Although Vulture Industries is quite a young band, they hold signifcant musical experience, and consists of current and former members of Sulphur, Black Hole Generator, Malice In Wonderland, Enslaved (session), Taake (session) and Syrach. Their debut album “The Dystopia Journals” was recorded and mixed between September 2006 and May 2007. The album was produced by vocalist Bjørnar E. Nilsen (also producer of Helheim, Dead To This World, Sulphur, Deathcon etc.) at his Conclave & Earshot Studio, with the assistance of Herbrand Larsen and Arve Isdal (Enslaved). For the record cover, the band got an appearance from the highly regarded Norwegian actor Helge Jordal. So far, the band has received excellent feedback for their two demos and live performances, getting 9/10 in both Terrorizer and Heavymetal. The band has been compared to bands like Arcturus, Solefald, Manes, The Provenance and Red Harvest.
I Hung My Heart On Harrow Square
Vulture Industries Lyrics
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Three men and two women, en route to their doom
To die by my hands, before the clock struck noon
Laid that noose around her neck and strung her up there
With a steady gracious stride, she climbed the scaffold stairs
Begged me to be quick and clean, then shed one single tear
Foreordained at our only meet, a lot for which I'll spend...
...hours tormented through ages repent
My one true loss of that lover I sent
To fire and brimstone to torment and flame
To face the beyond without knowing her name
Forgive me my dear your devout murderer
A broken down pauper in grave disrepair
Forgive me oh dearest I solemnly swear
That time's long gone when I last stood here...
... with that awful plight on Harrow square
To lay that noose around your neck and string you up there
Lay that noose around her neck and strung her up there
The lyrics of "I Hung My Heart On Harrow Square" by Vulture Industries tell a story of a condemned individual who is to meet their fate by hanging. The singer takes on the role of the executioner who is responsible for carrying out the punishment. As the cart, carrying the doomed individuals, approaches, the singer declares that they are all going to die at their hands before noon.
The execution of the sentence is depicted intensely through the imagery of the hanging, as the noose is laid around one of the women's neck and strung up on the scaffold. The woman, with grace and courage, still asks for a quick and clean death, shedding a single tear. The singer mourns her loss, tormented for ages, sending her to face the unknown without even knowing her name.
The singer asks for forgiveness, declaring themselves as a devout murderer in grave disrepair, overwhelmed with guilt caused by their actions. The lyrics are expressed in a poetic and emotionally charged manner, alluding to a sense of betrayal and loss, as the singer is haunted by the memory of what happened on Harrow square.
Overall, the song explores themes of death, remorse, and sorrow, and invites the listener to reflect upon the impact of our actions and the consequences they may entail.
Line by Line Meaning
The cart carrying the damned came rolling at a steady pace
A vehicle transporting people destined for a terrible fate approached slowly.
Three men and two women, en route to their doom
There were five individuals on their way to their death, with three of them being men and two of them being women.
To die by my hands, before the clock struck noon
Those five individuals were to be executed before midday, and the singer was the one responsible for carrying out the execution.
Laid that noose around her neck and strung her up there
The artist placed a rope around a woman's neck and hung her from a scaffold.
With a steady gracious stride, she climbed the scaffold stairs
Despite her impending death, the woman ascended the scaffold steps in a composed and dignified manner.
Begged me to be quick and clean, then shed one single tear
The woman implored the singer to kill her in a swift and painless manner, and then she wept a solitary tear.
This god-like, glorious thing served to an ungodly end
Despite her perceived beauty and grace, the woman's existence came to an unfortunate and gruesome conclusion.
Foreordained at our only meet, a lot for which I'll spend...
The artist and the woman's fate seemed to have been predetermined at their only encounter, and the artist will pay for his involvement in her death for a long time.
...hours tormented through ages repent
The artist will suffer for many years and regret his actions for an extended period of time.
My one true loss of that lover I sent
The artist considers the woman to be their one true love, despite being the one who took her life.
To fire and brimstone to torment and flame
The woman's soul may be subjected to eternal damnation by being sent to hell.
To face the beyond without knowing her name
Should the woman's soul exist in the afterlife, she will be without her earthly identity.
Forgive me my dear your devout murderer
The singer recognizes that he is the one who devoutly caused the woman's death and apologized for it.
A broken down pauper in grave disrepair
The singer is currently impoverished and in a state of decrepitude.
Forgive me oh dearest I solemnly swear
The singer swears to the woman he killed that he is remorseful and wants her forgiveness.
That time's long gone when I last stood here...
It has been a long time since the artist was last at Harrow Square and carried out the execution.
... with that awful plight on Harrow square
The artist remembers the terrible event that took place on Harrow Square.
To lay that noose around your neck and string you up there
The singer placed a rope around the woman's neck and hung her from a scaffold on Harrow Square.
Contributed by Taylor B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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