Iced Earth - Melancholy (Holy Martyr) Lyrics






Make the sadness go away
Come back another day
For years I've tried to teach
But their eyes are empty
Empty too I have become
For them I must die
A sad and troubled race
An ungrateful troubled place

I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries
Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die
Look at the pain around me
This is what I cry for
Look at the pain around me
This is what I'll die for

Make the sadness go away
Come back another day
The things I've said and done
Don't matter to anyone
But still, you push me to see
Something, I can never be
Why am I their shattered king?
I don't mean anything

I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries
Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die
Look at the pain around me
This is what I cry for
Look at the pain around me
This is what I'll die for





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  1. B.... d....

    ağlamayın ses geliyo

  2. �.... �....

    ΚΑΙ 2020 ΚΑΙ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΘΑ ΑΚΟΥΜΕ ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΔΙΑΧΡΟΝΙΚΟ ΚΟΜΜΑΤΙ ΠΟΥ ΑΝΕΒΗΚΕ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ "Areti"

  3. b.... ....

    This song so much reminds me of another metal one I don't know if it's from Metallica/Iron Maiden but sounds soo similar anyone knows maybe ?

  4. �.... �....

    ΠΑΜΕ ΜΩΡΗ ICED EARTH ΑΡΡΩΣΤΙΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑ!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. T.... ....

    NICEEEEEEE

  6. d.... ....

    Αφού είμαστε καψουρηδες σε όλα τα είδη της Μουσικής.

  7. �.... ....

    Fantastic!!!!

  8. A.... k....

    Temazo💖

  9. E.... G....

    2019 who?

  10. t.... ....

    Iced Earth KICK ASS...especially back then with that VOICE. Great charisma ,awesome but humble guy and EPIC voice.

  11. z.... d....

    Έλα η Ελλάδα όλη εδώ🇬🇷

  12. R.... R....

    Türkler neredesiniz yav

  13. E.... T....

    X-YESHUALIVES-X

  14. T.... J....

    This song so powerfull

    2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣

  15. F.... ....

    25/03/2017 Δε πρόκειται να ξεχάσω ποτέ αυτή την ημερομηνία μπεμπούλα μου γλυκιά...

  16. L.... W....

    Makes me think about what Hades would feel like welcoming the souls of the damned and trying to show them something they never learnt in life and would not learn in the afterlife.

  17. N.... G....

    am i the only one here thats annoyed by the change of tempo at the chorus?

    N.... G....

    Yeah it's a bit disturbing at the beginning

  18. c.... s....

    sou do brasil esta banda e do caralho

    c.... s....

    Você está certíssimo!

  19. K.... F....

    Kερασμένες οι Μπύρες...

  20. T.... P....

    α ρε εποχές...

  21. 1.... w....

    Mattew barlow is a god for heavy & speed & trash metal
    Why am I?

  22. R.... D....

    Fuuuck, this is so good

  23. J.... S....

    Last Maltesers falls on the floor: Make the sadness go away...

  24. A.... B....

    Nagyon imádom!!!! :) :)

  25. R.... B....

    Devoid of all the passion

  26. B.... X....

    conker spore metal slayer! BATMAN, SIN AND PUNISHMENT, STARFOX, STARLINK, DARKSTAR, SHADOWLAND! donkey kong kung fu panda for honor dragon age spyro dungeon siege III shin megami tensei 1 mortal kombat ninja gaiden kholat, dead cells! starlink! shadowrun!

  27. B.... X....

    Sial, ini tidak pernah menjadi tua. Matt Barlow hanya tingkat lain dibandingkan dengan penyanyi lain Iced Earth. Semua dari mereka adalah baik, tapi Matt hanya memberikan off getaran lain. Saya tidak menggunakan past tense karena dia akan selalu menjadi suara definitif Iced Earth untuk saya.

  28. B.... X....

    "Magmus" = Latin for "Magma" or "Noah".

  29. B.... X....

    avp naruto gnt3 and 4 and ex 1, ex 2, ex 3, 1 and 2, ninja gaiden sigma 2, BLADE II! splatterhouse! blue dragon!

  30. B.... X....

    In the metal world if you mention Iced Earth everyone goes, oh shit yeah they kick ass, but it's as if they forgot about them and you reminded them how awesome they were. They're one of those bands that everyone likes and respects, but never gained the popularity of an Iron Maiden or a Metallica. Truth be told, Iced Earth is one of the  greatest metal bands of all time. they are real, authentic, classic metal and deserve to be mentioned amongst the gods of metal.

  31. D.... s....

    I just discovered ice earth wow I am amazed

  32. K.... P....

    This song describes how i feel almost everyday, but one day i wont wake and feel this way.

  33. T.... M....

    Omg i Love This Song soooo Fucking much 💜

  34. L.... L....

    https://youtu.be/rhMXaE01Cos

  35. E.... T....

    X-RIGHTEOUS-X

  36. B.... L....

    Nothing else to do.....




