Pneumonic Plague
Harbinger of Darkness: Memoir Sonata's Pneumonic Plague
Lyrics
Dark the clouds that hover up far above our heads
Describing ominous clouds above, suggesting a foreboding atmosphere.
Dark the day, but darker the future yet
Highlighting a dark present and an even darker future.
Another one's dead, another one's weeping
Mourning the death of another person and the grief it brings.
Is God deaf?
Questioning the responsiveness of God in the face of suffering.
Spreading through the air
Describing the airborne transmission of a deadly disease.
Filling up our lungs
Expressing the physical impact of the disease on the respiratory system.
Darkness comes
Symbolizing the arrival of darkness or death.
Almighty God, absolve our sins
Seeking forgiveness from God for sins.
Burried by the plague, my offspring and myself
Describing the burial of family members due to the plague.
Black our flesh burns, but save our souls
Acknowledging the physical suffering but pleading for spiritual salvation.
Forever we shall live, Lord, take us home
Expressing a desire for eternal life and reunion with God.
Black the boils that cover the sailors laid to rest
Depicting the physical manifestation of the plague on sailors' bodies.
Their sailing coffin, rats did infest
Describing the infestation of rats on ships, carriers of the disease.
A cargo of death
Referring to the cargo as a symbol of death and disease.
Grim Reaper in plain sight
Personifying death as the Grim Reaper, openly present.
We breathe our end
Expressing the inevitability of facing one's mortality.
Spreading through the air
Reiterating the airborne nature of the plague's spread.
Filling up our lungs
Emphasizing the impact of the disease on respiratory health.
Darkness comes
Repeating the arrival of darkness or death.
Almighty God, absolve our sins
Seeking divine forgiveness amid the plague's devastation.
Burried by the plague, my offspring and myself
Describing the burial of family members due to the plague (repeated).
Black our flesh burns, but save our souls
Emphasizing the simultaneous physical suffering and spiritual plea (repeated).
Forever we shall live, Lord, take us home
Expressing a yearning for eternal life and closeness to God (repeated).
We are all bound tighter
Suggesting a collective destiny or fate that binds everyone.
We are hastening to the same
Highlighting the commonality in the urgency of reaching the same fate.
The foul merciless clutches of Black Death
Describing the relentless and merciless nature of the Black Death.
That calls all things breathing
Indicating the universal reach of the plague affecting all living things.
Under the sway of its vile laws
Describing the pervasive influence of the disease and its laws.
We're all being dragged screaming to the abyss
Portraying a sense of helplessness and inevitability in the face of death.
Through the gates of despair and agony
Depicting the journey through despair and agony towards an abyss.
Welcome!
Welcoming the listener to a realm of darkness and suffering.
To the underworld
Describing the destination as the underworld.
The purgatory
Referring to a state of purification or suffering after death.
The realms of darkness itself
Describing the depths of darkness and despair.
Almighty God, absolve our sins
Repeating the plea for divine forgiveness amid the plague's devastation.
Burried by the plague, my offspring and myself
Describing the burial of family members due to the plague (repeated).
Black our flesh burns, but save our souls
Emphasizing the simultaneous physical suffering and spiritual plea (repeated).
Forever we shall live, Lord, take us home
Expressing a yearning for eternal life and closeness to God (repeated).
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti:
Ending with a Latin prayer for the Holy Trinity's blessing.
Amen.
Concluding the lyrics with the traditional "Amen" as a final plea or acceptance.
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