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I'm not insane
That's how it seems though
Spiteful cruel but wise
Beyond his age
My body fails
My soul will rise
The end of life's immortalized disease and agony
And I see death through golden eyes
Beyond the door
There's something more
It seems there's just one way
On through the heat
I've felt the touch of evil
I still feel the icy claw in me
For a decent price
I've banned kindness from my heart
The spirit of all truth and beauty
Pawned for my desire
And from the flames
As chance would have it
The soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
I will never change my mind
I will leave it all behind
And through the hour glass
Everything's grey
Everyone's pale
No colour nor beauty will enlighten my heart
The seat of life's empty and cold
Cadaverous you all seem to me
Stillborn but you're still alive
You're still alive
Truth lies in loneliness
When hope is long gone by
I'll wipe out the bliss of the new age
And welcome you precious night
And from the flames
As chance would have it
The soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
From a distant time
Voices echo in the hall
"Come and join us
Enter life and everything is gone now"
And through the looking glass
I still fear mortality and its loss in the end
Unlimited power in my hands
The claw of the dragon ascends
"Mourn for his lost soul
He's cursed and condemned"
Each step I take
May it hurt may it ache
Leads me further
Away from the past
But as long as I breathe
Each smile in my bleak face
I'm on my way to find
Back to the peace of mind
And from the flames
As chance would have it
The soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
I will never change my mind
I will leave it all behind
That's how it seems though
Spiteful cruel but wise
Beyond his age
My body fails
My soul will rise
The end of life's immortalized disease and agony
And I see death through golden eyes
Beyond the door
There's something more
It seems there's just one way
On through the heat
I've felt the touch of evil
I still feel the icy claw in me
For a decent price
I've banned kindness from my heart
The spirit of all truth and beauty
Pawned for my desire
And from the flames
As chance would have it
The soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
I will never change my mind
I will leave it all behind
And through the hour glass
Everything's grey
Everyone's pale
No colour nor beauty will enlighten my heart
The seat of life's empty and cold
Cadaverous you all seem to me
Stillborn but you're still alive
You're still alive
Truth lies in loneliness
When hope is long gone by
I'll wipe out the bliss of the new age
And welcome you precious night
And from the flames
As chance would have it
The soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
From a distant time
Voices echo in the hall
"Come and join us
Enter life and everything is gone now"
And through the looking glass
I still fear mortality and its loss in the end
Unlimited power in my hands
The claw of the dragon ascends
"Mourn for his lost soul
He's cursed and condemned"
Each step I take
May it hurt may it ache
Leads me further
Away from the past
But as long as I breathe
Each smile in my bleak face
I'm on my way to find
Back to the peace of mind
And from the flames
As chance would have it
The soulforged will come into light
And from the flames as chance would have it
The soulforged,
The stainless will rise
I will never change my mind
I will leave it all behind
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Some of the snippets that have not been mentioned yet:
* "And from the flames // As chance would have it // The Soulforged will come into light" probably refers to the fact that Raistlin survived a fireball during his Test of High Sorcery thanks to his golden skin (magic armor) provided by the pact he made with Fistandantilus.
* "I'm on my way to find back to the peace of mind" - Raistlin finally finds peace of mind once he leaves the Abyss and joins the RIver of Souls with his brother Caramon.
* "Stillborn but you're still alive" - Raistlin's mother though of discarding him (killing him) when he was born since he was too small and weak but Kitara, his half sister, saved him and took care of him during his first years. She'd take care of him again a couple of years later when his mother died and Raistlin went into a catatonic state.
I wrote an entry at RockGenius detailing a couple more facts about the story: rockgeni.us/2010/06/22/the-soulforged-by-blind-guardian/
I hope one day BG can do a song about Drizzt Do'Urden, another beloved character in fantasy books (at least by me ^_^), only this supreme group could bring life to the dark elf in a song :D
Most of Blind Guardian's songs inspired by literature are very catchy and hit very close to the mark.
I can't tell if it's just a character portrait in song, or if this is more towards when he attempts godhood.
"I'm not insane
That's how it seems though
Spiteful, cruel but wise beyond his age"
"My body fails
My soul will (rise)
The end of life's immortalized
Disease and agony"
He had a fragile build, but a strong spirit. Stronger than anyone else.
"On through the heat
I've felt the touch of evil
I still feel
The icy claw in me"
This refers to the spirit of Fistandantilus that gave Raistlin his powers, but sucked his lifeforce and weakened him.
Beautiful, beautiful song that reminds me of a very good tale :)
"And through the hour glass
Everything's grey, everyone's pale" Would apply to him gaining hourglass irises that forced him to see everyone as they would be dead.