Tales from the inverted Womb
Sopor Aeternus Lyrics

Alas, let me tell you about the beauty of the tomb:
Let me introduce you to the fascinating aspects of the tomb.

the stained glass, all viole(n)t, enhancing the gloom.
The violet stained glass windows contribute to the already existing gloomy atmosphere.

Dark flowers, all withered, fragile and old,
The old and fragile withered flowers provide a depressing aura.

yet, their perfume still lingers like a secret untold.
The scent of the flowers remains in the air like a mysterious enigma.

Like a dream, or a memory that floats in this vault,
The tomb evokes a sense of nostalgia and memory like a fleeting dream.

waiting for the moment it shall be recalled by some visitor,
The beauty of the tomb is still present and waiting for someone to appreciate it.

maybe, who is seeking release from a strange kind of sadness,
Perhaps someone who is experiencing a peculiar feeling of sorrow wants to find solace here.

some unknown disease.
The sadness could be a symptom of an unknown disease.

Its symptoms are madness, caused by the music in his head,
The disease's symptoms include madness caused by a constant choir of dead voices in one's head.

sung by an endless choir, called: "the Voices of the Dead".
The choir of dead voices is everlasting and relentless in its singing.

It's his longing for silence, for the absence of sound,
He yearns for peace and quietness, away from the incessant choir.

that will lead him the hidden path below the ground.
This longing will eventually guide him to discover something mysterious below the ground.

Where he shall discover, through terror and through fear, behind black iron doors
He will encounter an intimidating obstacle behind black iron doors that will elicit feelings of terror and anxiety.

.... something is sleeping here:
Something mysterious and ominous is sleeping there.

a little dead baby, a young boy lies kept,
He discovers that what is sleeping behind the doors is the corpse of a little baby and a young boy.

so fragile and frightened, crippled and sad...
Their state betrays their vulnerability, feeling of fright, physical disabilities, and sadness.