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Song ID: 17504
Covered As: Cemetery Gates by Between The Buried And Me
Cemetary Gates by Strength
Reverend reverend is this some conspiracy?
Crucified for no sins
An image beneath me
Whats within our plans for life
It all seems so unreal
I'm a man couldnt have feel this world
Left in my misery...
The reverend he turned to me
Without a tear in his eyes
It's nothing new for him to see
I didn't ask him why
I will remember
The love our souls had
Sworn to make
Now I watch the falling rain
All my mind can see
Now is your (face)
Well I guess
You took my youth
And gave it all away
Like the birth of a
New-found joy
This love would end in rage
And when she died
I couldn't cry
The pride within my soul
You left me incomplete
Memories now unfold.
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the
Cemetery gates
Sometimes when I'm alone
I wonder aloud
If you're watching over me
Some place far abound
I must reverse my life
I can't live in the past
Then set my soul free
Belong to me at last
Through all those
Complex years
I thought I was alone
I didn't care to look around
And make this world my own
And when she died
I should've cried and spared myself some pain...
Left me incomplete
All alone as the memories still remain
The way we were
The chance to save my soul
And my concern is now in vain
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the cemetery gates
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After Dimebag's death, the song was performed by Dream Theater as a tribute during Gigantour. The band was joined on stage by Russell Allen of Symphony X for the first verse, Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory for the second verse and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth for the ending solo.
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73 comments on this song.
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___-Burnt
dont mind this song. guitar solos are awesome.
added: 03/10/2004, 06:46 AM
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Bill Dance
A classic song, I love it.
added: 03/11/2004, 04:15 PM
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Poopstick Ninja
Some of Phil's highest vocal ranges explored thoroughly.
added: 03/13/2004, 10:52 AM
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Bliss From A Dead Embrace
Best Pantera song EVER
added: 04/24/2004, 04:53 PM
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Bill Dance
One of the greatest songs ever but certainly not the best Pantera song.
added: 05/16/2004, 02:44 PM
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landamo
Best. Song. Ever. Once some punk ass kid told me that Master of Puppets was better so I backhanded him.
added: 06/09/2004, 09:40 PM
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Carl Panzram7390
The intro will put a tear in your eye...until you reach to the bad ass part of Dimebag Darrell's guitar!!!
added: 07/22/2004, 11:59 AM
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Jochem
The best Pantera song I ever heard. Pure greatness. But Master of Puppets kicks this songs ass pretty hard. MOP = this times one freaking million
added: 10/04/2004, 10:00 AM
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Jochem
THis song remains Fucking awesome, beautiful (and all positifs things you can say about) though
added: 10/04/2004, 10:04 AM
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Silent Waters
this song rocks my socks of. its fucking great
added: 10/06/2004, 04:45 AM
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xX_dagger_Xx
i can get any non-pantera fan to listen to this song..and it's one of my favorite.
added: 10/07/2004, 04:00 AM
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Minion
I have an emotional tie with this track.
added: 10/19/2004, 02:36 PM
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Tristan.
I hate Pantera with a fucking passion, but this song is just amazing. A little long, but still really really good.
added: 10/21/2004, 12:40 PM
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Minion
What kind of sick sad little human being are you?
added: 11/02/2004, 08:53 PM
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ShredForDimebag
how can you not like pantera? you must be sick. this song is fucking cool by the way
added: 11/03/2004, 05:43 AM
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lost x soul
why the fuck do you hate pantera ?
added: 12/04/2004, 11:49 PM
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naginalJJ
R.I.P. DIMEBAG DARRELL
added: 12/09/2004, 03:57 PM
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allah
This song is really eerie right now... RIP Dimebag
added: 12/09/2004, 05:42 PM
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Bliss From A Dead Embrace
RIP Dimebag... Nathan Gale, I hope Dimebags whooping your ass all over hell as I speak....
added: 12/09/2004, 07:00 PM
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Funky
i hate nathan gale!!!! he killed a mother fucking legend! the greatest guitarist ever played! but now... we all can't hear the new material he can master... i heard he was suppose to make a side project with zakk wyld! that would be badass...but we will never see it happen cuz that fucking cumbucket killed the legend...r.i.p. "dimebag" darrell abbott! you will be missed. im gonna go cry...
added: 12/09/2004, 08:59 PM
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EveryLastOne
R.I.P. Dimebag, you will be missed.
added: 12/09/2004, 09:24 PM
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allah
If Satan would even allow that stupid fuckhead to enter hell, Dimebag and an army of dead Pantera fans will be kicking his ass for all eternity. That gives me something to look foreward to when I die.
