Lyrics
The gress as green as it always was that sinister day
The grass remains as green as it was on that ominous day.
Blackbird sang their songs as they always did that black-letter day
Blackbirds continue to sing their songs on that fateful day.
The day we passed the great gate for the very last time
The day they passed through the great gate for the last time.
I did not look back, I knew we'd stay
The narrator did not look back, confident they would stay.
I knew they I would not let us go leave the death strip
The narrator is aware they won't be allowed to leave the death strip.
I saw the gleam in their eyes of fear and enslavement
The narrator sees fear and enslavement in the eyes of those preventing their departure.
Suffering from the crushing weight
People suffer under the crushing weight of the situation.
I knelt ground take me home
The narrator kneels, expressing a desire for release or escape.
Alesia, alisanos
Reference to Alesia and alisanos, possibly symbolic or personal elements.
Wake me when I'm gone
A request to be awakened when the narrator is no longer present.
IANOTOUTA, eternity
IANOTOUTA, possibly a cryptic reference to eternity.
Proclaim our barren sacrifice
Call to acknowledge their barren sacrifice.
On that ground we cherished life
On that ground, they valued and embraced life.
We embraced death
Despite embracing life, they also embraced death.
As the children's cries trailed off
The fading cries of children as life takes a sorrowful turn.
Sob yielded deathly hush
Sobs give way to a deathly hush.
The grass as green as it always was that sinister day
The grass is still green on that sinister day, creating a sense of continuity.
As we walked the alleys like thousand times before
Walking through familiar alleys, reinforcing a sense of inevitability.
I knew we'd stay
Despite the challenges, the narrator is certain they will remain.
Ooh
An exclamation or emotional expression (Ooh).
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