Under the Sun
Eternal Echoes: Unveiling the Futility Under the Sun
Lyrics
Turn off their prides
Expressing a desire to eliminate feelings of pride in others.
Turn off their hates and all of their sins
Advocating for the cessation of hatred and sins in others.
Bring them to me
Inviting others to be brought to the speaker.
I’ll show my view on their foolish lives
Offering to share the speaker's perspective on others' foolish lives.
What kind of hell
Raising a question about the kind of hell created from a once heavenly state.
They made from heaven which was before
Reflecting on the transformation of heaven into a hell.
And let them enjoy
Suggesting that people should enjoy the consequences of their own actions.
Wars and diseases made by themselves
Referring to the wars and diseases created by humanity for themselves.
There’s nothing new
Stating that there is nothing new under the sun, implying repetitive human behavior.
Under the Sun
Highlighting the monotony and lack of novelty in human existence.
They waste their lives
Observing the wasteful nature of human lives.
Under the Sun
Reiterating the meaningless nature of human existence.
It’s meaningless
Emphasizing the futility of life "Under The Sun."
Under The Sun
Repeating the idea of meaninglessness and suggesting universality.
And no exceptions
Asserting that there are no exceptions to the meaningless nature of life.
For mankind’s sons
Indicating that the lack of meaning applies universally to all of mankind's sons.
Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind. For with much wisdom comes much sorrow
Quoting a biblical reference about the pursuit of wisdom and the associated sorrow.
Torture their own brothers for the wealth and the pleasure
Describing the brutal actions of torturing one's own brothers for wealth and pleasure.
Sons kill their fathers, violent nature from their birth
Pointing out the inherent violent nature in some individuals from birth.
Your fate is doomed as you walk down to Earth
Stating that one's fate is doomed as they come to Earth.
I’ve seen all the things
Claiming to have witnessed all human actions occurring under the sun.
That are done under the Sun
Expressing a personal dedication to exploring human actions through wisdom.
I devoted myself
Devoting oneself to the exploration of all that is done under the sun.
To explore by wisdom all that is done
Highlighting the absence of remembrance for men of old.
There is no remembrance
Emphasizing the lack of recollection for past individuals.
Of men of old, and even those who
Continuing the theme of forgetfulness regarding individuals of old.
Are yet to come
Addressing the inevitability that those yet to come will also be forgotten.
Will not be remembered by those who follow.
Stating that future generations will not remember those who follow.
There’s nothing new
Reiterating the idea that there is nothing new under the sun.
Under the Sun
Repeating the notion of the lack of novelty and repetition in human actions.
From ages to ages
Indicating the perpetual nature of the lack of novelty from ages to ages.
Under the Sun
Restating the idea of monotony and lack of newness under the sun.
They fight for lives
Observing that people continue to fight for their lives under the sun.
Under the Sun
Reiterating the point that life under the sun has no end.
And there’s no end
Affirming the perpetual struggle for existence among mankind's sons.
For mankind’s sons
Concluding with the idea that there is no end for mankind's sons under the sun.
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