    JUST BANGING MY HEAD!! AT 1 AM

  37. A.... .....

    hellooooolll

    what a great somg by the way

  38. R.... G....

    Muito bom 🤘🏽

  39. F.... E....

    Greece 🇬🇷!!!🤟

  40. m.... ....

    Το πρώτο απο τα μέταλ ακούσματα μου ήταν οι ICED EARTH

  41. a.... m....

    This couldn't be more accurate though a free man's eyes even today

  42. n.... '....

    Κόμματαρα

  43. f.... f....

    They are american what do they have to do with Greece?

    f.... f....

    There like massive in Greece tons of fans .

  44. t.... t....

    2019? Anyone?

    t.... t....

    Who cares?

    t.... t....

    Me 👍

    t.... t....

    @Alexandra La Course ;-)

    t.... t....

    2020 mufucka ill blast this shit until they die
    For my brothers
    Hopefully my small brothers will blast this and so on
    You cant kill an idea
    You cant kill love and most importantly
    YOU
    CANT
    KILL
    METAL

    t.... t....

    Hell yeah brother 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼

  45. N.... t....

    The rainbow colored cult will destroy us all. Socialism assimilated all who enter the gates of hell

    N.... t....

    🤐🤐🤐

    N.... t....

    "Something this way comes" and soon it shall unfortunately

    N.... t....

    Way to reply to yourself, fluffybunny.

  46. D.... M....

    SOM FODA DEMAIS.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🤙🤙💪💪

  47. S.... P....

    The band that we the Greeks honoured the most !

    S.... P....

    Bold statement to make. Pretty sure some of your people liked Cradle of filth. Or Dio. Or Opeth. Or....
    They drag me me back to my cell. Stay open-minded.

  48. W.... R....

    Who did that that was pretty good lol Loki’s standing strong

  49. B.... M....

    Greetings from Macedonia!

  50. M.... B....

    Çok yakın bir arkadaşımın tavsiyesiyle dinledim. Müptelası olduk be reis.

  51. N.... S....

    Ασμα Ασματων...

  52. s.... o....

    🇬🇷

  53. u.... g....

    2019 I still listen

  54. a.... e....

    iCED EARTH FOR EVER

  55. A.... S....

    I am listening to Nevermore/Sanctuary (if you like Iced Earth check them out, Godless Endeavor, one of best Albums) since 5 years or so, was looking for something new and stumbled across this, awesome song, eager to discover more

  56. T.... Y....

    Make the sadness go away... :'(

    T.... Y....

    Look at the pain around me

  57. C.... ....

    Παμεε λίγο

  58. f.... m....

    Make the sadness go away

  59. D.... V....

    One of the best & most underrated metal bands

  60. b.... �....

    depresyon şarkılarımdan biridir.

  61. C.... M....

    Iced Earth should definitely have many many more views, I would say like 100.000.000. Wonderful and legendary band ever! Regards from Colombia 🇨🇴🖤

  62. R.... S....

    I used to listen to this sound track religiously when i was in high school. I related so much to this song and other songs because of the pain i felt from all the bullying i suffered. Their lyrics are just so powerful, and it really pulls out your emotions. I still listen to this bands old stuff from time to time even 20 years later.

  63. E.... J....

    Awesome!

  64. P.... C....

    my lyrics analysis :


    //Make the sadness go away
    Come back another day
    //


    Jesus asking the father to keep this cup away from him in the garden of Gethsemane

    //For years I've tried to teach
    But their eyes are empty
    //


    for years god sent prophets to tell humans to turn away from their sins but that didn't work and they refused to listen


    //Empty too I have become
    For them I must die
    //


    Jesus emptied himself from all divine attributes to suffer and die for our sins


    //A sad and troubled race
    An ungrateful troubled place
    //


    refers to how humanity is lost and can never save themselves on their own and some are even ungrateful for the sacrifice that Jesus made


    //I see the sadness in their eyes
    Melancholy in their cries
    //


    this refers to the orthodox christian conception of hell, where hell isn't a place of physical torment but mental torment, god has saw how humans will be sad and devastated in hell


    for details about this concept of hell see : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiYf6ITgWbk


    //Devoid of all the passion
    //


    humanity has no love or passion at all


    //The human spirit cannot die
    //


    the human spirit is eternal and will suffer the consequences of its action


    //Look at the pain around me
    This is what I cry for
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I'll die for
    //


    there is a Christian legend that says Jesus at some point saw all the sins and the pain that humans have caused


    //The things I've said and done
    Don't matter to anyone//


    people didn't care about what God taught and did in the old testament


    //But still, you push me to see
    Something, I can never be
    //


    i don't know if this is intentional or not but this also deeply reflects what the orthodox conception of hell is, God doesn't throw anyone in hell, hell is a state humans make for themselves through sin, here humanity is pushing God to watch them as they suffer since it says "push me to see" not "push me to do" but God says i can never be that person who watches them to suffer


    //Why am I their shattered king?
    I don't mean anything
    //


    reflects the emotional pain Jesus endured on the cross

    P.... C....

