Memento Mori

Memento Mori: Embracing the Abyss of Existence
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Lyrics

The sound of a weeping earth

The Earth is expressing sorrow and distress.

in the throes of death

The Earth is undergoing a severe, agonizing state resembling death.

If there is no heaven above

Questioning the existence of a heavenly realm above.

Heaven is when there is nothing left

Suggesting that heaven is attained when there is nothing remaining, possibly referring to a state of purity.


You're doomed from the moment of birth

From birth, individuals are fated with doom.

In a generational curse

Referring to a curse passed down through generations.

Suffering to no avail

Suffering is endured without any positive outcome.

Condemned to a rotting shell

Being sentenced to a decaying existence.


Is life but a strangled breath

Life is compared to a constricted breath, possibly indicating its challenging nature.

Carve purpose to make sense of our death

Creating meaning or purpose to comprehend death.

We Tell ourselves we are fine

Despite internal struggles, individuals convince themselves that they are okay.

Rotting away while we do our time

Suffering silently while enduring the passage of time.


Is there no God above

Raising a question about the existence of a overseeing God.

to watch as we rot in this hell

Describing the misery of existence in a hellish state.

Earth groans together as one

Depicting Earth collectively expressing pain as humanity self-destructs.

as we slowly kill ourselves

As humanity destroys itself, the Earth groans in unity.


Is life but a strangled breath

Reiterating the analogy of life as a constricted breath.

Carve purpose to make sense of our death

Stressing the importance of assigning meaning to death for understanding.

We Tell ourselves we are fine

Despite challenges, convincing oneself of well-being.

Rotting away while we do our time

Decaying while enduring the passage of time.


I can't feel you anymore

Expressing a loss of connection or emotion.

Strangled I lie in the dirt

Feeling constrained and lying in a state of despair.

Doomed from the moment of birth

Reiterating the inevitability of doom from birth.

Heaven is when there is no more death

Suggesting that heaven is attained in the absence of death.


The sound of a weeping earth

Repeating the earlier expression of the Earth's sorrow.

in the throes of death

Reiterating the Earth's distressed state resembling death.

If there is no Heaven above

Questioning the existence of a heavenly realm once again.

Heaven is when there is nothing left

Reiterating the idea that heaven is achieved when there is nothing remaining.


Heaven is when there is nothing left

Repeating the notion that heaven is reached in the absence of anything.

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