Duncan+M's+Favourite+Poems

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Song - John Donne
__Lyrics__ 

SWEETEST love, I do not go, For weariness of thee, Nor in hope the world can show A fitter love for me ; But since that I At the last must part, 'tis best, Thus to use myself in jest By feigned deaths to die.

Yesternight the sun went hence, And yet is here to-day ; He hath no desire nor sense, Nor half so short a way ; Then fear not me, But believe that I shall make Speedier journeys, since I take More wings and spurs than he.

O how feeble is man's power, That if good fortune fall, Cannot add another hour, Nor a lost hour recall ; But come bad chance, And we join to it our strength, And we teach it art and length, Itself o'er us to advance.

When thou sigh'st, thou sigh'st not wind, But sigh'st my soul away ; When thou weep'st, unkindly kind, My life's blood doth decay. It cannot be That thou lovest me as thou say'st, If in thine my life thou waste, That art the best of me.

Let not thy divining heart Forethink me any ill ; Destiny may take thy part, And may thy fears fulfil. But think that we Are but turn'd aside to sleep. They who one another keep Alive, ne'er parted be. (Source:http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/sweetest.htm)

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Opeth - Windowpane
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__Lyrics__ 

Blank face in the windowpane Made clear in seconds of light Disappears and returns again Counting hours, searching the night Might be waiting for someone Might be there for us to see Might be in need of talking Might be staring directly at me Inside plays a lullaby Slurred voice over children cries On the inside

Haunting loneliness in the eye Skin covering secret scars His hand is waving a goodbye There's no response or action returned

There is deep prejudice in me Outshines all reasons inside Given dreams all ridden with pain And projected unto the lost (Source:http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Windowpane-lyrics-Opeth/03D2D16AAD33F72148256CF400208E4A)  __Meaning I Make__ 

The meanings i get from this song is that the person that wrote it has lost a loved one, and is constantly waiting for them to come home, not being able to let go of the memory of their loved one. The song really sets a chilling mood and this adds to the lyrics. Inside the lyrics is a hint to what might be going on "Slurred voice over children cries", this could be related to an abusive father and how the wife has been completely disconnected from her husband, like he's another person when he's drinking. There are other hints to domestic viloence too, "Skin covering secret scars", however not as strong as "Slurred voice over children cries". Of course another meaning is that the music is just awesome :D

Opeth - Ghost of Perdition
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Ghost of Mother Lingering death Ghost on Mother's bed Black strands on the pillow Contour of her health Twisted face upon the head

Ghost of perdition Stuck in her chest A warning no one read Tragic friendship Called inside the fog Pouring venom brew deceiving

Devil cracked the earthly shell Foretold she was the one Blew hope into the room and said: "You have to live before you die young"

Holding her down Channeling darkness Hemlock for the Gods Fading resistance Draining the weakness Penetrating inner light

Rode into the dark unaware Winding ever higher

Darkness by her side Spoke and passed her by Dedicated hunter Waits to pull us under Rose up to its call In his arms she'd fall Mother light received And a faithfull servant's free

In time the hissing of her sanity Faded out her voice and soiled her name And like marked pages in a diary Everything seemed clean that is unstained The incoherent talk of ordinary days Why would we really need to live? Decide what is clear and what's within a haze What you should take and what to give

Ghost of perdition A saint's premonition's unclear Keeper of holy hordes Keeper of holy whores

To see a beloved son In despair of what's to come

If one cut the source of the flow And everything would change Would conviction fall In the shadow of the righteous The phantasm of your mind Might be calling you to go Defying the forgotten morals Where the victim is the prey (Source:http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ghost-of-Perdition-lyrics-Opeth/0A0951913342DDD84825707500088986)**R** <span style="color: #c72fda; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #c72fda; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__Meaning I Make__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

The meanings that i get from Ghost of Perdition is that there is someone dying, someone lifeless on a bed and the singer/songwriter is talking about how he first found them. The idea of someone going to hell is present in the lyrics "Devil cracked the earthly shell, Foretold she was the one, blew hope into the room and said "You have to live before you die young", this passage might be talking about someone who lived fast (drugs and dangerous activities) and died young. These lyrics are very strong and they have a very powerful meaning.