There are several artists with this name, including:
1) Rosetta Stone i… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists with this name, including:
1) Rosetta Stone is a British Goth band formed in the mid 1980s.
2) Rosetta Stone was a British pop band from the late 1970s.
3) Rosetta Stone was a pop band from the late 2000s.

1) Rosetta Stone is a British Goth band formed in the mid 1980s around members Porl King (Rosetta Stone, Miserylab) on guitar/vocals/keyboards and Karl North (Rosetta Stone, Dream Disciples) on bass, plus their drum machine and synthesizer rack nicknamed "Madame Razor." The band was named after the Rosetta Stone, an Egyptian historical artifact, and used ancient mythological imagery. Their early style and first album reflected the jangly-guitar sounds of 1980s gothic rock, and their first big break was supporting The Mission.
In 1991 the band released their most successful single Adrenaline, an indie dancefloor anthem which marked a change in direction for the band's sound and line-up. Porl Young (who had joined just after the recording of An Eye For The Main Chance) left to produce Children On Stun whilst Porl King and Karl North remained to take the band into a more industrial sound.
1992 saw a cover version of The Rattles 1970 hit The Witch take the band into the UK top 40 singles chart.
With the advance for 1995's The Tyranny of Inaction, Porl King purchased an Alesis ADAT multi-track digital recorder, the use of which substantially changed Rosetta Stone's sound. That album and most subsequent work featured a much more industrial sound, with extensive use of sampling
At some point in the late 1990s, Porl King lost part of his little finger in an accident, which changed his guitar style considerably. The band split up in 1998 for many reasons but which some say may have included an off-stage fracas with an act from Nightbreed Recordings at Whitby Gothic Weekend. Karl North joined Dream Disciples (their next album Asphyxia notably featured Carl's Rosetta-sounding bass). Porl King produced one more album (contractually) under the name Rosetta Stone for Cleopatra Records. Porl King went on to be a remix producer under the moniker "Miserylab," working for the likes of the mercury music award nominated Elbow and the Fluke side-project Syntax. As Miserylab, Porl has released several Singles, EPs, and Albums including the track Making A Bomb, his latest album From Which No Light Escapes, and singles Appeal To Fears {video} and Gods Amongst Your Friends {video}. Both singles are available for FREE download at miserylab.com.
Rosetta Stone was one of the largest names in the 1990s goth circuit, easily commanding audiences of over two thousand when headlining festivals, however they seemed to prefer to have a more direct relationship with their audience and in later years would usually book short tours of smaller 500+ capacity venues which then sold out. Porl King was one of the few big-name goth musicians to contribute to online discussions, such as Usenet's uk.people.gothic newsgroup. This dedication gained them a solid fanbase - the most loyal followers became known as Quarriers. Today Porl is frequently found on Facebook and Twitter.
Discography:
Chapter And Verse (1988)
Recreate and Emulate (1988)
Whispers (1988)
And How They Rejoice (1989)
Darkness And Light (1989)
Retribution (1989)
Adrenaline (1991)
An Eye For The Main Chance (1991)
Leave Me For Dead (1991)
Under The Rose (1991)
The Witch (1992)
Epitome (1993)
Foundation Stones (1993)
On The Side Of Angels (1993)
Nothing (1995)
The Tyranny Of Inaction (1995)
Hiding In Waiting (1996)
Playing God (as Complicity) (1997)
Chemical Emissions (1998)
Gender Confusion (1998)
Don't Blow Your Cover: A Tribute To KMFDM (2000) {KMFDM}
Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna, Volume 2 (2000) {Madonna}
Unerotica (2000)
Seems Like Forever (2019)
Cryptology (2020)
--- For More Releases By This Artist: See miserylab
Official Sites:
Porl King's Pages
http://www.miserylab.com
http://www.twitter.com/miserylab
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosetta-Stone/95004755522
http://www.facebook.com/miserylab
Porl Young's Pages
http://www.facebook.com/porlyoung
http://www.myspace.com/porlyoung
From Wikipedia Edited by Neferast on 18 Jun 2011

2) Rosetta Stone was a British pop band from the late 1970s.

3) Rosetta Stone was a pop band from the late 2000s.

Leave me for death
Rosetta Stone Lyrics

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To stand mortified
Deceit can't hide the error inside
The words you say
Don't stand they fall
Amongst the tangled lies you make
Believe are true, convince yourself
It's me not you
That delivers pain and comes between

Tonight, shame me with the thoughts I am denied
Tonight, shame me, shame me

Or leave me for dead

It's natural to feel like this
Remember times when nights are long
I've lost the means to carry on
I think it's time to realise
There's no time left no time at all
So take what's mine I want what's yours

Tonight

Overall Meaning

, shame me with the thoughts I am denied
Tonight, shame me, shame me

Or leave me for dead

The lyrics of Rosetta Stone's song "Leave me for death" seems to be about a person who is struggling to deal with the deceit and lies of someone close to them, possibly a lover or a friend. The person feels mortified and hurt by the actions of this other person, who is unable to hide the error inside. The words they say are false and fall among the tangled lies they create. The person tries to convince themselves that it's their fault they are in pain, while the other person continues to cause harm and come between them.

The chorus of the song seems to suggest that the person is willing to accept shame and punishment for thoughts they are being denied. They seem to be at the mercy of the other person or possibly society itself, who refuse to allow them a space to express themselves. And if they cannot have that space, they would rather be left for dead.

The lines "It's natural to feel like this/ Remember times when nights are long" suggest that the person is feeling very bleak and depressed. They feel like they have lost the will to carry on, and they think it might be time to give up altogether. The lines "There's no time left no time at all/ So take what's mine I want what's yours" suggest that the person may be trying to make a last-ditch effort to take control of a situation they feel has spiraled out of their hands.

Line by Line Meaning

To stand mortified
To feel deeply ashamed and embarrassed

Deceit can't hide the error inside
Lying cannot conceal one's inner mistakes or flaws

The words you say
Your spoken statements

Don't stand they fall
Your words lack credibility or strength

Amongst the tangled lies you make
Your falsehoods are complicated and confusing

Believe are true, convince yourself
You try to convince yourself that your lies are true

It's me not you
You blame me instead of taking responsibility for your actions

That delivers pain and comes between
You cause pain and create obstacles in our relationship

Tonight, shame me with the thoughts I am denied
Tonight, make me feel ashamed of the things I have tried to ignore

Or leave me for dead
Either cause me intense emotional pain or abandon me completely

It's natural to feel like this
It's normal to feel overwhelmed or depressed sometimes