Serenades
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| Original Version | LP Version | American Import Version | |||||
| 1. Lovelorn rhapsody | 6:12 | 1. Lovelorn rhapsody | 6:12 | 1. Lovelorn rhapsody | 6:12 | ||
| 2. Sweet tears | 4:06 | 2. Sweet tears | 4:06 | 2. Sweet tears | 4:06 | ||
| 3. J'ai fait une promesse | 2:32 | 3. J'ai fait une promesse | 2:32 | 3. J'ai fait une promesse | 2:32 | ||
| 4. They (will always) die | 7:06 | 4. They (will always) die | 7:06 | 4. They (will always) die | 7:06 | ||
| 5. Sleepless | 4:07 | 5. Sleepless | 4:07 | 5. Sleepless | 4:07 | ||
| 6. Sleep in sanity | 6:46 | 6. Sleep in sanity | 6:46 | 6. Sleep in sanity | 6:46 | ||
| 7. Scars of the old stream | 1:06 | 7. Scars of the old stream | 1:06 | 7. Scars of the old stream | 1:06 | ||
| 8. Under a veil (of black lace) | 7:22 | 8. Under a veil (of black lace) | 7:22 | 8. Under a veil (of black lace) | 7:22 | ||
| 9. Where shadows dance | 1:52 | 9. Where shadows dance | 1:52 | 9. Where shadows dance | 1:52 | ||
| 10. Dreaming: the romance | 22:30 | ||||||
| 10. All faith is lost | 8:03 | ||||||
| 11. ...And I lust | 5:46 | ||||||
| 12. The sweet suffering | 6:42 | ||||||
| 13. Everwake | 2:41 | ||||||
| 14. Crestfallen | 10:15 | ||||||
| total time | 65:48 | total time | 42:18 | total time | 75:47 | ||
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| Japanese Import Version | Digipack Version | 2CD Version | |||||
| 1. Lovelorn rhapsody | 6:12 | 1. Lovelorn rhapsody | 6:12 | 1. Lovelorn rhapsody | 6:12 | ||
| 2. Sweet tears | 4:06 | 2. Sweet tears | 4:06 | 2. Sweet tears | 4:06 | ||
| 3. J'ai fait une promesse | 2:32 | 3. J'ai fait une promesse | 2:32 | 3. J'ai fait une promesse | 2:32 | ||
| 4. They (will always) die | 7:06 | 4. They (will always) die | 7:06 | 4. They (will always) die | 7:06 | ||
| 5. Sleepless | 4:07 | 5. Sleepless | 4:07 | 5. Sleepless | 4:07 | ||
| 6. Sleep in sanity | 6:46 | 6. Sleep in sanity | 6:46 | 6. Sleep in sanity | 6:46 | ||
| 7. Scars of the old stream | 1:06 | 7. Scars of the old stream | 1:06 | 7. Scars of the old stream | 1:06 | ||
| 8. Under a veil (of black lace) | 7:22 | 8. Under a veil (of black lace) | 7:22 | 8. Under a veil (of black lace) | 7:22 | ||
| 9. Where shadows dance | 1:52 | 9. Where shadows dance | 1:52 | 9. Where shadows dance | 1:52 | ||
| 10. Eternal rise of the sun | 6:34 | ||||||
| 11. Nailed to the cross / 666 | 4:07 | ||||||
| 10. Dreaming: the romance | 23:28 | 12. Dreaming: the romance | 23:28 | 10. Dreaming: the romance | 23:28 | ||
| 11. Nailed to the cross / 666 | 4:07 | ||||||
| --- Disk two --- | |||||||
| 1. ...And I lust | 5:46 | ||||||
| 2. The sweet suffering | 6:42 | ||||||
| 3. Everwake | 2:41 | ||||||
| 4. Crestfallen | 10:15 | ||||||
| 5. They Die | 7:59 | ||||||
| total time | 69:57 | total time | 76:29 | total time | 1:39:14 | ||
Lovelorn Rhapsody
I hear your voice
It sings so softly
Curious to join in
A harmony to breathe forevermore
Joyous the one to hear a voice
In fields where grass grows tall
Golden carpets swell and whisper
Autumn trees will weep
Immune to pity, I've grown used to grief
The eternal tear reciprocates
In fields where grass grows tall
Golden carpets swell and whisper
Autumn trees will weep
Dawn breaks open like a wound that bleeds afresh
In bleak misery, the lifeless lie in squandor
Love has left me, fleed from me
Fragrant lust waits beside and dies
Like flowers that wilt without refreshment
In midday sun I sit and bide time
Adorning me, a lovelorn rhapsody
Sweet Tears
In each others arms
We cried together
And your tears tasted sweet
All is not lost
And never to be forgotten
Like a shiver down my spine
The lonely nights keep falling
And I still want you
All is not lost
And never to be forgotten
She's passed away but dreaming
Her soul's awake and screaming
The weeping willow is weeping
And beneath our hearts ...
