Lyrics
There's only one we've all fought for
Expressing a shared or common struggle that everyone has experienced or participated in.
Give us your grace
Requesting divine favor or mercy.
We're the eager sons of you bear and eat
Describing humanity as eager offspring, emphasizing the connection to a higher power.
With skies on your face
Referring to a personified figure with skies on their face, possibly symbolizing an overarching force or deity.
In all the flesh the craving lives for the embrace
Describing a craving for physical closeness or intimacy.
Of our cruel mother, the dark queen of our short days
Referring to a mysterious and possibly malevolent maternal figure, the dark queen, who governs our limited time on Earth.
The heart of flame, the skin of snow,
Listing elemental qualities (heart of flame, skin of snow, cloak of air) symbolizing diverse aspects of existence.
The cloak of air to kindle our lust.
Highlighting elements (womb of seas, bosom of stones) as sources that ignite human desires.
The womb of seas, the bosom of stones
Depicting the earth as a nurturing force that eventually returns individuals to dust.
The cradle of earth will kiss your bones to dust
Emphasizing the inevitability of death and decay.
When the earth has gone, will we be adopted by strange stars?
Pondering the possibility of being embraced or adopted by unknown forces (strange stars) after the Earth's demise.
The love won't die, neither will war
Asserting the enduring nature of love and war.
And we find no rest apart
Stating that there is no rest from these eternal aspects of life.
The heart of flame, the skin of snow,
Repetition of elemental qualities, reinforcing their significance.
The cloak of air to kindle our lust.
Reiteration of the role of elemental forces in igniting human desires.
The womb of seas, the bosom of stones
Repeating the idea of the Earth as a nurturing force leading to eventual decay.
The cradle of earth will kiss your bones to dust
Reiterating the inevitability of death and returning to dust.
Timeless the burning, the anger of suns.
Describing the burning and anger of suns as timeless and endless, possibly alluding to the eternal nature of cosmic forces.
Endlessly turning what never has begun.
Conveying the cyclical and perpetual nature of something that has never truly begun.
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