Lyrics
Apocalypse fills my head, fire and smoke turns the sky blood red,
Feeling of impending doom and destruction, with vivid imagery of an apocalypse.
Thermonuclear warhead, chemical warfare, disease widespread.
References to weapons of mass destruction and the widespread impact of warfare and disease.
People kneel to the might of a figure head, mother earth lies silent on
Submission to powerful figures, possibly political leaders; Earth depicted as dying.
her death bed
Symbolic portrayal of Earth in critical condition, emphasizing environmental concerns.
Into the fire the blind are led, five billion people will soon be dead.
Blind obedience leading to destruction; a large portion of the global population facing death.
War is no solution to the conflicts that we face
Rejecting war as a solution to conflicts, advocating resistance against an inevitable destiny.
The end of our evolution, revolution, resist the hand of fate.
Challenging the course of evolution and urging resistance against fate.
Armageddon, the end draws near, reality becomes our biggest fear
Portrayal of a looming apocalypse, with reality becoming a source of fear.
The future once seemed so free and clear, darkest hour, life disappears.
The once optimistic future now clouded with darkness and the disappearance of life.
Punishment for greed and lust, mass genocide, holocaust
Punishment for human vices like greed and lust, alluding to genocide and holocaust.
Foretold predictions of the end upon us, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Referring to prophesied predictions of the end, emphasizing the inevitable cycle of life and death.
We wage a ware which can't be won,
Highlighting the futility of war, describing it as a self-destructive act.
Apocalyptic suicide, what have we done?
Desperation and regret for participating in a destructive path leading to collective suicide.
Fire, one day a great fire shall come
Foreseeing a catastrophic fire as a destructive force.
Rain, a cleansing rain will wash away the scum
Imagining a cleansing rain that will eliminate the negative elements in society.
War, blood thirsty savages we've become
Commentary on the brutal and savage nature of humanity in times of war.
Revelation, judgment night and now we're done.
Reference to judgment night, suggesting a reckoning for human actions.
I pride myself on my sill to survive, i will fight to stay alive
Personal resolve to survive in the face of adversity.
We've got the power, destroy or create,
Acknowledgment of human power to create or destroy, with a hint of self-destructive tendencies.
Terminate ourselves with our love for hate.
Connecting the destructive power with human emotions, specifically the paradoxical nature of love and hate.
Every night I kneel down and pray,
Expressing a sense of helplessness through prayer in the face of inevitable destruction.
There's nothing I can do to make it go away.
Acknowledging the inability to change the impending doom despite the desire for a different outcome.
We march for peace and scream for change
Advocating for peace and change, but recognizing the enduring presence of war (dogs of war).
But the dogs of war will forever remain.
Emphasizing the persistence of war, suggesting its ingrained nature.
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