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Melodie: Pantera – Cemetery Gates

Motiv: “Cemetery Gates” is a seven minute song by heavy metal band Pantera. The song is the fifth track from Cowboys from Hell, the band’s second album with lead singer Phil Anselmo. “Cemetery Gates” showcases Anselmo’s vocal ability and range, concluding with falsetto notes answered by Dimebag Darrell on guitar.

“Cemetery Gates” received a large amount of air-play by rock stations, and has become one of Pantera’s most popular songs.

A shorter version of “Cemetery Gates”, without its acoustic beginning, was released into a music video. A shortened, five minute and forty-seven second version without the conclusion was included on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight. Pantera’s live album, Official Live: 101 Proof, includes a six and a half minute rendition of the song.

After Dimebag’s death, the song was performed by Dream Theater as a tribute during Gigantour. The band was joined on stage by Russell Allen of Symphony X for the first verse, Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory for the second verse and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth for the ending solo.

Se potriveste ritmul melodiei cu starea mea de acum… versiunea de 7 minute si (nu cea din video) are niste parti instrumentale superbe….

Lyrics:

Reverend, Reverend,

Is this a conspiracy?
Crucified for no sins
No revenge beneath me
Lost within my plans for life
It all seems so unreal
I’m a man cut in half in this world
Left in my misery

The reverend he turned to me
Without a tear in his eyes
It’s nothing new for him to see
I didn’t ask him why
I will remember
The love our souls had sworn to make
Now I watch the falling rain
All my mind can see
Now is your (face)

Well I guess you took my youth
and gave it all away
Like the birth of a new-found joy
This love would end in rage
And when she died I couldn’t cry
The pride within my soul
You left me incomplete
all alone as the memories now unfold.

Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the cemetery gates

Sometimes when I’m alone
I wonder aloud
If you’re watching over me
Some place far abound
I must reverse my life
I can’t live in the past
Then set my soul free
Belong to me at last

Through all those complex years
I thought I was alone
I didn’t care to look around
And make this world my own
And when she died
I should’ve cried and spared myself some pain…
You left me incomplete
All alone as the memories still remain

The way we were
The chance to save my soul
And my concern is now in vain
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the cemetery gates