... all joy is sleeping
our bliss is carried away ... sweet tears
J'ai Fait Une Promesse
The way that the willow bows over the stream
like a mourner crying for their loved one
reminds me of last fall
when on one knee, I pledged myself to you
They (Will Always) Die
All tears restrained for years
Their grief is confined
Which destroys my mind
An ode to their plight is this dirge
Some yearn for lugubrious silence
(It is the) serenity in the image of coffins
Shall life renew these bodies of a truth?
All death will he annul, all tears assuage?
Fill the void veins of life, again with youth
And wash with an immortal water, age
They Die ... (they will always die)
Sleepless
And I often sigh
I often wonder why
I'm still here and I still cry
And I often cry
I often spill a tear
Over those not here
But still they are so near
Please ease my burden
And I still remember
A memory and I weep
In my broken sleep
The scars they cut so deep
Please ease my burden
Please ease my pain
Surely without war there would be no loss
Hence no mourning, no grief, no pain, no misery
No sleepless nights missing the dead ... Oh, no more
No more war
Sleep In Sanity
It is not I who sleeps
It is you who sleeps ... you sleep
Insane you sleep, I sleep in sanity
Under A Veil (of Black Lace)
With loving passion, oh your radiance
A serenade I cry
Your silk lined coffin the lachrymatory
To hold a mourner's tears
Ethereal splendour
Pale skin and down cast eyes
Scent of paradise
Like her, forever remains unknown
Through tear stained eyes
My view is growing weaker
Please help my grief be vanquished
Thy bed of roses, funereal drapery
Impale my on your thorns
Celestial splendour
Pale skin and down cast eyes
Farewell autumn kisses
Like her, forever remains unknown
I loved her ... but now she's gone
(It's so hard to face)
Overcoming ... tender reckoning
If I too depart the earth
I harmony to (our) heaven we'll elope
Heavenly grace with which to ease
the virgin's tears
Lyrics in plain text format
Darren : Vocals
Daniel : Guitar
Vincent : Guitar
Duncan : Bass
John : Drums
Recorded at Academy Studios, West Yorkshire, in June, July & September 1992.
Produced by Anathema and Hammy. Engineered by Mags. Mixing engineered by Keith
Appleton. All music written and arranged by Daniel and Anathema. All lyrics by
Darren. Vocals on J'ai Fait une Promesse by Ruth. All orchestral arrangements
and all additional instruments by Daniel. Cover photograph by David Penprase.
Black and white band photograph by Porl Medlock. All other photography by Darren.
Design and layout by Dave Phybus and Anathema.
The sound of this album is a bit less depressive and more melodic than on their debut The Crestfallen EP. Except that it sounds quite similar I think. The songs start out really brilliant, with even a remake of 'They Die'. (It's the same as the original, except that it has an orchestral end), but near the end the songs get to be a bit less interesting. The worst part is the 22 minute song 'Dreaming: The Romance' which is only some vague keyboard sounds without any structure at all. But overall, it's still a really cool full-length cd of Anathema.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
