Lyrics
Goodbye o creature of folly
Expressing farewell to a foolish being
The Sun still sheds light
Despite the farewell, the Sun continues to illuminate
On your towers
Referencing structures made of steel and glass
Of steel and glass
Describing the material of the towers
And they will bear silent witness
Asserting that these structures will witness silently
To the futility of your achievements
Commenting on the uselessness of human accomplishments
And the beasts will roam your streets
Predicting that wild creatures will wander the streets
Feasting on your cooling flesh
Anticipating the consumption of human remains by beasts
Never again will your like be seen
Stating that a similar being will not emerge again
Such arrogance and folly
Highlighting arrogance and foolishness
The worm has conquered
Symbolizing the triumph of decay or destruction
And you return to dust
Describing the return to dust after conquest
Millennia of evolution
Referring to thousands of years of development
Science and religion
Mentioning the coexistence of science and religion
Toil and suffering
Highlighting labor and suffering throughout history
Still you never learn
Emphasizing the failure of humanity to learn
Now it is over
Declaring the end of a phase
And how futile it all was
Expressing the futility of past endeavors
The dreams on mankind
Describing the decay of human dreams
Rotting away
Depicting the deterioration of aspirations
And thus we all fade
Stating the fading away of all entities
Weep not for your destiny
Advising against mourning one's fate
No-one will be left to mourn
Asserting the absence of mourners in the future
3000 AD
Providing a distant future timeline (3000 AD)
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