Lyrics
These graves are cold and empty
Graves symbolize death and emptiness, a cold and lifeless existence.
He knew it's where we'd soon reside
The person anticipated residing in these cold and empty graves.
The waves recede so gently
The calming retreat of waves, possibly representing the passage of time.
They only left the sands of time
Only remnants of time remain, left behind like sands after the waves recede.
(What have we done?)
Rhetorical questions reflecting on the actions taken without considering the consequences, running headlong into the future without questioning.
To the future, we run
-(What have we done?)
-Headlong without question
-(What have we done?)
Reflection on creations devised, perhaps destructive actions intended to end all life.
Creations devised
-(What have we done?)
-To put an end to all life
-A dead road
Description of a desolate journey - a dead road, a dark sun, symbolizing a grim future beyond oblivion.
A dark sun
-Now waits beyond oblivion
-A dead road
-A dark sun
-Now waits beyond oblivion
-These shadows sleep so soundly
Reference to shadows sleeping soundly, an individual turning away in disgrace, feeling empty, and entrusting the future to others.
Appalled, he now averts his eyes
-Disgraced, he felt so empty
-Entrusting us with our demise
-(What have we done?)
Repetition of questions and reflections on creations, emphasizing the gravity of actions leading to the end of all life.
To the future, we run
-(What have we done?)
-Headlong without question
-(What have we done?)
-Creations devised
-(What have we done?)
-To put an end to all life
-A dead road
Reiteration of the desolate journey beyond oblivion, emphasizing the dead road and dark sun.
A dark sun
-Now waits beyond oblivion
-A dead road
-A dark sun
-Now waits beyond oblivion
-Beyond oblivion
Repeated emphasis on the phrase "Beyond oblivion," suggesting a point of no return or an irreversible path.
Beyond oblivion
-Beyond oblivion
-Beyond oblivion
-Go
An urging command to go beyond oblivion, reinforcing the inevitability of the journey.
Beyond oblivion
-Beyond oblivion
-Beyond oblivion
-Beyond oblivion
-A dead road
Continuation of the description of the desolate journey with a dead road and dark sun, reiterating the waiting beyond oblivion.
A dark sun
-Now waits beyond oblivion
-A dead road
-A dark sun
-Now waits beyond oblivion
-A dead road
Final repetition of the imagery of a dead road, a dark sun, and the waiting beyond oblivion, emphasizing the grim and irreversible nature of the journey.
A dark sun
-Now waits beyond oblivion
-A dead road
-A dark sun
-Now waits beyond oblivion
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