Alesana - Alchemy Sounded Good At The Time Lyrics






[spoken:]
this the oldest story in the book... he desires the one thing he cannot have...

my darling queen, I lay myself at your feet
and I shall stay the hands of fate

wind cries out, heavens boil above voicing discontent to my sins
I have found the way to trick the ferryman
I have deceived the ancient Gods

cold flesh lends to me its secrets...
(each day brings me closer to you...)
...for a price too high
(...my tragic victory)
I shudder at what I have done

darling queen I lay at your feet...
chills take me as she wakes, throat gasps tainted breath
I've reclaimed you my stolen bride
can your soul forgive my crimes of passion?
I would not close the casket; I'm so consumed by your pain
faint screams echo through the night...

cold flesh lends to me its secrets...
(each day brings me closer to you...)
...for a price too high
(...my tragic victory)
I shudder at what I have done

the pains of death can no longer haunt you
as the dawning sky brings forth one forsaken thought
death can not win for I now dwell in the palace of decay
and I shall stay the hands of fate

night descends, sinews twitch
my pale queen finally stands to taste silent lips now cursed with her love

cold flesh lends to me its secrets...
(each day brings me closer to you...)
...for a price too high
(...my tragic victory)
[x2]

I shudder at what I have done





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  1. R.... C....

    ¿ Alguien más esuchándolo ya terminando el año? c':

  2. A.... ....

    Esto está de ptmr

  3. B.... L....

    best intro .... ever

  4. H.... Y....

    I miss my MSU-IIT days :')

  5. J.... M....

    2019 and I still love it!!!!!!!!!!

  6. G.... E....

    2019 😥

  7. d.... c....

    2019??? No body??

  8. C.... R....

    2019 ??? best band of the life

    C.... R....

    Totally agree

  9. T.... ....

    Year 2007 remembers

  10. K.... ....

    2017?!!!

  11. X.... ....

    "it is the oldest story in the book, for he desires the one thing he cannot have" -Viktor (Underworld 2003)

  12. X.... ....

    favorite band opens with a line from my favorite movie, Underworld

  13. U.... R....

    What I hear "Easter brings me closer to ned" actual words "Each day brings me closer to you"

    U.... R....

    Unknown Raise. Hey there neighborino

  14. D.... ....

    (Guitar)
    Like I don't know what the fuck a guitar sounds like

    D.... ....

    DRCM52895 lmao

  15. r.... ....

    This song is based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice according to wiki =)

  16. C.... d....

    This song is based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. She dies and goes to the underworld, and he could not live without her, so he goes into the underworld looking for her. He tricks the ferryman to let im cross the river Styx. So, he finds Eurydice, and Hades allows Orpheus to take her back, but on the way back, he must not look at her, to make sure she's behind him. Eventually, he looks behind, and Eurydice is sucked back down to the underworld. :))

    C.... d....

    Defend The Realm fucking sick bro that shit sounds badass

    C.... d....

    Ur the shit

  17. D.... S....

    ummm. is this actually based on FMA or is it something else? I'm extremely curious =]

  18. j.... l....

    noticed the beginning part came out on underworld xD

  19. M.... ....

    that intro is the shit!

  20. T.... C....

    It's derived from the movie Underworld not full metal alchemist -.- Idgets.

  21. A.... F....

    I usually hate screamo.. but this, i love<3

  22. D.... D....

    Wow people in my senior class of high school listened to this? this is just annoying haha

  23. T.... R....

    Full Metal Alchemist! <3 I thought of this song when i watched the anime...

  24. A.... ....

    whe did they say "thanks for watching hope you liked it"? xD
    cool song, thanks for uploading!
    greets from germany

  25. A.... L....

    Jan.25 2012

  26. X.... ....

    *Guitar Awesomeness* Ftw! xD

  27. X.... ....

    reminds me of Supernatural :P

  28. A.... L....

    Oct. 11 2011

  29. L.... P....

    My phone is stupid lol

  30. t.... ....

    As Seen On: TopNewHipHopMusic

    What the FUCK has this come to? ;_;

  31. A.... R....

    I enjoy these Guitars :3

  32. A.... ....

    i dont really like the low screams but the one at 0:51 are pretty good

  33. K.... D....

    the opening is from underworld

  34. z.... ....

    this song is good for like a thriller movie or scary movie XD

  35. A.... ....

    @EntwinedbyVengeance Samee (': Heard of Chelsea Grin?

  36. A.... ....

    @EntwinedbyVengeance You need to listen to Deathcore, Listen to Whitechapel

  37. L.... ....

    @pseg3456 lo full metal alchemist is very well know anime =]

  38. P.... C....

    I also love fullmeatal alchemist as much as this band, but sadly not many ppl know it, just for like this band :L

  39. B.... ....

    shit... never listen to this song with headphones at 4 a.m. the beginning will scare the piss out of you! :0 but other than that... AMA-ZA-ZING SONG! go alesana! -3

  40. S.... C....

    xD i know this is about greek legends but this song just reminds me of fullmetal alchemist.. xD not cuz them name is "alchemy sounded good at the time" but you know because some parts can be related to the show :P

  41. s.... ....

    wait i just watched underworld and the beginning of this song is what that dude says so does this song have anything to do with the movie????

  42. G.... P....

    First 37 seconds are epic... Like my nightmares... T.T

  43. R.... ....

    @RockD90s would be drag back to Hades, he soon cant bare it so he looks back and she gets suck back in to Hades. The End...

  44. R.... ....

    Listen to the lyrics There talking about the Greek Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice Eurydice dies by falling into a pit of vipers while trying to escape from Sator, a half-man half-goat demon, Orpheus can not accept that he dies so he uses music to go down into the underworld he tricks the ferryman to letting him pass he tricks cerberus.When he meets Hades he was impressed so he let Orpheus have Eurydice's soul back. But Hades said if he look back at her before they reached the surface she

  45. j.... p....

