Tears
The Mist of Avalon Lyrics


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All the tears that I cried all the pain I did hide from you
God knows that I would do if I didn't let you go
But still you visit me in my thoughts and dreams at night
You hurt me so much I buried you

All the tears that I cried
All the pain that I hide
Gods knows what I would do
If I didn't let you go
All the tears that I cried
All the pain that I hide

Only God has my confession
Pale, cold and beautiful you're lying on the floor
After you turned a knife inside me
I turned one inside of you, I had to let you go
To bury you, I just couldn't stand

All the tears that I cried
All the pain that I hide
Gods knows what I would do
If I didn't let you go
All the tears that I cried
All the pain that I hide

Pale, cold and beautiful
My angel, my angel




Pale, cold and beautiful,
My angel, my angel

Overall Meaning

In "Tears," The Mist of Avalon explores the pain of letting go of someone you love. The song opens with the singer acknowledging the tears she's cried and the pain she's hidden from the person she's singing to. She reveals that she had to let this person go, but they still visit her in her thoughts and dreams at night, haunting her. The chorus repeats the same lines, emphasizing the weight of this pain and the gravity of the decision to let this person go.


The second verse takes a darker turn, revealing that the person the singer let go had hurt her deeply. She describes them as lying pale, cold, and beautiful on the floor after turning a knife inside of her. In response, she turned a knife inside of them and buried them. The chorus repeats once more before the song ends on a haunting note, addressing the person as "my angel" despite the pain they've caused.


Overall, the lyrics of "Tears" are intense and raw, capturing the complexity of love and pain. The Mist of Avalon uses repetition effectively, driving home the weight of the emotions at play. The sudden shift from a sense of longing in the first verse to the violence of the second verse adds another layer of complexity to the song.


Line by Line Meaning

All the tears that I cried
I cried a lot because of you


All the pain that I hide
I suffered a lot but kept it to myself


Gods knows what I would do
If I didn't let you go, I don't know what I would do


If I didn't let you go
I had to let you go


Only God has my confession
I only confessed to God


Pale, cold and beautiful you're lying on the floor
You are lying on the floor, looking pale, cold, and beautiful


After you turned a knife inside me
You hurt me deeply


I turned one inside of you, I had to let you go
I did something to you in return before letting you go


To bury you, I just couldn't stand
I had to bury you because I couldn't live with the pain of keeping you around


My angel, my angel, pale, cold and beautiful
You were once my angel, and I can't help but see you as pale, cold, and beautiful even after everything




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