Number of posts : 1710 Registration date : 2017-08-01
Subject: New Signum Regis Thu May 21, 2020 5:19 am
From their press material: Given Up For Lost is the first single from the band's new multi track EP that will be released later this year. After the 2019 album The Seal Of A New World, this is the second official release with the band’s new vocalist Jota Fortinho. In this uptempo, straight to the point song, Signum Regis once again show that they mastered this genre to perfection."
Check it out...
Black Rider
Number of posts : 1566 Registration date : 2011-04-13
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Thu May 21, 2020 8:17 am
Heading for the distant fairy coasts? I like these guys but in measured doses.
Follower of Jesus
Number of posts : 817 Registration date : 2007-05-02
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Thu May 21, 2020 2:08 pm
I like that song but yeah that lyric needs some explanation. Bizarre!
Jen5
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Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Thu May 21, 2020 5:25 pm
I'll third that. I mean what came before it was pretty genius:
Voice of thunder rolling Bells of Heaven tolling Calling up those given up for lost which, if you ask me, is a pretty epic lyric
.......and then we get the distant fairy coast????
Black Rider
Number of posts : 1566 Registration date : 2011-04-13
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Thu May 21, 2020 6:07 pm
I know. It was like And then But then
Xid
Number of posts : 5591 Age : 55 Localisation : Knoxville, TN Registration date : 2014-03-12
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Thu May 21, 2020 10:22 pm
I find the the lyrics to be weak and lacking of sense long before they get to the "distant fairy coast":
Out of silence, out of plight - Not sure if this is just a difficult way to say "Out of the silent plight". Tarred and feathered out of sight - Strange, obscure reference to a long gone punishment that happened in a dark alley. Here we come to name the nameless - Who are they, where did they come from and what are you going to name them? From the ashes out of dust - Now we're burning dirt. Disrespected without trust - Trust and disrespect are never companions Here we come to brave the madness - What madness?
So he were are, we'll be bound forever - Bound to what? Scar after scar, we won't give in never - Very tenacious of you. Terrible rhyme. Come as you are, you're the one and only - Who are we talking about here? No more convicted wrongly - Another terrible rhyme.
Voice of thunder roaring - Not a bad line. Just not sure where it fits with the nonsense. Bells of Heaven tolling - Whoops! Should have used "rolling" in the previous line. Calling up those given up for lost - Is this a reference to the rapture? A thousand eagles flying - Why? Where did they come from and where are they going? Fearless petrifying - We're turning to stone but we're not scared? Heading for the distant fairy coasts - What in tarnation is this tomfoolery?
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Jen5
Number of posts : 1710 Registration date : 2017-08-01
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Fri May 22, 2020 4:54 am
Ouch. But I enjoyed reading that. "Now we're burning dirt" lol lol lol lol
Follower of Jesus
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Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Fri May 22, 2020 6:07 am
Wow, and I thought I was tough on lyrics. Xid has me beat!
Xid
Number of posts : 5591 Age : 55 Localisation : Knoxville, TN Registration date : 2014-03-12
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Fri May 22, 2020 10:03 am
I can gloss over a bad line here, or cheesy rhyme there, but when the lyrics don't make any sense, it's hard to listen to. Musically the song rocks.
Xid
Number of posts : 5591 Age : 55 Localisation : Knoxville, TN Registration date : 2014-03-12
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Fri May 22, 2020 11:16 am
If I were to write the lyrics for this song, it would go something like this:
In the silence of their plight They walk among us out of sight We've come to honor the nameless From the ashes and the dust No respect for the least of us We've come to end this madness
So he were are, on this side of forever Scar after scar, still we will endeavor Come as you are, noble or lowly To the One who's holy
Voice of thunder rolling Bells of Heaven tolling Calling those given up for lost On eagle's wings they'll fly Hear the sounding of their cry Calling those given up for lost
Jen5
Number of posts : 1710 Registration date : 2017-08-01
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Fri May 22, 2020 5:07 pm
Nice rewrite, Xid. I'd get rid of the plight-sight rhyme though. Too obvious imo
Xid
Number of posts : 5591 Age : 55 Localisation : Knoxville, TN Registration date : 2014-03-12
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Fri May 22, 2020 5:46 pm
Thanks!
What about: They walk among us blind to eye?
Jen5
Number of posts : 1710 Registration date : 2017-08-01
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Fri May 22, 2020 7:53 pm
Def. Better
Fundy
Number of posts : 5387 Age : 50 Registration date : 2007-05-04
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Sat May 23, 2020 12:40 am
I love Signum Regis, but the lyrics can be a bit strange sometimes. That's why I haven't got their new stuff.
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rockerVu2
Number of posts : 16657 Age : 95 Registration date : 2007-02-09
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Wed May 27, 2020 7:11 am
This sounds very cool.
bassdude
Number of posts : 614 Age : 53 Localisation : Hannibal, MO Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:25 am
Sometimes lyrics can be tricky for those who do not speak English as their first language.
Black Rider
Number of posts : 1566 Registration date : 2011-04-13
Subject: Re: New Signum Regis Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:54 pm
That's true though I still wonder what, heading to the fairy coasts, even means at all?