General Info: Prophecies is the 3rd song of Blind Guardian's latest studio album "Beyond the Red Mirror" which was released in early 2015. Beyond the Red Mirror is a continuation from their album "Imaginations from the Other Side".

Beyond the Red Mirror has been described by Hansi Kürsch as "A story between science fiction and fantasy. The two worlds described have changed dramatically for the worse since then. While there used to be several passages between the worlds, there is only one gate left now: The Red Mirror. It has to be found at any cost."

Song Meaning:

In short, like Hansi introduces this song when playing it live, "Prophecies" is about a crow, a hare and a prophecy.

Lyrics:

I can see a crow On your judgement day Seems like a sermon

Please come over Don't come over Please come over

Here

Welcome the last day of our lives I will break the circle Walls, I'll tear them down

And guilt will break the silence But there is no return No return

We shall overcome We will bring you back To a moment in time

We will reveal and detect What you are Precious truth in a cage

It has been captured but safe And there we'll bind it and Blind it with lies

The king will come World will come undone He is the center of creation

The prophecy It's a promise to us all A crow, a storm

Shadows will be rising soon A crow, a storm

The Nine sing Once upon a dream ago We're the ones you've left alone

Now, as we speak There's a way There's a door

Come find us And join us Come see it and feel it

Doors in and out You shall be falling

Your mind's still trapped in twilight Now, catch a glimpse Shall I get through

They've walked on To the other side

But how could I know? I'm drowning Drowning

Where do I belong? Drown in shadows

I am the center of creation They prophecy It's a promise to us all

A crow, a storm Shadows will be rising soon A crow, a storm

The Nine sing Once upon a dream ago We're the ones you've left alone

Don't blame me Don't blame me

It's my lying toad The Crow and the Hare

They've moved Further into the unknown

Mark my words They will be gone

You'll see them playing games, my dear They've moved along

Cause one day in the afterlife We'll meet again

They've frowning Frowning

On your judgement day They are shadows

They're in the center of creation They prophecy

It's a promise to us all A crow, a storm

Shadows will be rising soon A crow, a storm

The Nine sing Once upon a dream ago We're the ones you've left alone

But don't be afraid There's war beyond the red door

And please ignore their pleas Just break the seal

Break the seal, find the red door

There's a red There's a red There's a red door

Break the seal, find the red door

The eternal The infernal The eternal

We shall better get him back

The eternal The infernal The eternal

Will we ever see the light again

Live: Official Live Video

Statistics:

Since they started touring for their new album the song has been played live 106 times and is considered a staple in their setlist. It is one of the few songs from Beyond the Red Mirror which are frequently played live.

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