    I agree wholeheartedly with your analysis

  65. I.... D....

    Make the sadness go away
    Come back another day
    For years I've tried to teach
    But their eyes are empty
    Empty too I have become
    For them I must die
    A sad and troubled race
    An ungrateful troubled place
    I see the sadness in their eyes
    Melancholy in their cries
    Devoid of all the passion
    The human spirit cannot die
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I cry for
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I'll die for
    Make the sadness go away
    Come back another day
    The things I've said and done
    Don't matter to anyone
    But still, you push me to see
    Something, I can never be
    Why am I their shattered king?
    I don't mean anything
    I see the sadness in their eyes
    Melancholy in their cries
    Devoid of all the passion
    The human spirit cannot die
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I cry for
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I'll die for
    I see the sadness in their eyes
    Melancholy in their cries
    Devoid of all the passion
    The human spirit cannot die
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I cry for
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I'll die for
    I see the sadness in their eyes (make the sadness go away)
    Melancholy in their cries
    Devoid of all the passion
    The human spirit cannot die
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I cry for
    Look at the pain around me
    This is what I'll die for

  66. K.... S....

    Hala nasıl bu kadar iyi olabiliyorsun 😍

    K.... S....

    oh türk gördüm bi tane

  67. S.... ....

    Супер

  68. J.... H....

    Iced earth was never iced earth without Matt Barlow. Even thou John Shaffer writes all the music as far as I'm concerned Tim ripper Owens is good. And I actually liked the glorious burden for instance. Still I think horror show is their best album. Wolf. Jack. The phantom opera ghost and so on.

  69. A.... U....

    Ωραίοι, και ωραίο κομμάτι, απλά τούς έχω βαρεθεί, Από 13χρ. Τούς ακούω, βασικά με MAIDEN άρχισα (πού τους έχουν ξεπατικωσει, λίγο maiden λίγο metallica και εδώ είμαστε, δεν τό λέω για κακό, και οι maiden από κάπου πήραν κ αυτοί, λίγο Thin lizzy k.t.l) και τό δεύτερο και ΔΥΝΑΤΌ ΜΈΧΡΙ ΣΉΜΕΡΑ,THE(TRUE)SEPS, Βασικά CAVALERA και τά μυαλά στα κάγκελα, με το UNDER A PALE GREY SKYYYYYYYY

  70. F.... C....

    Still singing along in 2019! Hell yeah! One of the great tracks from the golden years of Heavy Metal! (80's and 90's)

  71. D.... F....

    adoro essa musica!

  72. �.... ....

    *Suicide*

  73. p.... ....

    sucha tragic but beautiful lyrical message.

  74. G.... R....

    one of the best metal bands

  75. A.... ....

    Κανένας τέλη 2018 αρχές 2019;;;

    A.... ....

    ΕΝΝΟΕΙΤΑΙ

  76. T.... L....

    This song kicks ass! When this album came out, me, my boyfriend and his brother jammed on this especially this song. Then suddenly my boyfriend’s brother dropped dead of a heart attack at age 36 on July 4th ‘99 and my boyfriend could never listen to this song again. So heartbreaking. But 4 years ago, my boyfriend from back then passed away of cancer, so now he’s reunited with his brother and I bet they are jammin’ to this in Heaven! RIP my boys. I miss and love you both ❤️

  77. T.... W....

    And actually this song is from 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' not 'The Blessed And The Damned'

  78. S.... F....

    Spectacular track with spectacular lyrics.

  79. �.... �....

    κομματάραα

  80. S.... V....

    🎶🎧❤

  81. S.... K....

    This band is absolutely legendary. Should be counted with Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Epic AF

  82. K.... M....

    Que voz! Amei <3

  83. O.... C....

    I love it!

  84. J.... P....

    What if I tell u Iced Earth is worshiped as \M/etal God in Pakistan ? 18 years of listening to this Metal beast & would b listening even after 81 years if remained alive.

  85. R.... S....

    jesus is just a fairy tale.. this is real emotion shown through music :D

  86. R.... S....

    yeah great band indeed :D

  87. y.... �....

    ortapia dan gelenler...+1

  88. Y.... a....

    Anyone listening to this in 3000

  89. J.... S....

    Awesome! 🤘🏼

  90. P.... ....

    Can't go wrong with Iced Earth's ballads.

  91. M.... K....

    Shaffer is one of my favorite people in metal!! Wish Barlow never would've left the band, but hats off to Barlow!! Much respect.

  92. d.... ....

    some thai fucking whore band so call bodyslut copy this song and make it a huge hits poor third world cunt

  93. D.... F....

    Maravilhoso.

  94. T.... D....

    Great message