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Amorphis - Elegy
Band
Album

Elegy

(1996)
TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
GenresMelodic Death Metal
LabelsNuclear Blast, Relapse Records
Ranked#52 for 1996 , #2,077 all-time
Album rating :  86.3 / 100
Votes :  17
1. Better Unborn (5:50)
Track rating :  82.1 / 100       Votes :  7       [ ]
Better it would be for me
And better it would have been
Had I not been born, not grown
Not been brought into the world
Not had to come to this earth
Not been suckled for the world

If I'd died a three-night-old
Been lost in my swaddling hand
I'd have needed but a span of doth
A span more of wood,
But a cubit of goof earth
Two words from the priest
Three verses from the cantor
One clang from the bell

Better it would be for me
And better it would have been
Had I not been born, not grown
Not been brought into the world
Not had to come to this earth
Not been suckled for the world
I'd rather die, I'd rather be better unborn

If I'd died a three-night-old
Been lost in my swaddling hand
I'd have needed but a span of doth
A span more of wood,
But a cubit of goof earth
Two words from the priest
Three verses from the cantor
One clang from the bell

Better it would be for me
And better it would have been
Had I not been born, not grown
Not been brought into the world
Not had to come to this earth
Not been suckled for the world
I'd rather die, I'd rather be better unborn
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Amorphis - Elegy
Elegy - Album Credits
Members
  • Tomi Koivusaari : Vocals & Rhythm Guitars
  • Esa Holopainen : Lead Guitars
  • Olli-Pekka Laine : Bass
  • Pasi Koskinen : Vocals
  • Kim Rantala : Keyboards
  • Pekka Kasari : Drums
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