Lyrics for (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cul... as interpreted by Fistan

(Don't Fear) The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cul... Lyrics
All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
We can be like they are

Come on baby... Don't fear the Reaper
Baby take my hand... Don't fear the Reaper
We'll be able to fly... Don't fear the Reaper
Baby I'm your man...

Valentine is done
Here but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity...
Romeo and Juliet

40,000 men and women everyday... Like Romeo and Juliet
40,000 men and women everyday... Redefine happiness
Another 40,000 coming everyday...We can be like they are

Come on baby... Don't fear the Reaper
Baby take my hand... Don't fear the Reaper
We'll be able to fly... Don't fear the Reaper
Baby I'm your man...

Love of two is one
Here but now they're gone
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear we couldn't go on
Then the door was open and the wind appeared
The candles blew and then disappeared
The curtains flew and then he appeared
Saying don't be afraid

Come on baby... And we had no fear
And we ran to him... Then we started to fly
We looked backward and said goodbye
We had become like they are
We had taken his hand
We had become like they are

Come on baby...don't fear the reaper




By Fistan Majere

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thetownidi0t
07-30-2007

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i always thought of it as the man was singing to his girlfriend not to fear death because she was sick or something and about to die. So i don't understand why the girl is singing don't fear the reaper also. and in some parts the girl singing sounds horrible. but that is just my opinion. i like the way blue oyster cult sings it. listen to blue oyster cult !!!!!!

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baeta
08-01-2007

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to me this song explains how two pple ( romeo and juliet ) want to spend eternity together because their love will have no end. so if during their mortal existence, death should call, they shud not be scared cus it wud be more of a blessing to die than to stay in this cruel world.

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AngelSwordAF
08-20-2007

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I'm not going to comment on the quality of this cover against the original, or other covers. This song, this specific version means so much to me. It was played in my honor by my friend during his 'net radio show, after finding out I was released from the hospital, following my initial treatment of cancer.

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Fatal Desires
11-14-2007

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I love this version of this song...Ville and the band do an awesome job relating the song to me..I admit I did not like the original version...However,Ville adds his own touch to it and makes it his own art! And it is bloody simple what it means...The typical lovers story...This world is so cruel so they are willing to die now together to be with each other for eternity...the end explains the whole song! "like Romeo and Juliet"

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lostlittleangel
02-04-2008

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Suicide pact

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fred-bear
02-08-2008

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I liked Blue oyster cults song. I LOVED HIM's version though. I grew up hearing the BOC version and i always thought there was something a bit off and Ville got it spot on with slwoing the song down. I always thought this song was about someone looking at death like a robber in a kwikimart or a car coming towards somone and that person staring it down "Don't fear the reaper"

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joea64
08-06-2008

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I was reading up on the song last night (for those of you who don't know, the game Guild Wars: Factions has a quest called "More Cowbell" that takes off on the famous SNL skit spoofing the recording of the song) and I found a reference to Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser talking about the song. According to him, it's NOT about suicide - it's about the kind of love that transcends death. Unfortunately, I've lost the link (trying to find it) but I thought you guys might want to know what the songwriter himself had to say.

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joea64
08-06-2008

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OK, I've found a quote from Roeser (this comes from another lyrics-meaning site and I don't know what the original source is, but I believe it's authentic):

“ I felt that I had just achieved some kind of resonance with the psychology of people when I came up with that, I was actually kind of appalled when I first realized that some people were seeing it as an advertisement for suicide or something that was not my intention at all. It is, like, not to be afraid of it (as opposed to actively bring it about). It's basically a love song where the love transcends the actual physical existence of the partners. "

Another thing that I didn't think about when doing my previous post but should mention is that the first verse is VERY important to understanding what the song is really about. Roeser is, essentially, telling is that death is a part of nature, and if nature doesn't fear it, why should humans? (Not to mention that death itself is a crucial part of the life cycle; without the nutrients provided by the decomposition of dead creatures - and yes, that includes humans - new life couldn't grow and thrive, and the planet itself would become a dead thing.)

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