ok, so we all know that on some of the songs its a little difficult to understand what david is saying, and sometimes the lyrics dont list what he said. so i wanted to start this forum so that everyone could contribute and help everyone else understand the songs

but isnt it all about interpreting the songs induvidually and to make their own meaning behind them?

im just talking about the lyrics themselves, like sometimes i cant understand the actual words themselves

Every so often, David will slip a Hebrew word into the lyrics--Pain Redefined, for example has the word "elochai" which I understand to mean "my God" or "dear God".

And sometimes, he'll put a word in there that has me diving for the dictionary-- in Facade, the line is "obdurate and obstinate"... I always thought those two words were interchangable, because both mean "stubborn", but different degrees of stubborness. Obdurate is basically stubborn to the point of danger or harm.

You're right in thinking that a lot of what David sings isn't on the lyrics sheet included with the CDs. That's true of a lot of artists I've been acquainted with over the years. Record companies either print the wrong lyrics deliberately or leave certain aspect of the lyrics out. How do you include any of David's growls and other vocalizations in the lyrics as printed?

And I've noticed that some of the spoken parts of some of the songs are not included, as if they aren't lyrics. They're just as much a part of the song, say Liberate, as anything that's sung.

FYI: CrowX does include lyrics for every song under the Albums thread. Go to whatever album the song you want is on and the lyrics are usually the very first post.

He uses "Tefached" in Stupify. It translates to "be afraid" in Hebrew.

does anyone know what is being said at the beginning of want?

He uses words i've never even heard of too. And that just makes you go and look them up to learn what in the world he's saying and what he means. Of course just because you learn the words, doesn't mean you'll catch what the lyric actually refers to or means too since everything could mean anything with his lyrics:P

tallmaniac wrote:does anyone know what is being said at the beginning of want?

"Just thought I’d take a little bit of your pain..."