added: 12/09/2004, 09:52 PM
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KILLyourseLF
RIP Dimebag. You may be gone, but we have your music, and the thought of you still with us.
added: 12/09/2004, 11:14 PM
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allah
Vinnie Paul had to watch his brother die, and couldn't do anything about it. Who wants to dig up Ol' Nate and shit on his corpse?
added: 12/10/2004, 01:31 AM
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Chiplin
RIP Dimebag, you are still the fuckin man
added: 12/10/2004, 01:50 AM
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lost x soul
RIP Dimebag Darrell
added: 12/10/2004, 07:45 PM
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D34D H4CK
RIP Dimebag
im appaled at the marines....lennon dimbag.....where will it end....lets go kil some marines
added: 12/11/2004, 03:48 PM
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Handsome Rob
since i came home wednesday night and read about this online, i've been doing nothing but play cemetary gates over and over on my dime slime. yet one more of my heroes has fallen. rest in peace, brother. you will never be forgotten.
added: 12/12/2004, 05:27 AM
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Jochem
R.I..P Dimebag. One off the greatest
added: 12/12/2004, 07:15 AM
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ShredForDimebag
R.I.P Dimebag. i will never listen to this song in the same way again. you were truly a legend among guitarists and an amazing inspiration to me. you will be missed dearly.
added: 12/12/2004, 01:19 PM
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Killing With A Smile
well lennon wasnt that big of a loss but im still up for killin some marine bastards.
added: 12/13/2004, 04:07 PM
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RADEoN
dead hack, you need your face beat in with a rock. the death of darrell abbott wasn't a mission all marines. you're a dumbfuck if you think the marines should be killed because of this.
added: 12/15/2004, 01:09 AM
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Deadwired2
This is why people should cry over Dimebag's death. I don't understand how the Metal World could've ever been what it is now if it weren't for the songs like this, that come straight from the heart and proved that Metal isn't some purely malevolent force. It's the most organic of all music, bringing every emotion to it's extreme, whether it be love or hate. Darell had a huge heart, and he wasn't someone who took his influence for granted, or acted like it was something that made him superior. He lived and breathed Metal, and set an example for all Metalheads. Dissension between us is not what anyone wanted or intended, we all listen to it for the same thing. Yes, all our tastes may be different, but that does not mean anyone in this for it's emotion is any less true than the next person. Dimebag will always be the pure soul of Metal, and even though he's dead, traces of who he was will always be here in his music. R.I.P., Dimebag.
added: 12/15/2004, 07:02 PM
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Jochem
Great Speech. It's true to the bone
added: 12/17/2004, 08:33 AM
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ShredForDimebag
DImebag himself would have been proud of that man...
added: 12/17/2004, 09:00 AM
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Nils
i think one of the best from pantera. greattttt song!
added: 12/21/2004, 09:46 AM
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D34D H4CK
i don't think they did...i just hate the marines to many pussies go in thinking they can take it and go crazy and do stupid shit like this.....i def. don't think it is something all marines strive for...i just think the marines should be more careful who they take in...not everyone can take the "brutal" training they go through...sorry i gave you the wrong impression i guess it was easily convieved...ohh well...
added: 12/28/2004, 02:20 AM
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I c y
This is the first song I heard off from Pantera. And it had proven 1 thing, Pantera is capable of producing true music. I've always thought Pantera would be another stupid punk band or whatever out there. I was wrong. After listening to this once, I just want more of it. The intro itself is very very touching, very relaxing, very nostalgic, it's like listening with no worries in mind. I hope i'm not the only 1 that feels that.
added: 01/04/2005, 09:20 AM
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Daemon721
Dead Hack, You dont know shit. Be Quiet.
added: 01/04/2005, 08:11 PM
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Patate
"Metallica", Pantera isnt punk, it is Trash metal.... as for Cemetary Gates, its not hard at all but its one of their best.
added: 01/05/2005, 01:55 PM
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I c y
I said I always thought Pantera is. I know it isn't, that is why i use the word "thought".
added: 01/06/2005, 08:33 AM
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Jochem
Ok, I changed my opinion on this song. I said once that this song will never be as good as Master of puppets. It's way better actually. It's tied with Floods for the best song they made and both beat the shit outta Master of Puppets. It's still no Fade to Black but this stuff is really really good!
added: 01/06/2005, 12:16 PM
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I c y
I'm in love with this song too. Seriously, i really like the intro. The intro is so catchy right there. The moment i play this, i just keep on listening. At first i didn't like the part where they develop from a clean ballad tone to a distorted and heavy tone, but as i listen to it more, I find it simply awesome! I've been expecting for something like this for years.
