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Studio albums
Virgin Steele (1982)
Guardians of the Flame (1983)
Noble Savage (1985)
Age of Consent (1988)
Life Among the Ruins (1993)
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I (1995)
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II (1996)
Invictus (1998)
The House of Atreus Act I (1999)
The House of Atreus Act II (2000)
Visions of Eden (2006)
The Black Light Bacchanalia (2010)
Nocturnes of Hellfire & Damnation (2015)
Ghost Harvest - Vintage I - Black Wine for Mourning (2018)
Ghost Harvest - Vintage II - Red Wine for Warning (2018)
Gothic Voodoo Anthems (2018)
Jet Black
Virgin Steele Lyrics
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Naked as an angel
Stone love eye to eye
Six gun singing' stranger
Dust raised, born to die
Funeral train comin'
In the hours of the damned
Keep'em from this voodoo man
[Chorus:]
Jet Black- black as the river flown
Black as my heart on a night of love
Jet Black- under the burning sky
(Black is the love the we used to share)
Hidin' on the outside
The kill completes the chase
Sidewalk screamin' rat race
Ev'ry fuckin' day
Runnin' from the wreckage
Of this burned out paradise
Our love becomes a weapon
My eyes reflect the night
[Chorus]
(Black is the space between the stars)
...Oh, you got it right now
Blood and gasoline
Crucify my spirit
Don't gimme your prayers
Watch her walk... see the silence
Watch the venom drip...
...Drip from her legs
Like diamonds.. like wine
Cool child... let it go...
[Chorus]
(She's got the eyes I wanna roll)
Jet Black- you got my heart
You got my soul- I wanna love
Jet Black- black as the night
Black is the way..
The world will end.
The song "Jet Black" by Virgin Steele is full of dark and intense imagery. The lyrics speak of a stranger, who is naked like an angel and has stone love. This stranger comes with a six-gun, singing and is born to die. The chorus speaks about the blackness of everything, both the river that flows and the heart of the singer on a night of love. The verses describe running from a burnt-out paradise and hiding on the outside while love becomes a weapon. The bridge speaks of blood and gasoline and the crucifixion of the spirit. The song ends by saying that black is the way the world will end.
The lyrics of "Jet Black" by Virgin Steele are full of vivid and menacing images that give the song a powerful, dramatic quality. The use of colors, particularly black, is interesting as it represents different things in each stanza. The meaning of the song is open to interpretation, but it is clear that the singer is singing about someone or something dangerous and dark that he is both attracted to and afraid of.
Line by Line Meaning
Naked as an angel
Undressed like an innocent creature
Stone love eye to eye
Love between two people that is solid and mutual
Six gun singing' stranger
A mysterious person singing out their story of the wild west
Dust raised, born to die
The person is living fast and fears an early death
Funeral train comin'
A train that forewarns of an end to come
In the hours of the damned
At a time when it feels like there's no hope left
Lock your daughters weeping
Protect everyone from the harm of the voodoo man
Keep'em from this voodoo man
Prevent anyone from falling in love with the dark magic of the voodoo man
Jet Black- black as the river flown
Very dark, almost like the darkness found in a river
Black as my heart on a night of love
As dark as the artist's heart during a night of passion
Jet Black- under the burning sky
A color that stands out under the immense heat of a scorching sky
Black is the love that we used to share
The love that is gone is dark and deep, just like the color black
Hidin' on the outside
Hiding in plain sight
The kill completes the chase
Murder marks the end of the hunt
Sidewalk screamin' rat race
The hustle and bustle of the big city
Ev'ry fuckin' day
Every single day of the week
Runnin' from the wreckage
Running from the ruins of a life that has fallen apart
Of this burned out paradise
Of a place that was once a heaven, but has now turned into a hell
Our love becomes a weapon
Love has the power to be destructive in a relationship
My eyes reflect the night
The artist's eyes have a darkness to them
Black is the space between the stars
The dark abyss that exists between the stars in the universe
...Oh, you got it right now
The present moment is perfect
Blood and gasoline
A combination of violence and fast driving
Crucify my spirit
Punish me for being who I am
Don't gimme your prayers
I do not want or need someone's sympathy or religion
Watch her walk... see the silence
Watching her as she walks, feeling a silence that is almost deafening
Watch the venom drip...
Seeing the toxicity of a person's heart
...Drip from her legs
The poison dripping from her entire being
Like diamonds.. like wine
This toxic person is intoxicating, yet dangerous
Cool child... let it go...
Be serene and let it all go
Jet Black- you got my heart
Deeply in love with someone whose aura is almost black
You got my soul- I wanna love
Being deeply in love with someone who has a darker personality
Jet Black- black as the night
As dark as a starless, moonless night
Black is the way..The world will end.
Life on this planet will come to a dark, catastrophic end
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Hervorragend !!!
Vincent David Underhill
Black as the river flows!