The Shores of Melancholia Songtext
von Green Carnation

The hanged men dance
So dark that I found myself grasping
For light in this parallel world
Well, I feel that I belong here
The stolen heart, the death of humanity
Hidden in ink on a page filled with love
For your own damn misery

And it makes me wonder
How grateful do I feel
When I blow out the candle?

Here on the shores of melancholia
Winter is draining the life out of summer
And hope, torn asunder
The tale of the dead soldiers′ bones
Makes a beautiful ending
A perverse embrace
One final breath under scarlet clouds


Gather 'round
Come witness the death of a dream
And the birth of the upper class
As the vultures gather
Ophelia, too human, too soft for this life
As your innocence fell from the sky
In my own backyard

And it makes me wonder
How grateful did you feel
When you blew out the candle?

Here on the shores of melancholia
Winter is draining the life out of summer
And hope, torn asunder
The tale of the dead soldiers′ bones
Makes a beautiful ending
A perverse embrace (perverse embrace)
One final breath under scarlet clouds

Here on the shores of melancholia
Winter is draining the life out of summer
And hope, torn asunder
The tale of the dead soldiers' bones
Makes a beautiful ending
A perverse embrace (perverse embrace)
One final breath under scarlet clouds


Under scarlet clouds
When you blew out the candle
Under scarlet clouds
When you blew out the candle