added: 01/12/2005, 04:11 AM
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ShredForDimebag
glad you realised that cobain. metallica may be an awesome band, but pantera own them hands down. even master of puppets has a match to meet.
added: 01/19/2005, 11:07 AM
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Thegreatmilenko
Pantera Hands down..Best band of their Era
added: 01/27/2005, 10:25 PM
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THE Perfect Name
its a classic, definitely one of the best tracks Pantera had, and one of the best tracks metal has ever witnessed. The intro is mesmorizing, and the solos are spectacular. Dimebag truly was one of the best.
added: 02/01/2005, 07:10 PM
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I c y
Seriously, this song kicks master of puppets in terms of riffs, and intro. But in terms of solo, no way. The riff really is catchy, so is the peaceful intro.
added: 02/02/2005, 07:42 AM
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Underground Authority
awesome song, fucking sucks about Dimebag, he was a master
added: 02/08/2005, 01:02 AM
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I c y
R.I.P Dimebag.
added: 02/08/2005, 09:21 AM
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Cratic
It is a great song, but I think some people are really overrating it. There are better songs out there.
added: 02/18/2005, 11:21 AM
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YeahOldRumpa
What a riff!.. best song of Pantera
added: 02/20/2005, 11:12 AM
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SideShowFreak
dimebag... never dead.. .forever alive in side the fans... always... forever... never forget 12/04
added: 02/24/2005, 11:18 AM
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Clown866
great song , probably my favorite ballad if we can call it so
added: 05/12/2005, 06:26 PM
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Patate
Perfection.... R.I.P Dimebag
added: 05/25/2005, 06:49 PM
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ssjessie44
fav band fav song!!!!! good one
added: 08/21/2005, 07:42 PM
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TaxesStealFromUs
I dont know about you but Diamond Darrel isnt dead, he lives in my heart and in my music, as a musician, i have dreams of reaching talent at his level, he is a god and hes chillin in heaven, (or hell, whichever is more appealing) getting shitfaced and smokin some herb. I never met him and many say hes a beautiful person, and i dont doubt it, its in his music, the heart and soul, some may say theres better, some say not, it doesnt matter, its what he gave to the metal community and what an impact he made on soo many lives and how he touched the hearts of millions.
added: 10/07/2005, 01:54 PM
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I c y
You are damn right TaxesStealFromUs. It doesn't matter much, this song is just so fucking beautiful. The solo, the intro acoustic, the riff. Millions and Billions of people around, but only Dimebag produces guitarworks like this. A God to many, a fallen hero of mine. RIP.
added: 10/16/2005, 02:05 AM
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ministry
RIP Dimebag
added: 01/09/2006, 03:48 AM
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MadMan
RIP Dimebag, you always did a kick-ass job man. We'll miss ya!
added: 01/18/2006, 07:34 AM
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I c y
Dimebag just kick all the asses in Texas competition at the age of 16 and was banned just because no one can beat him.
added: 03/07/2006, 07:11 AM
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114calories
LOOOooooooooooooooveeee
this
sONGGGGGGGGGGg
oh mygod
added: 07/10/2006, 06:11 AM
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bob1234567890
Great guitarwork in this song. The harmonics melody just completes the song.
added: 07/31/2006, 07:50 AM
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xLordCJx
This song is beauty.
added: 08/18/2006, 10:21 PM
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Im Your History
anyone know what this song is pertaining to? i love the song, just have always been curious what it's relative to
added: 01/18/2007, 12:46 PM
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NHL101
sickkkkk
added: 03/16/2007, 02:26 PM
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Aesthetics
Great Fucking song dime was a god and always will be do me
added: 07/22/2007, 04:05 AM
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sharpie
Fucking great song and fucking great band R.I.P. Dimebag
added: 09/19/2007, 12:04 AM
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Lyin Heart
One of the best Pantera songs ever!
added: 10/10/2007, 03:30 PM
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Tartarus666
BADASS SONG.RIP DIMEBAG
added: 08/04/2008, 11:27 PM
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celticwarlord422
One of my favourite songs ever, these guys were so damn great.
added: 10/19/2008, 03:20 PM
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Rockzilla
still one of the more painful memories - can't believe to this day that it happened, let alone on the same day as when we lost John Lennon.
added: 01/24/2009, 12:21 AM
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Lucid Dreams
Stellar song and will be a classic forever. R.I.P Dime.
added: 03/17/2009, 03:11 PM
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Dactylartha
Incredible lyrics, mind blowing tune, always will be a classic, RIP Dimebag.
added: 10/01/2009, 10:47 PM
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