The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Lethean River" by the artist "Tristania"

In the song "Lethean River" by the Norwegian band Tristania, the lyrical hero addresses a mysterious force that embodies oblivion and the secrets of the past. The text is filled with dark beauty and metaphors that create a sense of immersion in the depths of memory and sorrow.

"Arise my secrets, thy beckoned mysteries / Streams of silver through drowning lids" - these lines open the song, calling for hidden memories and secrets to rise from the depths of the subconscious. "Silver streams" through "drowning lids" can be interpreted as tears that are shed at the moment of painful remembrance.

The image of the river of oblivion, Lethe, is central to the song. The river, which flows in the underworld of Greek mythology, grants the souls of the dead oblivion of their earthly life. The lyrical hero of Tristania, however, seeks not complete oblivion, but rather an understanding of his secrets and experiences. He turns to the river as the keeper of the past, to the place where the answers to his questions are hidden.

"A gesture of silver moisture, / Like snow on a riverbank / A gesture of silver moisture / So sore on parched skin" - these lines convey the duality of memories. Silver moisture - perhaps moonlight reflecting in the river, or perhaps the same tears - colors everything around in cold tones, creating a feeling of sadness and melancholy.

"The heat of a life left behind / Time will gather all the sources of your secrets" - the past, though left behind, continues to influence the present. Time, like a river, collects all the threads of memories, shaping the hero's personality.

In the final stanzas of the song, the hero asks the river of oblivion to reveal its secrets to him, hidden "deep in the darkness of your sorrow." He is ready to plunge into the abyss of painful memories in order to find peace and understanding.