The Inmost Night
Echoes of Desolation: Current 93's Poetic Ode to Humanity's Fall
Lyrics
And I drown a little more every day
Expresses a gradual emotional decline, feeling overwhelmed or suffocated.
The wind blows so slowly now
Describes a slow-paced and melancholic atmosphere, possibly reflecting a sense of time dragging on.
The trees are dry dead
Depicts lifeless, barren trees, symbolizing a lack of vitality or growth.
Walls to me they cannot hold back the storm any longer
Suggests a feeling of inevitability, as walls cannot contain an impending storm.
It will bread around us first
Anticipates the storm breaking free and surrounding everything.
If there's a god
Raises a question about the existence of a deity.
If there's a God
Reiterates the questioning of the existence of God.
When I stand there at the piled bloodcamp
Describes a scene at a place of bloodshed, prompting a reflective state.
Again I flick open the inner eye
Indicates a recurring inner vision, possibly introspective or spiritual.
If you too open your eyes you shall see
Encourages others to open their eyes for a shared revelation.
The entire sky filled with weeping angels
Imagery of a sky filled with angels weeping, portraying a sorrowful celestial scene.
The entire heaven filled with weeping angels
Expands the celestial imagery, emphasizing the sorrowful presence of angels in heaven.
And the centralsun and sum of all
Refers to a central sun, possibly symbolizing a divine or cosmic force, also depicted as weeping.
God too weeping
Suggests that even God is weeping, emphasizing a pervasive sorrow.
We shall be judged
Addresses the inevitability of judgment, possibly divine or existential.
So anyway so your garden is most fullgreen
Acknowledges a vibrant garden, possibly contrasting with earlier desolate imagery.
And the many birds alight on its budding branches
Describes nature's beauty with birds and budding branches.
And anyway the lambs gambol
Portrays a joyful scene with lambs playing, contrasting with the earlier melancholy.
And the children sing yours perhaps
Connects children singing to the idea of God.
Or mine God
Raises a question about the ownership or identity of God.
And anyway
Reiterates a contemplative or reflective state, using "anyway" as a transition.
So anyway we fall beneath the waves
Describes a fall beneath the waves, possibly symbolizing a descent into difficulties.
And hope to be remembered anyway
Expresses a desire for remembrance despite challenges or adversity.
Anyway the bluebirds wait over the white cliffs of Dover
Refers to bluebirds waiting over the white cliffs of Dover, possibly symbolizing hope.
So anyway they to fall
Suggests a downfall or descent for the bluebirds as well.
The grass dies the moss goes the chalk chips away
Describes the decay of nature with grass dying, moss disappearing, and chalk eroding.
Then below that the rocks grain away
Portrays a continued deterioration with rocks grinding away.
This is the sound of the earth dying so nothing new
States that the sound of the earth dying is unremarkable, emphasizing hopelessness.
So anyway you may wait under a tree
Encourages waiting, possibly under a tree or at the foot of a hill, despite the bleakness.
Or at the foot of a hill
Offers alternative locations for waiting, maintaining a sense of resilience.
Anyway
Concludes with "anyway," leaving the narrative open-ended, possibly highlighting the uncertainty of the future.
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