Victim Of Ritual
Tarja/Tarja Turunen Lyrics
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When there's no light
You sacrifice Alone, a monster living
You lost the fight before the fall
How did you end up in hell?
Hysterical, tragical Victim of ritual
Ooohhh Ooohhh
She's a killer, killer
Ooohhh Ooohhh
She's a killer, killer
Cold eyes, for every seeing
They try to hide, in thin disguise
Denied your soul from singing
The darkest night, the night you died
How did you end up in hell?
Hysterical, tragical Victim of ritual
Cynical, critical Victim of ritual
Ooohhh Ooohhh
She's a killer, killer
Ooohhh Ooohhh
She's a killer, killer
Pandemonium, where's your heart from?
Pandemonium, where's your heart from?
Hysterical, tragical Victim of ritual
Cynical, critical Victim of ritual
Ooohhh Ooohhh
She's a killer, killer
Ooohhh Ooohhh
She's a killer, killer
The lyrics of Tarja Turunen's song "Victim of Ritual" depict a hopeless situation where the singer has lost everything to darkness before falling off the cliff. The song's dramatism and Tarja's soprano vocal range add to the eerie atmosphere. The opening lines of the song, "Black eyes and hardly breathing, when there's no light you sacrifice," describe a character on the edge, who has lost everything and has nothing to lose but her life. The succeeding line "Alone, a monster living, you lost the fight before the fall" drives home the point of isolation and despair.
As the song progresses, the lyrics describe a dark world where the singer is the victim of a ritual. The ritual is cynical, critical and has made the character hysterical and tragical. The chorus brings in a killer element, affirming that the character is both the victim and the perpetrator of an evil act. The lyrics then shift to the singer's soul, which has been denied singing, and its darkest night is the night she died. The song ends with the question, "Pandemonium, where's your heart from?" The question is rhetorical, and there seems to be no answer to the evil in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Black eyes and hardly breathing
You're struggling to survive, you're in a very bad place
When there's no light
You're lost in the darkness and can't find your way out
You sacrifice alone, a monster living
You're alone and feel like a monster because of what you've gone through
You lost the fight before the fall
You knew you were going to lose the fight before it even began
Cold eyes, for every seeing
You're looking at the world with cold, emotionless eyes
They try to hide, in thin disguise
People around you are pretending they don't see your pain
Denied your soul from singing
You're unable to express yourself and feel trapped
The darkest night, the night you died
You feel like you died inside during the darkest moment of your life
Pandemonium, where's your heart from?
You're feeling lost and confused, like you don't belong anywhere
Hysterical, tragical victim of ritual
You're a victim of a vicious cycle or pattern that keeps repeating in your life
Cynical, critical victim of ritual
You've become cynical and critical because of what you've gone through
Ooohhh Ooohhh She's a killer, killer
The pain and trauma you've experienced is like being killed over and over again
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ANDERS WILHELM WOLLBECK, MATTIAS JOHAN LINDBLOM, TARJA SOILE SUSANNA TURUNEN
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Black Eyes and hardly breathing
When there's no light
You sacrifice
Alone amongst the living
You lost the fight before the fall
How did you end up in hell?
Hysterical, tragical
Victim of Ritual
Cynical, critical
Victim of ritual
She's a killer, killer
She's a killer, killer
Cold eyes for every sin
They tried to hide in thin disguise
Denied your soul from singing
Her darkest night, the night you died
How did you end up in hell?
Hysterical, tragical
Victim of Ritual
Cynical, critical
Victim of ritual
She's a killer, killer
She's a killer, killer
Pandemonium, where's your heart from?
Pandemonium, where's your heart from?
@bijikurdistan6694
Tarja is not human. She is a goddess.
@bianco1974nero
Absolutely ❤️
@HK-gm8pe
Tarja gives me gothic vibes and I love that
@danielbojidarov5587
Care with the demons youngster :)
@umgamerpobreeretro4101
her voice sounds like a angel singing on my phone <3
@larryzigler6812
INDEED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘
@AnnaIrisGiannaka
I love when she says "Rrrrritual"!!!!
@jullybautista6370
Yo también 😍
@space428
me too
@Ismarmlp
Me too!!! 😍