Radiant Eclipse

Album: Waking The Fallen (2003)
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Songfacts®:

  • One of Avenged Sevenfold's early songs, "Radiant Eclipse" can be understood either as about dying or being betrayed by a friend. It starts with the lines:

    Two nights ago I was shot
    A bullet sunk straight through my soul
    A friend pulled the trigger that silenced me


    Later in the song, be wonder if the singer is now dead for real:

    I watch my mother shed tears
    And taste the blood that she cries


    We have A7X frontman M. Shadows to thank for these rather visceral lyrics.
  • The song is part of Waking The Fallen, the second Avenged Sevenfold album, released in 2003. It runs 6:10 and is a great indication of their metal-punk fusion, with savage drumming by The Rev, who sadly passed away in 2009. The band broke out with their next album, City Of Evil in 2005, which includes the song "Bat Country."

Comments: 6

  • Mikeolomey from CaJames it's actually " a bullet sunk straight through the skull". Either way it's an awesome song!
  • Chris from Edmonton, Abold a7x is amazing there new stuff is good but there screamo stuff blew me off my feet
  • Alan from The Meadow Of Rainbows, United KingdomThis song scares the crap out of me. Especially the start. That's the first time I've been scared by a guitar riff. It's still a good song though, A7X rocks!!
  • Janae from Riverside, CaSorry Keaton but it's not "close your eyes or look away/ fate exposed and won't let me say." Change "say" to stay! ;)
  • Tina from Santa Ana, CaYeah for me its more of that maybe a way of saying that the song lyrics have to do with death AND betrayal because of the "Youre all gone to me." But I'm not sure seeing from it being in the point of view on an emo. Lol. Not much can say until we can ask the band. :]
  • James from Houston, TxIn the lyrics it says "A bullet sunk straight through my skull". Either way it's an awesome song!
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