Lyrics
ANNIHILATION PROPHECY
Reference to a prediction or vision of complete destruction
Living in a shroud, dust-drenched abode
Living in a place covered in dust, possibly representing decay or desolation
Life outside seems to live on
Despite the desolation, life continues elsewhere
People age, people dream and die
People age, dream, and eventually perish
The world above that holds the souls
The afterlife or higher realm where souls exist
Has reached its limit
This higher realm has reached its capacity or limit
Once you have your last breath
Upon death, there's no rebirth or fresh start
There is no beginning no new beginning
There's no new beginning; one's consciousness resets but lacks control
Your mind resets but you have no control
Even though the mind resets, the body moves uncontrollably
Your body moves, contortioning
The body's movements are distorted, possibly likened to a zombie-like state
Zombified, lost inside
Feeling lost and entrapped within a greater connection or system
You have entered the great link
Entering a collective consciousness or assimilation into a larger entity
You will be assimilated
Assurance of being absorbed or integrated into this collective
Resistance is futile
Resistance is futile against this assimilation
I am the beginning, the end, the one who is many
Claiming a vast identity encompassing everything from beginning to end
Your life as it has been, is over
The current life is at its conclusion or termination
They said no hope, no luck
Pessimistic outlook stating there's no hope or luck
As long as blood runs through my veins
Commitment to personal sovereignty as long as one is alive
I am my own master
Self-declaration of being in control of one's destiny and life
I control my fate and my own destiny
Reflection on the past, where slavery was accepted as a virtue
Slavery was a virtue
Finding purpose in life even if it leads to an undesirable end
Living life for a purpose
Viewing life's purpose as a means to an inevitable conclusion
Means to an end
An end that nobody actively fights for
An end none fight for
Fighting strongly against an unchangeable, dark situation
Stronghold we fight
A stronghold or fortress in an unchangeable night
Stronghold immutable night
Comparing the unchangeable situation to death, inevitable and unyielding
Like death it's a given
Reference to a silent but potent force or army
A silent army
Emphasizing secretive or subtle alterations and communications
They change and they whisper
Predicting a prolonged period of difficulty or hardship
This will be a year-long winter
No time to succumb to weakness or illness
No time for the sickness
Willingness to fight fiercely until death despite regression
We fight to death and regress
Refusal to join the assimilating force
We will not join you
Determined to stand guard and resist
Stand guard and fight through
Asserting resilience despite losing physical shelters
You can take our homes
Determination to retain emotional resilience and identity
But you'll never take our hearts
Reiterating the prediction of prolonged hardship and resistance
They change and they whisper
Rejection of joining the assimilating force
This will be a year-long winter
Resolute in standing guard and resisting through hardship
We will not join you
Reiteration of determination to resist assimilation
Stand guard and fight through
Steadfastness in standing guard and fighting through challenges
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