    I like the song its just..i'd like a lil more articulation :p

  46. N.... ....

    It reminds me of Full Metal Alchemist..alot.

  47. N.... ....

    @TokioHotel88722
    No no no, you've got it all wrong. That's not Katy Perry's dick..its Justin Biebers's.

  48. A.... F....

    they sound soo sweet

  49. N.... B....

    I love this song -3

  50. S.... S....

    the beginning is so amazing

  51. R.... G....

    this band is AMAZING!!! i fucking loooovvvee anything with greek mythology allusions, and it doesnt hurt when the band is badass lol

  52. a.... ....

    The end is so creepy.. Love it!

  53. n.... ....

    @ilufflesu112 the song is from Orpheus in greek mythology going to the underworld to retrieve his wife(who died) he basically charms/sings his way into the underworld Hades is impressed so he lets him leave with her under one condition the whole way back she walks behind him and he dosen't look back and eventually on the way out he can't bare it and looks back so she vanished forever

  54. G.... A....

    I HATE IT when the lyrics appear after they sing it ugh!

  55. J.... ....

    The guitar at 0:22-0:37 is sexy :)

  56. M.... ....

    @blackroseforgotten game!
    i can remember me too :'D

  57. r.... r....

    I remember when this song FIRST came out in 07 (:

  58. S.... K....

    Full metal Alchemist ^.^

  59. i.... ....

    @weihoozie
    You should probably listen to The Third Temptation of Paris by them too. It's about the fall of Troy.

  60. R.... B....

    I love the note Shawn hits when he says "tragic" at @2:23 its beautiful!

  61. b.... ....

    screamer needs to join a death metal band and quit alesana

  62. D.... ....

    @MissEmoo96 Alesana and my chem are both AWESOME bands =)

  63. X.... B....

    alesana is the best band that there has ever been

  64. w.... ....

    Guily pleasure of mine. I really like the songs with the more obvious greek mythology stories. Sure, some of their lyrics are typical highschool melodramatic garbage, but this song right here, along with Nero's Decay are gold.

  65. R.... S....

    muito bom...

    no Brasil quase nao temos bandas assim, é uma pena pois é muito bom!

    By:Raiany

  66. T.... ....

    this is freaking awesome i have to say

  67. n.... ....

    anyone can go one day without listening 2 alesana?

    n.... ....

    Me and it's 2019

  68. b.... s....

    @iluvsamtaylor sadly, guys like u makes youtube accounts just to troll = (

  69. s.... ....

    isn't it slay the hands of fate :p

  70. J.... R....

    @iluvsamtaylor actually the lyrics are pretty incredible. This whole album is pretty much greek mythology through music... which is pretty crazy imo.
    And seriously, i don't really care if you like them or not... your loss. No need to hate on my favorite band bro :)
    You can listen to whatever your little heart desires. You won't see me hating in the comments.

  71. M.... P....

    @bfmvtears333 Read what I put dip shit, a friend said to watch it. This is the shittiest stuff, I dare to even call it music.. This is why teenagers have the stereotype of being punks etc.. fuck you and your gay ass noise. It's not even singing.. and the lyrics are fucking retarded too. Go ahead and be a keyboard warrior on me, I don't give a fuck. Bye.

  72. D.... F....

    @iluvsamtaylor This shit is good music.. if you don't like it then don't watch

  73. g.... ....

    @icaruzwings both i think i get confused from greek and roman myths

  74. S.... H....

    what does the album talk about?

  75. A.... ....

    The Beginning is from Underworld! <333 'This is the oldest story in the book, he desires the one thing he cannot have' Amazing movie, awesome band, great song!! Alesana forever. ♥

  76. L.... Z....

    i love that song!! is my favorite !!! ok one of my favorites xD of alesana <3

  77. M.... P....

    Friend told me to look this up.. wtf is this shit? Is he choking on the mic?

  78. s.... ....

    @MrLiferuiner
    Endings without stories is good too ^^
    VERY aggressive

  79. M.... B....

    @icaruzwings yeah

  80. M.... 1....

    @papersnowflake3247 you can if you pay attention..

  81. J.... A....

    <3<3<3<3

  82. C.... W....

    LOVE IT <33

  83. S.... ....

    yes it is your fault
    i agree with desertfox45row

  84. m.... r....

    LOVE IT!! 8)

  85. p.... n....

    this is like early alesana. i love it!

  86. T.... ....

    haha, my best friend was listening to this when i was telling her about fullmetal alchemist..... really funny, if you've seen fma, you'll get it. haha, the same friend who got me into alesana and screamo actually! love alesana!
    ~Alice-chan

  87. A.... ....

    No, but Melissa Milke who's Shawn Milke's sister provides vocals in certain songs.

  88. a.... a....

    Great song. Great band. ^.^

  89. S.... P....

    I love Alensana... and pretty much any screamo music.

  90. A.... D....

    um what hapened to (drums) and (bass)

  91. M.... G....

    alesana is so damn awesome! love it. ♥

  92. T.... C....

    yea sure (guitar) nothing else just the guitar :))))

  93. J.... P....

    *______________*"

  94. B.... ....

    I just got On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax! The song qualities are actually wayyyy better than what I've found on Limewire!

  95. B.... ....

    Ohhhhh. The story about the lute player who tried to retrieve his love from the Underworld: Under the condition that he couldn't look back, rite?

  96. L.... C....

    nope Orpheus and Eurydice i knew rite wen i read the myth(i luved it!<3) but nice guess