“Where the Roses Fade (Garden of Shadows)” is a gothic power metal song that explores the eternal cycle of life and death through poetic metaphors. Set in a mysterious and haunting garden, it reflects on the inevitability of decay and renewal, portraying death as a gentle caretaker and life as a resilient force. With darkly atmospheric tones, emotional melodies, and powerful imagery, the song conveys a sense of beauty in the balance between creation and destruction.
Lyrics:
Intro:
In the garden of shadows, nothing truly dies
Every bloom whispers secrets to the soil
Verse:
Beneath the waning sun
The roses bleed their scarlet hue
Each petal’s silent fall
A story written on the dew
Shadows stretch and weave
Among the graves of blooms once bright
Life breathes in decay
As roots entwine with endless night
Chorus:
Where the roses fade
The earth reclaims its due
The scythe may fall
But seeds will sprout anew
Ashes feed the ground
Life’s eternal sound
The garden whispers, low and deep
Its secrets sown in roots that keep
Verse:
A willow bends and sways
Its branches cradle whispers deep
The soil cradles bones
From which new emerald tendrils creep
Death wears a patient guise
Tending blooms with spectral care
Each end a gentle start
In this cycle beyond despair
Chorus:
Where the roses fade
The earth reclaims its due
The scythe may fall
But seeds will sprout anew
Ashes feed the ground
Life’s eternal sound
The garden whispers, low and deep
Its secrets sown in roots that keep
Verse:
The ivy claims the stone
Its tendrils creeping toward the light
Old roots drink the rain
Feeding blooms in the endless night
The cycle turns again
Each leaf a memory reborn
The garden keeps its vow
Through every death, a new day’s morn
Chorus:
Where the roses fade
The earth reclaims its due
The scythe may fall
But seeds will sprout anew
Ashes feed the ground
Life’s eternal sound
The garden whispers, low and deep
Its secrets sown in roots that keep
Bridge:
Beneath the moon’s cold silver gaze
The roots and bones forever embrace
A requiem blooms in silent shade
Where life and death their vows replay
Chorus:
Where the roses fade
The earth reclaims its due
The scythe may fall
But seeds will sprout anew
Ashes feed the ground
Life’s eternal sound
The garden whispers, low and deep
Its secrets sown in roots that keep
Chorus:
Where the roses fade
The earth reclaims its due
The scythe may fall
But seeds will sprout anew
Ashes feed the ground
Life’s eternal sound
The garden whispers, low and deep
Its secrets sown in roots that keep
Post-Chorus:
Shadows cradle every seed
The blooms return; the cycle feeds
Life begins where death concedes
Outro:
In the garden of shadows, life and death are one
A haunting combination of strings and choral voices fades into silence as the final words echo into the dark:
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