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Queen of Light took her bow
And then she turned to go,
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom
And walked the night alone.
Oh, dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the morning light.
The dark Lord rides in force tonight
And time will tell us all.
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe,
Rest not to lock your homes.
Side by side we wait the might
Of the darkest of them all.
I hear the horses' thunder
Down in the valley blow,
I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon,
Waiting for the eastern glow.
The apples of the valley hold,
The seas of happiness,
The ground is rich from tender care,
Repay, do not forget, no, no.
Oh,---dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the morning light.
The apples turn to brown and black, the tyrant's face is red.
Oh the war is common cry, pick up you swords and fly.
The sky is filled with good and bad
That mortals never know.
Oh, well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow,
Tired eyes on the sunrise, waiting for the eastern glow.
The pain of war cannot exceed
The woe of aftermath,
The drums will shake the castle wall,
The ring wraiths ride in black, ride on.
Sing as you raise your bow,
Shoot straighter than before.
No comfort has the fire at night
That lights the face so cold.
Oh dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the mornin' light.
The magic runes are writ in gold
To bring the balance back, bring it back.
At last the sun is shining, the clouds of blue roll by,
With flames from the dragon of darkness
The sunlight blinds his eyes.
And then she turned to go,
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom
And walked the night alone.
Oh, dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the morning light.
The dark Lord rides in force tonight
And time will tell us all.
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe,
Rest not to lock your homes.
Side by side we wait the might
Of the darkest of them all.
I hear the horses' thunder
Down in the valley blow,
I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon,
Waiting for the eastern glow.
The apples of the valley hold,
The seas of happiness,
The ground is rich from tender care,
Repay, do not forget, no, no.
Oh,---dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the morning light.
The apples turn to brown and black, the tyrant's face is red.
Oh the war is common cry, pick up you swords and fly.
The sky is filled with good and bad
That mortals never know.
Oh, well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow,
Tired eyes on the sunrise, waiting for the eastern glow.
The pain of war cannot exceed
The woe of aftermath,
The drums will shake the castle wall,
The ring wraiths ride in black, ride on.
Sing as you raise your bow,
Shoot straighter than before.
No comfort has the fire at night
That lights the face so cold.
Oh dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the mornin' light.
The magic runes are writ in gold
To bring the balance back, bring it back.
At last the sun is shining, the clouds of blue roll by,
With flames from the dragon of darkness
The sunlight blinds his eyes.
Lyrics submitted by kevin, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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"The Battle of Evermore" as written by James Patrick (jimmy)/plant Page
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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The Queen of Light and the Prince of Peace are metaphors, both have left; the darkness encroaches the sky, and battle looms in the dark of the night Gandalf says will not have dawn until victory is had.
The city of Minas Tirith prepares for the fight, sending those not fighting off as refugees and receiving assisting fighters.
The surrounding farms must be abandoned, for only the strong city walls stand a chance of survival.
Friendly armies gather to defend Minas Tirith, the last major stronghold against Sauron's power, from the forces of darkness.
The horses' thunder could refer to all the horses of the arriving Riders of Rohan (whose specialty is horses) to assist, and could also refer to Shadowfax's strength and power.
The waiting for dawn is something that had to be done, since as Gandalf told Pippin, the dawn would not come until the darkness of Sauron was repelled.
The fields and orchards of Pelennor were carefully tended, as Gandalf noted in the text. He told the guards escorting him to put down their farming tools (throw down your plow and hoe) and prepare to fight for the city.
The repayment mentioned in the song could refer to the debt owed Aragorn by the dead, who broke their oath to fight the forces of Sauron, then recruited to fight again by Aragorn to repay their debt.
The orchards and fields were ruined by the forces of Sauron in the battle, in which his power keeps the sky dark until his defeat. His servants, the Winged Nazgul, rule the skies.
The beads of time passed slowly as those remaining in the city waited for the long night to end and the battle to be over.
The rest, I'm not sure about, but it could be something along the lines of the Ring being destroyed and Sauron being defeated. I'm sure the fire in the cracks of doom held no comfort (or it could be the watch fires in the night, but that was before the battle happened), and balance was restored with Sauron's defeat. Oh, and the ringwraiths did ride in, which they didn't in the battle of Helm's Deep.
It is so immersed in symbolism the listener has to have read the book a few times. No way to get the meaning of STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN from the movies.
READ THE NOVEL.....READ IT MORE THAN ONCE. TELL YOUR TEENAGERS TO READ IT HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE MOVIES.
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN IS A DIFFICULT SONG TO EXPLAIN AND INTERPRET. BUT ARWEN DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE MIDDLE EARTH BECAUSE OF HER LOVE FOR ARAGON. LET IMAGINATION TAKE IT FROM THERE.
And yes, I agree with Truth by Design. Tolkien was a great storyteller. I've read the book three times and each time see something new...especially regarding the elvish language he created (but that's another topic)..
Tolkien was a Christian and a friend of C.S. Lewis. The novel is filled with literary symbols to the struggle between good and evil...duh. Depending on how read you are there are references to some biblical scripture. BUT, the book is not an allegory! It is a great tale maybe the greatest of all time.
