly
To remind you I..

I descended from fallen angels
All forbidden to fly again
Demons banished to mortal soil
Soon learned how to raise the dead

You pretended to be my champion
Always wishing to steal my dreams
I remember your fingers so hard
You say the damned will never reach the stars..stars
(hark the stars cluster round the bell tower
While gloom in the dark there blooms like a flower.
Listen, it's priming to chime the night hour...)

Rise from the shadows
Rise from the night

Rise from the shadows
Rise, rise...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Psyche Corporation's song Raise the Dead are full of imagery and metaphorical representations of inner struggles and battles. The song opens with the singer being surrounded and attacked by some kind of cavalry, who have come to "burn me down." However, instead of surrendering, the singer decides to "spread my wings and learn to fly." This could be taken as a metaphor for the singer embracing their inner strength and resilience.

The singer reveals that they are descended from fallen angels, who are forbidden to fly again, but have learned how to raise the dead. This could represent the singer's struggle to overcome their past mistakes or hardships, and use those experiences to empower themselves. The chorus also repeats the line, "Shellshock and doom impending," which could represent the looming threat of failure or defeat.

Despite the odds, the singer declares that they are not afraid of falling, and that they will climb the glittering points of light. This could represent the singer's determination to rise above their struggles and achieve success. The bridge of the song contains a spoken word segment, with the eerie line, "hark the stars cluster round the bell tower, while gloom in the dark there blooms like a flower."

Overall, the lyrics of Raise the Dead offer a powerful message of resilience and determination in the face of adversity. The bright imagery and metaphorical language create a sense of empowerment for the listener.

Line by Line Meaning

Shh...Listen closely To the cavalry Come to burn me down
Be quiet and listen to the noise made by the group who is going to destroy me

I'm surrounded By their shouting Time for me to spread my wings and Learn to fly
They are screaming around me but I need to move on and become independent

I descended from fallen angels All forbidden to fly again Demons banished to mortal soil Soon learned how to raise the dead
I am from the lineage of fallen angels and demons who were no longer allowed to fly and were forced to live with mortals, and as a result, I learned how to revive the dead

Oh if only you'd comprehended When you tried to tear me open Now I'm forced to call the lightning down And bring your nightmares To life The churchyard brims with shadows..
If only you had understood that you caused my pain when you tried to hurt me. Now I must use my power to create nightmares for you, and the churchyard is now full of shadows.

I'll climb the stairway of glittering points of light You say Demons Never fly
I will climb to the top where shining objects meet, even though you said that demons cannot fly

It wasn't long 'fore you showed me the cold of the blade Now I lead you down to the graves You've met the girl now meet the Monster
You didn't wait long to show me violence, but now I will lead you to the grave, and you will know the difference between the girl you knew and the monster I have become

Shellshock and doom impending, Your army never had a chance
Your army was never going to make it, they were all doomed before they even started

Listen now the dead are rising Soon the lightning fills the sky I am not afraid of falling On the powers I used to hide
Hear, the dead are coming back to life, and the sky is now full of light. I am not worried about failure, even though I used to keep my powers hidden

They come marching by the hordes And the torches light their eyes I know they mean to burn me down Nothing left to lose tonight
They march toward me with many others, and their torches light the way. I am aware that they plan to burn me, so there is nothing left for me to lose at this point

Mine is the power Mine is the right to climb The glittering points of light
I have the power, and I am destined to climb to the top where the shining objects meet

Shellshock and doom impending You'd better start defending Against the horrors I've released! Checkmate. Game over.
You should prepare for your demise since I have released horrors that cannot be undone. Checkmate. The game is over.

All the shadows Tighten slowly To remind you I..
The shadows are closing in to make you remember that I...

You pretended to be my champion Always wishing to steal my dreams I remember your fingers so hard You say the damned will never reach the stars..stars (hark the stars cluster round the bell tower While gloom in the dark there blooms like a flower. Listen, it's priming to chime the night hour...)
You tricked me, acting like you were there to defend me while all you wanted was to take my dreams. I still remember when you hurt me, and you said I could never reach my goals...as stars cluster around the bell tower, darkness grows, and it's time for the bell to chime.

Rise from the shadows Rise from the night Rise from the shadows Rise, rise...
Get up from the shadows and darkness, get up...get up...

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