The Vision Bleak is a gothic metal band from Germany formed in 2000, consis… Read Full Bio ↴The Vision Bleak is a gothic metal band from Germany formed in 2000, consisting of former Empyrium member Ulf Theodor Schwadorf and former Nox Mortis member Allen B. Konstanz.

Dame Pandora of Dark Sanctuary did guest vocals on the album The Deathship Has a New Captain.

Dreams in the Witchhouse
The Vision Bleak Lyrics

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So these are the walls
wherein hides my doom?
And night, when it falls
brings ghoul-ridden gloom?

Rest shall I find in here
till death doth his deed.
Away with these tales of aghast

(that) bereaveth my sleep!

Now wine and dim light
bring slumber to me!
A new morning shall prove them all wrong,
them olde creeps and their dull fairytale fantasy!

The haunt is on ...

"And to thee all night appears
sans the quiet of her spheres ..."

No longer can I bare
the pesterings of light,
safe the sacred fires
that moon and stars ignite.

Good is evil, wrong is right
and thy horrors my delight!

The haunt is on ...

No rest will I find
as long as a dream
within my wretched mind
brings darkness to sheen.

For sorrow and woe
seem my destiny,
no thought of dispersion, nor gleams of the hope
of the hopeless have found into me!

"And to thee all night appears
sans the quiet of her spheres ..."

No longer can I bare
the pesterings of light,
safe the sacred fires
that moon and stars ignite.

Good is evil, wrong is right
and thy horrors my delight! (2x)

Overall Meaning

The song "Dreams in the Witchhouse" by The Vision Bleak describes a haunted house where the singer finds solace from the troubles of the outside world. They question whether the walls that surround them are the source of their doom and if the darkness that comes with the night brings the fearsome creatures that plague their dreams. However, they find comfort in the safety of the home until death takes them away. They reject the tales of horror that avert their sleep, finding peace with the aid of wine and dim light.

Despite the peace they find, the singer cannot escape the nightmares that plague them. They find pleasure in darkness and terror even as they are tormented by the lack of light. They have accepted sorrow as their destiny and have given up hope of ever finding happiness. They have somehow become one with the horror that surrounds them and cannot find their way back to the light.

Overall, "Dreams in the Witchhouse" tells the story of someone finding comfort in the darkness and horror that surrounds them. They have accepted their fate and find pleasure in the terror that engulfs their life.

Line by Line Meaning

So these are the walls wherein hides my doom?
Am I trapped within these walls where my end is certain?

And night, when it falls brings ghoul-ridden gloom?
Does the darkness of night bring with it haunted and frightening imaginations?

Rest shall I find in here till death doth his deed.
Will I be able to find peace here until death takes me?

Away with these tales of aghast (that) bereaveth my sleep!
I want to discard these frightening stories that keep me awake at night!

Now wine and dim light bring slumber to me!
Drinking wine and dimming the lights will send me into a peaceful sleep.

A new morning shall prove them all wrong, them olde creeps and their dull fairytale fantasy!
Tomorrow I will wake up and prove those old creepy tales wrong with their unrealistic myths!

The haunt is on ...
The spookiness and horror of my nightmares are taking hold of me!

"And to thee all night appears sans the quiet of her spheres ..."
A quote that suggests a restless night filled with noise and disturbances.

No longer can I bare the pesterings of light, safe the sacred fires that moon and stars ignite.
I can no longer tolerate the bright and intrusive light, instead preferring the natural moon and stars' radiance.

Good is evil, wrong is right and thy horrors my delight!
I find enjoyment in terrors and chaos rather than order and morality.

No rest will I find as long as a dream within my wretched mind brings darkness to sheen.
I cannot find peace as long as the dark and sinister dreams invade and take control of my mind.

For sorrow and woe seem my destiny, no thought of dispersion, nor gleams of the hope of the hopeless have found into me!
I am doomed to a life full of sadness and despair, unable to see any way out of my misfortunes.

Good is evil, wrong is right and thy horrors my delight! (2x)
Repeating the same message that they enjoy the horrors and terrors that others fear.

Contributed by Leah J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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