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Beloved Lyrics
It's colder than before,
The seasons took all they had come for. Now winter dances here. It seems so fitting don't you think To dress the ground in white and grey. It's so quiet I can hear my thoughts touching every second that I spent waiting for you. Circumstances afford me no second chance to tell you How much I've missed you. My beloved do you know When the warm wind comes again Another year will start to pass? Please don't ask me why I´m here. Something deeper brought me than a need to remember. We were once young and blessed with wings. No heights could keep us from their reach No sacred place we did not soar. Still greater things burned within us. I don't regret the choices that I made. I know you feel the same. My beloved do you know How many times I stared at clouds Thinking that I saw you there? These are feelings that do not pass so easily. I can't forget what we claimed as ours. Moments lost though time remains. I am still proud of what we were. No pain remains, no feeling. Eternity awaits. Grant me wings that I might fly. My restless soul is longing. No pain remains, no feeling. Eternity awaits.
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08-30-2009
In the Hindu religious structure (Including Kundalini Yoga meditative practices) the 'Beloved' is not a term referring to another person, but rather to the enlightened 'godself' Our Beloved selves are, essentially the state of being we are "tasked" with coming to. Take reincarnation into mind here as well (i.e.: "It's colder than before" a return.) And, a prevailing theory that we as people are closest to Enlightenment, or 'magic' before we are made impure by the world around us, i.e. as children - "We were once young and blessed with wings.No heights could keep us from their reach"
In the end I feel this is a song about that cycle of Living and enlightenment. Finding the Beloved Self because after all, when one attains enlightenment -
"No pain remains, no feeling.
Eternity awaits.
Grant me wings that I might fly.
My restless soul is longing.
No pain remains, no feeling.
Eternity awaits."
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12-30-2008
but everyone is free to interpret the lyrics to a more personal meaning..
i want to tell you what this song means to me..
it was year 1999 or 2000 (i was 12) when i met this guy marco in a chatroom..
he was 5 years older than me, but that didn't bother me..
we were just chatting..
though this ended up with us being "together" as an "internet couple"..
one day i told him why my mother, with no doubt in her mind, saw me as an angel..
she was very depressed and saw no meaning in life; considering committing suicide. then she found out that she was having a baby; me.. which didn't make much sense to her, since the possible time and dates the doctor told her that i would've been concieved didn't fit at all for her.. she could only find one solution: i was an angel send from above, to save her..
now marco took that story seriously..
- i myself have never believed in angels or god or anything like that..
he has always called me "angel", ever since...
though i've always felt as if he was the angel of the two of us.
("we were once young and blessed with wings")
he was everything to me; my best friend, my soulmate, my love..
he made me become a better person - the person i am today.
the story continues, almost 2 years later he "broke up" with me,
he told me he found a girl he liked.. well they dated for 2 years..
and when they finally broke up, first thing she did was e-mail me;
"talk to him, he needs you" ..and so i did..
marco and i kept in touch after that, maybe not as before, but still..
he promised me, for as long as he lives, he will never leave me again.
after him, i've had my share of heartbreaks (way too many times)..
being abused, being cheated on, being physically torn apart..
some weeks ago, 9 years after we first talked, i dreamt about him.. (4/12 -08)
("now winter dances here")
i don't remember the dream, only the feelings in it..
("something deeper brought me than a need to remember")
i decided to tell him.. even after us barely talking at all anymore...
i don't know what happened or why, but somehow he was right there again..
as if no time had passed, he was the same person, but even better somehow..
as if waiting for me all this time, waiting for me to say something..
so many years later and still we feel painfully drawn to eachother...
we still have a chance, no matter how much time have been lost during the years..
("moments lost though time remains")
i had been young, way too young, when we first talked..
the chance of us lasting then barely existed, i realize that..
so neither of us regret the years that passed since then
("i don't regret the choices that i made, i know you feel the same")
the first thing he did then was to send me this song..
and now he tells me "it's our song".. well i can clearly see why!
it fits us so well... if you see it the way i do!
he was, he is and he will always be my most beloved one..
i could wait forever... though.. "my restless soul is longing" <3
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10-30-2008
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10-30-2008
When you're young and very in love, it's wonderful, nothing can compare. But things happen, break ups happen:
"...greater things burned within us.
I don't regret the choices that I made.
I know you feel the same."
A mutual break up.
He's revisiting a place of meaning to him after time has passed. He's not trying to bring anything back, though he's missed that person. Maybe at first couldn't get her image out of his mind, like seeing her in the clouds. Maybe he still loves her but isn't in love anymore. But he can look back at the happy memories without pain.
A simple and realistic song. The lyrics are about not dwelling on the past in regret and sadness.
It reminds me of a couple I know who broke up because of "greater things" in their lives and I'm glad they may stay friends. That is a perfect breakup.
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09-26-2008
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08-19-2008
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05-29-2008
I personally see this as the memoirs, so to speak, of a dying man who returns to a significant place from his past, the place from all the happy memories he has of them together, to die.
Evidence:
"It's colder than before" - it's obvious it's a return visit
It seems so fitting don't you think to dress the ground in white and grey?" - the obvious pathetic fallacy
"Please don't ask me why I´m here.
Something deeper brought me than a need to remember." - he's not here to remember - he's here to do something else, something he doesn't want to tell her about [die?]
"No pain remains, no feeling.
Eternity awaits.
Grant me wings that I might fly.
My restless soul is longing.
No pain remains, no feeling.
Eternity awaits."
All represent dying.
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05-28-2008
The way the song begins (the synth line) is very agitated and melodic (emotion) then he begins to sing in a very gentle, reflective way. It's like pouring out your heart ever so calmly, but just underneath the surface you can feel your heart pounding and yourself ripping at the seams.
