Ashes to Ashes
Eternal Echoes: A Tale of Creation and Fall
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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
A reference to the biblical phrase, acknowledging the mortality of humans.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of human mortality using biblical language.
A long time ago before the ice and the snow
Describing a distant past before significant natural events.
Giants walked this land each step they took
Depicting a time when powerful beings inhabited the earth.
The mighty mountains shook and the trees took
Portraying the impact of these giants on the environment.
A knee and the seas rolled in
Describing a moment when nature bowed to the giants.
Then one day they say the sky gave way
Introduction of a catastrophic event where the sky collapses.
And death rained down, and made a terrible sound
Depicting destruction and death falling from the sky.
There was fire everywhere and nothing was spared
Describing the aftermath of widespread destruction by fire.
That walked on the land or flew through the air
Indicating the extensive impact on all living creatures.
When all was over the slate wiped clean with a touch
Referring to a cleansing of the earth, starting anew.
There God stood and He saw it was good
Acknowledging a divine presence pleased with the clean slate.
And He said, "Ashes to ashes and dust to dust"
Quoting a biblical phrase to emphasize the cyclical nature of life and death.
The sea gave birth and it crawled up on the dirt
Describing the emergence of life from the sea onto land.
And stood up and took a look around
Depicting life's exploration and self-awareness on land.
Said, "I'm the next big thing and the gift that I bring
Claiming a divine origin for the new life form.
Comes directly from God, so there ain't no holding me down"
Asserting the unstoppable nature of this creation.
So he crowned himself king now no one remembers his name
Reflecting on the transient nature of power and fame.
But the seed that he sowed took the show on the road
Describing the widespread influence of the new creation.
There was blood on their hands and a plague on the land
Introducing conflict and consequences of the new life.
They drew a line in the sand and made their last stand
Portraying a decisive moment in the new creation's history.
God made us in His image and it's in God that we trust
Reflecting on human creation in the image of God and trust in God.
When asked about the men that had died by their hands
Addressing the deaths caused by humans and the acknowledgment of mortality.
They said, "Ashes to ashes and dust to dust"
Reiterating the biblical phrase in the context of human actions.
Now, nobody lives forever nothing stands the test of time
Reflecting on the impermanence of life and creations.
Oh, you heard 'em say, "Never say never"
Advising caution and humility in the face of uncertainty.
But it's always best to keep it in mind that every tower ever built tumbles
Emphasizing the inevitability of the fall of great structures.
And no matter how strong, no matter how tall
Highlighting the universal truth that even the strongest will crumble.
Someday even great walls will crumble and every idol ever raised falls
Expressing the eventual downfall of revered idols.
Someday even man's best laid plans will lie twisted and covered in rust
Acknowledging the unpredictability of life despite careful planning.
We've done all that we can but it slipped through our hands
Conveying a sense of helplessness in the face of inevitable decay.
And it's ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Reiterating the cyclical nature of life and death.
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