The Quietus
Apocalyptic Overture: QUEEN KONA's The Quietus Unveiled
Lyrics
Behold
Expression of awe or wonder
At last the world is mine
Claiming control over the world
Countless bodies and decimation
Reference to widespread destruction and death
Our species will survive
Confident assertion that the species will endure
The rulers of all life
Declaring authority over all life
Militia brought to new heights
Military force elevated to new levels
This is not frequent circumstance
Stating an uncommon occurrence
So, on their ashes we shall dance
Intention to celebrate on the remains of the defeated
Festive triumph for my children who were followed by my trance
Celebration of success, especially for the speaker's descendants
To all who partake in these deeds
Addressing those involved in certain actions
Your honor proven to the king
Recognition of honor towards the ruler
Now go and use their bodies
Encouraging the use of conquered bodies
To build our new colony
Utilizing the defeated to establish a new community
The hive is forever
Emphasizing the enduring nature of the hive
Let us live in splendor
Desiring to live in grandeur
Now we may rest in peace
Expressing a wish for peace now that victory is achieved
Now we sleep
Anticipating a period of rest or inactivity
Sweet slumber
Describing a pleasant, peaceful sleep
Awakened for years
Being awake for an extended period
Desecration without rest
Referring to continuous desecration or violation
Dream sweet dreams
Encouraging pleasant dreams during sleep
But wait
Interrupting the anticipated rest
Do not yet rest all your eyes
Advising against immediate relaxation
What are those noises from the skies?
Questioning unusual sounds from the sky
Resembling terror
Noting a resemblance to terror
Resembling our demise
Suggesting a similarity to their own destruction
Who dare antagonize the hive?
Challenging those who oppose the hive
You'll be met with pulsar fire
Warning of severe consequences, such as pulsar fire
Hellish blasts and you'll be fried
Describing destructive consequences and death
Just as we did to humankind
Recalling the extermination of humankind
But, one by one, we start to die
Noting a gradual decline in the hive's numbers
This cannot be
Expressing disbelief at their own vulnerability
We possess might
Asserting their inherent strength
How could we punish all the world but we cannot withstand this fight?
Questioning the paradox of punishing the world yet facing defeat
We cannot flee due to our pride
Unable to flee due to pride, choosing to stay and face fate
Next to my children I'll reside
Commitment to being with the speaker's descendants in death
Eternal slumber's what we face
Acknowledging an impending eternal slumber
But not the type I had in mind
Noting a different type of eternal rest than expected
Death to the hive
Expressing a wish for the demise of the hive
Death to the hive
Repeating the desire for the hive's destruction
From king to extinct
Declaring the transformation from king to extinction
From king to extinct
Emphasizing the extinction of the ruling entity
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