Pagliacci – Black Flowers (gothic metal)

Male and female gothic metal duet.

Music, lyrics & keyboards: Koev

The song was written as a part of my metal opera “The Village of Madmen”.

Vocals: Katerina Simeonova & Dimitar Naydev (Ghost Warfare)
Drums: Dez Marinkov
Guitars: Yordan Yordanov (Allegorist)
Bass: Vassil Valchev

Mixed and mastered by Vassil Valchev at F.1 Sound Records Studio

Video credits:
Director: Anna Damaskova
Cinematography: Simeon Chengelski
Editing: Justin Litton
Production Design & Costume: Gergana Lazarova
Make-up: Gergana Lazarova & Boryana Litvinenko

Cast:
Dimitar Naydev as Harlequin
Katerina Simeonova as Colombina
Zhivko Koev as Random Keyboardist 🙂
and
Boryana Litvinenko, Dete Kafka, Dez Marinkov, Maria Koeva, Martin Kolev, Milen Milanov, Rea Risto & Veselin Vlasakiev as Choir Of The Mad

Filmed at Factory For Urban Art, Sofia

Special thanks to Stratsimir Kolchevski, Kiril Todorov, Nadya Kostova, Yana Melamed

Lyrics:
Choir Of The Mad:
Do not defy us
Accept the fire
Burn to your freedom
Harlequin:
Oh, I hear them screaming!

Choir Of The Mad:
You have to listen
There is a reason
You will see
Harlequin:
Oh, let me be!

Colombina:
You never really chose to know
What lives inside your very soul
What kind of fire burns in there
You never ever really cared
Did you see the angels fall?
Did you even care to look at all?
When voices started asking why
What was on your mind?

Harlequin:
Black flowers withering to dust
The blackest tears hold back I must
Black feathers falling from the sky
As angels die
Inside my soul – the cruelest theft –
There’s nothing, nothing since you left
A void, a world destroyed
And voices ever louder

Choir Of The Mad:
Do not defy us
Accept the fire
It brings salvation
Harlequin:
Oh, go away!

Choir Of The Mad:
Your pain – we know it
The cure we’ll show you
Burn!
Harlequin:
Shut up, shut up!

Harlequin:
I never really had a choice
I’ve seen the writings, heard the voice
It’s written on the other side
Colombina:
Give in, don’t fight, let time decide

Feel the heat of fire
Burning deep inside
Let go, don’t fight
Just walk towards the light
Can’t run, can’t hide
Too scared to scream
The bridge is burning behind you
Nothing is as is seems
It’s the agony
Every step of the path
It’s the certainty
There’ll be no going back
Let the light of the fire
Be your only guide
Give in, burn bright
And let time decide



Source: Koev