Black Sea of Trees
Echoes of Silent Descent
Lyrics
Foot of the mountain
Symbolizes the beginning or foundation, possibly of a challenging journey or experience.
Hidden from the sun
Suggests a hidden or secluded place away from warmth and light, setting a somber tone.
So too the bodies
Refers to lifeless bodies, indicating a sense of death or stagnation.
Lifeless they hang
Describes bodies hanging, possibly implying a state of helplessness or despair.
Was the black sea calling you
Asks whether the "black sea" (metaphor for a dark and mysterious force) was calling the listener.
Silent its embrace
Highlights the silence and the enveloping nature of this mysterious force.
Here while every voice would come to form part of the background
Suggests a sense of isolation or being overshadowed, as individual voices merge into the background.
Would the quietest voice of all finally make some sense?
Raises the question of whether the quietest voice will finally make sense amidst the background noise.
All we share between us
Addresses shared experiences and the inevitability of the end.
How we end
Reflects on the commonality of how things conclude, possibly implying a sense of fate.
All but silence left our minds
Describes a state where only silence remains in the minds of those involved, suggesting a profound emptiness.
Long ago
Sets a temporal context, indicating that this state of silence has persisted for a long time.
Solitary march towards
Describes a solitary journey towards the only hope for change.
The only hope that things may change
Implies that change is the only optimistic outcome of the solitary journey.
Strange, it seems rather we leave behind
Suggests a sense of abandonment or leaving something behind in a desolate space.
This dismal, endless void
Refers to a dismal and endless void left behind, emphasizing a negative and infinite aspect.
Detached
Expresses a feeling of detachment, possibly from emotions or surroundings.
Devoid
Indicates a state of emptiness or lacking, further emphasizing detachment.
Constant encroaching tension
Describes a constant and overwhelming tension that encroaches upon the individual.
Insurmountable
Suggests that the tension is insurmountable, implying a sense of helplessness.
This perpetual burden
Describes a perpetual burden that the individual carries.
All of those around me
Alludes to the burden affecting those around the individual.
I owe
Acknowledges a sense of indebtedness to others.
Absolved
Suggests a sense of absolution, possibly from the burden or guilt.
Resolved
Implies a resolution or a decisive action taken to alleviate the burden.
Weight lifted
Describes the lifting of a weight, indicating a sense of relief.
For them
Suggests that this relief is not just for the individual but for those around them.
For me
Indicates that this positive change is not just for others but also benefits the individual.
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