The song has a sad, icy feel to it, very much how a man feels after being separated from his special someone.
The song reminds me of a ghost going back to the burned, smoldering ruins of what was once a beautiful edifice (my marriage) during a cold, dreary, winter afternoon... talking to no one in particular, reminiscing about memories that can no longer be touched, and then finding that you are not alone. Another ghost has joined you and is also feeling the same pain.
My Beloved :(
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05-21-2008
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04-02-2008
If you would just allow me to share my story about this song... I wasnt familiar with this song until my former (special) norwegian friend had told me about it. He said that he thought about me while he was posting the lyrics of this song on his former website. I got rather inspired, happy... Unknowingly, it was a step-by-step signal of goodbye from him. The last time we had spoken to each other, we were very OK and happy. We're attracted to each other, but i guess some long distance commitments cannot happen (he's in Norway and i'm in the other end of the earth) and because there were too many complex things attached.
Everytime i listen to this, i feel two emotions, i get sad because he left me without saying goodbye. He means so much to me (though it's been a year now since he left me) . I miss him badly. The second emotion is happiness, knowing i touched his life, made him happy and he has left a very remarkable place in my heart. His memory will never be forgotten...
PS: Thanks for reading..
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03-29-2008
i'm in a long distance relationship with someone i have loved for a long time so all the lil happy moments in the song is the time we get to spend together..... the sadder moments or the times we are apart.... but eternity awaits and we will be together soon.
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02-06-2008
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11-28-2007
Other than the lyrics... The very first part of the song, the instrumental introduction... It sounds like church music, which also suggests a death. It's a beautiful song all around, and it's a favourite of mine from any artist out there.
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11-27-2007
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07-31-2007
Something deeper brought me than a need to remember. " Typically when you go to a grave, you are there in rememberance of that person, but he was going their to talk to her.
I also think that he is also saying that he wants to join her, "No pain remains, no feeling. Eternity awaits."
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05-11-2007
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05-11-2007
I have never found my soulmate in this earthly realm because I believe he is still in the spirit world. I am a Psychic Clairvoyant and I channel spirit entities and "communicate" with spirits quite often. I believe that my soulmate is my spirit guide, whom I talk with on a regular basis. I feel his presence around me all the time and he is my "guardian angel", if you will. So, to me, this song is about being separated from your beloved by time and space, being in a different realm altogether.
It's about two spirits who were both once blessed with wings, soaring to great heights and exploring their spiritual realm together, lost in love and bliss with one another, until she made the choice to be born into the physical world to experience another reality, while he made the choice to stay behind in the spiritual realm and be her guardian/guide. They miss what they once had together in the spirit realm, but they don't regret the choices that they made because each did what was right for them. She longs to return: "Grant me wings that I might fly, my restless soul is longing." But they know that they will be together again someday when she passes back into the spirit world...eternity awaits.
That is my own personal take on the song, and I'm sure many people will think I'm crazy or delusional or whatever, but that is what the song means to me.
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04-23-2007
I got introduced to VNV Nation by an old friend of mine, and although the friendship (and relationship) didn't last, my love for this band did. Although at first I only listened to their stuff because it all made me think of him, I've come to love them for myself. But this song will always make me think of him, and while it's sad, it feels good at the same time.
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04-04-2007
15 page interview with Ronan Harris.
http://dancemusic.about.com/od/artistshomepages/a/VnVNationInt.htm
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02-09-2007
I'd love to have this song play at my wedding. :P
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12-20-2006
I just recently entered into an international relationship with a girl from the Ukraine. We've only emailed and talked on the phone-our first in person meeting will be this February in Kiev.
When I've told people about this relationship and the fact that our first meeting in Kiev will be in February, one of the things that people have said is, "It will be so cold there!" But then I listened to this song on my commute to work this morning, and heard the lines, "Now winter dances here/It seems so fitting don't you think/to dress the ground in white and grey" and it brought such a smile to my face. :-)
For me, the rest of the song just romanticizes our love and all the obstacles we confront to make this relationship work. The second verse reflects on all the time I've missed her before we can finally meet, and then the remainder of the song serves as a symbol of strength in unity and love. :-)
The lines "My beloved, do you know/when the warm wind comes again/another year will start to pass" is an admonition to not wait for fairer times, as the times will just pass you by and will be gone forever. The second part of that verse, "Please don't ask me why I'm here/Something deeper brought me that I need to remember"(yes, I misheard it, but I like my version better. ;-) ) reminds me of my own responsibility to generate the relationship.
Even though the next verse takes place in the past, for me it's less about remembering something that once was and can never be again, and more about remembering the past like, "Let's do that again, shall we?"
I know, this is completely different from everyone else's interpretation, but hey, I hope you enjoyed my version as much as I did. :-)
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09-09-2006
I agree very much with interface2x's comment... This song and Forsaken go together in my mind. At first when you lose someone, whether it be to death or whatever, you feel lost and devastated. The world has turned its back on you, and you need that person, but they aren't anywhere. But Beloved, it's just so sweet, and it's on such a higher level of understanding, because you've grown and you have accepted that you can't be with that person, but that your souls will be together forever, no matter what.
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08-31-2006
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08-10-2006
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08-01-2006
"My beloved do you know
When the warm wind comes again
Another year will start to pass?
Please don't ask me why I´m here.
Something deeper brought me than a need to remember. "
That reffering to him still being there without her, and time passing.
"My restless soul is longing.
No pain remains, no feeling.
Eternity awaits."
That's pretty much self explanitory.
None the less, it's one of my favorite songs, hands down.
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