Lyrics
Waiting for our turn, will we watch the world burn
Contemplating our moment, questioning if we will witness global chaos
(Vita Nova, Vita Nova)
(Latin for "New Life")
World's forever seemingly so old
The world seems eternally aged
Words from scripture told now feel so cold
Traditional teachings now feel distant and unresponsive
The love you know is bounded how it's sold
Love is confined by societal expectations and commercialism
But you'd never know
A sense of ignorance or naivety
So together, but still so alone
Despite being together, an emotional distance persists
Some now reaping sickness that they've sown
Consequences catching up with those who caused harm
Suffocating from upon the throne
Feeling overwhelmed and oppressed from a position of power
Sinking down below
Descending into a darker state
Waiting for our turn, will we watch the world burn
Reiteration of the contemplation of global upheaval
Bury, bury the dead
Burying the past and moving forward
Every life that comes next
Each new life brings closure to the previous one
Buries the dead
Continuing the theme of burying the past
Lives forever seemingly in fear
Lives seemingly trapped in perpetual fear
Days, weeks, and months turn to years
Time passing quickly without noticeable change
The life you know is no longer so clear
Life losing its clarity and certainty
Like the end is near
An impending sense of an ending
Make way for new life
Making space for new beginnings
Waiting for our turn, will we watch the world burn
Repeating the contemplation of global chaos
Bury, bury the dead
Continuing the metaphor of burying the past
Every life that comes next
Emphasizing the cyclical nature of life and death
Buries the dead
Reiteration of burying the past and welcoming new life
(Vita Nova, Vita Nova)
(Repeating the Latin phrase for "New Life")
Bury the, bury the dead
Continuing the metaphor of burying the past
Life born again
Life beginning anew
Dead… Bury the dead
Acknowledging the inevitability of death and renewal
Our life as we know it (dead within)
Reflecting on the death of the familiar way of life
Our life as we know it (born again)
Anticipation of a rebirth or transformation
Bury, bury the dead
Continuing the metaphor of burying the past
Every life that comes next
Reiteration of the cycle of life and death
Buries the dead
Emphasizing the cyclical nature of existence
Waiting for our turn, will we watch the world burn
Repeating the contemplation of global upheaval
(Vita Nova, Vita Nova)
(Repeating the Latin phrase for "New Life")
Bury the, bury the dead
Continuing the metaphor of burying the past
Finally, new life come next
Welcoming the arrival of a new phase in life
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