Before the novel was re-introduced as a novel (with the movies to follow) Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were immersed not only in the book but in the Celtic origins of Tolkien's elvish language. They wrote what was to become "ZOSO" in one night in front of Jimmy's fireplace at his castle. ONE NIGHT.
I did a little research on Celtic languages until I just got lost.
But Tolkien went so deep in creating the tale of MIDDLE EARTH and the history before MIDDLE EARTH it must have been a gift given to him. The gift he was given was for the reader whose mind understood that "imagination is better than knowledge" (Eisenstein).
If I fall in love with a character in a novel I'm reading, something good is happening. I fell in love with Arwen...I was smitten.
I'm not sure if Hollywood did us a favor with the movies but if it caused people to go out and READ the novel then it was good.
The "Battle of Evermore" is probably about the "BATTLE OF HELMS DEEP". I don't want to go into a long explanation. Just one question: Who was Aragon waiting to arrive at sunrise on the fifth day? Who was blinded by whom?
Tolkien's works are NOT allegory.
He despised it and he hated it when people compared his works to the Bible or end times, etc. So NO folks. No end of times/Armageddon, no pipeweed/chronic, no orcs/Nazis, etc... none of it.
By all means, don't believe me, the random dude on the internet. Do your research and you will see that this is true. I loved Tolkien and truly enjoyed his books, truly life changing. I'm glad Led Zep loves the guy so much as well. Great subject matter for a song.
"The sky is filled with good and bad that mortals never know." could be interpereted as Aliens?
prince of darkness line?
dark lord line?
also what about stairway to Heaven? for those that don't know listen to this song on you tube backwards.
Also Jimmy page bought Alastair Crowley's former house, a well know satanist and self proclaimed "most evil man in the world"?
the morning light is a reference to satan?
Also a Dragon is a reference to Satan, specificlly a red dragon (check most all royalty crests ans seals, they almost all have Red dragon they paying homage to).
One last thing i recently watched the "It Might Get Loud" doc featuring Page, and what I found interesting was that when asked about his creative process while writing a song, he looks suddenly puzzled and was silent, then he just said NO, I can't tell you my creative process. why the hell not? it seemed a harmless question besides Jack white had no problem at all letting us know his as well as the edge on the doc. Does he have something to hide considering the content of some of his past lyrics to songs? Is he in a seance with satan while writing some of these songs? We will never know unless he tells us, which he obviously isn't going to do.
to me it is abundantly clear and I was actually quite surprised of the lyrics when I read them having done research on satanism and luciferianism recently. Ps I am not a Christian at all, just interested.
Gandalf the Grey defeated the "Dragon of Darkness" when they were going through the Misty Mountain range...(could be ref to Satan but created by Tolkien) and because of this he became Gandalf the White.
If you read the novel (or saw the movie) who promised to show up at sunrise of the fifth day? His words were, "look for my coming at sunrise on the fifth day". So, what blinded the armies coming against the people of Rohan at sunrise on the fifth day? The sunrise! And Gandalf led an army down into the valley and the army of Mordor was defeated. Helm's deep was saved.
Also, check your facts on the "house" you say Jimmy Page bought. It was not a house it was a castle.
Plant and Page wrote was to become "ZOSO" in one night sitting in front of Jimmy's fire place. When creative energy flows an artist does not second guess it...they just write the lyrics and music.
Page did not want to name Led IV. Music Industry forced his hand.
Some of the info you give here is mis-information that has circulated for years and quite frankly I'm tired of it. Please take no offense you are not the only one.
Once again Battle of Evermore was about a struggle of Middle Earth. Read the novel.
Gandalf the Grey defeated the "Dragon of Darkness" when they were going through the Misty Mountain range...(could be ref to Satan but created by Tolkien) and because of this he became Gandalf the White.
If you read the novel (or saw the movie) who promised to show up at sunrise of the fifth day? His words were, "look for my coming at sunrise on the fifth day". So, what blinded the armies coming against the people of Rohan at sunrise on the fifth day? The sunrise! And Gandalf led an army down into the valley and the army of Mordor was defeated. Helm's deep was saved.
Also, check your facts on the "house" you say Jimmy Page bought. It was not a house it was a castle.
Plant and Page wrote was to become "ZOSO" in one night sitting in front of Jimmy's fire place. When creative energy flows an artist does not second guess it...they just write the lyrics and music.
Page did not want to name Led IV. Music Industry forced his hand.
Some of the info you give here is mis-information that has circulated for years and quite frankly I'm tired of it. Please take no offense you are not the only one.
Once again Battle of Evermore was about a struggle of Middle Earth. Read the novel.
Queen of Light: Galadriel
Prince of Peace: Frodo
Dark Lord: Witch King or Sauron
Horses in the valley below: Helm's Deep
Tired Eyes on the Sunrise: The men of Minas Tirith waiting for the sun to break through the everlasting darkness.
Dance in the Dark Night: Gandalf encouraging the men of Minas Tirith to have hope.
Ring Wraiths: Ring Wraiths.
With flames from the dragon of darkness, the sunlight blinds his eyes: The last breath of Sauron through Orodruin (Mount Doom) and the first sunlight hitting Frodo's eyes.
Hope this makes a bit of sense.
Dark lord is sauron.
Good synopsis.