The Fossilized Widow (Parlor Piano Version) – English Lyrics

• By: Blackbriar
• Album: A Thousand Little Deaths

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the dark and poetic world of Dutch gothic metal band Blackbriar through their haunting ballad, "The Fossilized Widow (Parlor Piano Version)." The song's clear and emotional English lyrics offer a great opportunity to learn descriptive and evocative vocabulary related to love, loss, and the supernatural. The stripped-down arrangement allows you to fully appreciate Zora Cock's beautiful vocals and the intricate storytelling, making it a captivating and accessible song for language learners who enjoy melancholic and atmospheric music.

[English]

My hand got frozen to the planchette

My eyes fixated on the letters of the alphabet

I think I'm slowly turning mad

I wonder if this board has some kind of defect

‘Cause I don't know why it's always moving towards "goodbye"

I have so many questions left, so many questions left

How I want to kiss you in your glass casket

And wake you up again like dark magic

But I'm still here where you left me

‘Cause when we both died I got frozen in time

I got frozen in time

Oh, I've got nothing to do but scream at the rafters

Bloodshot eyes, hysterical laughter

Nowhere to go, nothing to do but scream at the rafters

Searching for a glimpse of you

My hand got frozen to the planchette

There are so many words left unsaid

Where are you, my murderer?

You can't just leave me here utterly bereft!

Utterly bereft!

Oh, I've got nothing to do but scream at the rafters

Bloodshot eyes, hysterical laughter

Nowhere to go, nothing to do but scream at the rafters

Searching for a glimpse of you

Spiders are crawling

Dust is dancing in a tiny streak of light

It's turning into a proper haunted mansion

Where time stood still, and lovers have died

Where curious children are climbing through a broken window

To see if the legend is true

And get a glimpse of the fossilized widow, widow, widow, widow

With her hand frozen to the planchette

Her eyes fixated on the letters of the alphabet

Oh, I've got nothing to do but scream at the rafters

Trying to reach you in the hereafter

Nowhere to go, nothing to do but scream at the rafters

Searching for you, bloodshot eyes, hysterical laughter

Nowhere to go, nothing to do but scream at the rafters

Searching for a glimpse of you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
frozen /ˈfroʊzn/ B1	adjective - very cold and covered with ice verb - become solid and firm, especially from cold
planchette /plænˈʃɛt/ C1	noun - a small board used in Ouija boards or spirit writing
alphabet /ˈæl.fə.bɛt/ A1	noun - a set of letters or symbols used in a language
scream /skriːm/ A2	verb - to cry out loudly in a high-pitched voice verb - to make a loud, piercing sound
rafters /ˈræftərz/ B2	noun - the sloping beams that support a roof
bloodshot /ˈblʌdˌʃɒt/ B2	adjective - reddened due to swollen or burst blood vessels
hysterical /hɪˈstɛrɪkəl/ B2	adjective - extremely funny or causing uncontrollable laughter adjective - in emotional distress and acting wildly
laughter /ˈlæftər/ A2	noun - the act or sound of laughing
searching /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - trying to find something by looking carefully
glimpse /glɪmps/ B1	noun - a brief or partial view verb - to see briefly or catch a quick look at
widow /ˈwɪdoʊ/ A2	noun - a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried
fossilized /ˈfɒsɪlaɪzd/ C1	adjective - turned into a fossil or preserved in a prehistoric state
haunted /ˈhɔntɪd/ B2	adjective - believed to be visited by ghosts
mansion /ˈmænʃən/ B1	noun - a large, impressive house
casket /ˈkæskɪt/ B1	noun - a coffin for a dead body
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A1	noun - the use of supernatural or illusory powers adjective - like magic or having magical qualities
murderer /ˈmɜːrdərər/ B1	noun - a person who kills someone intentionally
bereft /bɪˈrɛft/ C1	adjective - deprived or lacking something important
spiders /ˈspaɪdərz/ A1	noun - eight-legged arthropods that spin webs

Key Grammar Structures

• My hand got frozen to the planchette

  ➔ Past Simple with 'got' + past participle

  ➔ 'Got' + past participle' indicates a change of state or being affected by an action

• My eyes fixated on the letters of the alphabet

  ➔ Past simple with 'fixated' as the main verb

  ➔ 'Fixated' describes a state of intense focus or obsession

• I wonder if this board has some kind of defect

  ➔ Conditional statement using 'if' in indirect question form

  ➔ 'Wonder' introduces a question or curiosity about a possibility

• Her hand frozen to the planchette

  ➔ Adjective phrase describing state e.g., 'frozen'

  ➔ Adjectives like 'frozen' describe the state of being immobilized

• There are so many words left unsaid

  ➔ Passive voice with 'words left unsaid'

  ➔ Passive construction indicating that the words are not expressed

• Spiders are crawling

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ Expresses an action happening at the moment or around now

• Where time stood still, and lovers have died

  ➔ Past perfect tense with 'have died'

  ➔ 'Have died' indicates an action completed in the past that has relevance to the present or a specific narrative context