Lyrics
Where the footsteps of one culture tread
Reflects on the path taken by a particular culture.
The righteous still sing
Highlights the persistence of righteousness despite challenges.
As we march to the tune of "humanity's" hymn
Describes the collective movement influenced by a concept of humanity.
A restless night awaits the dawn of a silent spring
Anticipates an uneasy night preceding a quiet and transformative season.
Our mythos and this way of life
Acknowledges the impact of mythos and lifestyle, leading to disconnection.
Have led us astray - disconnected
Conveys a sense of being misled and separated from the intended path.
We've stepped outside the circle and into the reign
States a departure from a harmonious state into a realm dominated by others.
For they so loathe the world
Expresses disdain for the world from an outsider's perspective.
Children search for heavenly bliss
Describes the pursuit of heavenly joy by children.
And abandon this sacred earth
Addresses the abandonment of the sacred earth in favor of heavenly pursuits.
Damnation - the chance I am willing to take
Acceptance of the risk of damnation for the sake of eternal life.
For life everlasting I return to the womb
Desire for rebirth and immortality, returning to the symbolic womb.
day by day - from birth
Reflection on life's progression from birth.
Page by page - the script we enact
Emphasizes the enactment of a problematic script through time.
To an unsound story of conquest and glory
Refers to an unsound narrative of conquest and glory by a collapsing culture.
By a culture about to collapse
Highlights the imminent collapse of the mentioned culture.
Blood flows from the fountains
Symbolizes the flow of blood from sources of oppression and brutality.
Of bondage and brutality
(Parentheses) Suggests the flooding of the captive earth with blood.
(this captive earth to flood)
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as one whom the mother caresseth
Expresses a commitment to comforting as the mother would.
So will I comfort you
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through every waking moment
References the persistent influence of mother culture's whispers.
The pleading whispers of mother culture
Describes the soft spoken pleas of mother culture to turn away from truth.
Are spoken softly in my ears
Declares resistance to the lies of mother culture.
Begging me to turn my back
Denies hearing salvation's cry due to newfound worldview.
Instead I shun her lies
Rejects the call for salvation in favor of truth.
With the truth of a newfound worldview
Claims deafness to salvation, embracing a transformed perspective.
I'm deaf to salvation's cry
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for they so loathe the world
Repeats the disdain for the world from an outsider's perspective.
Children search for heavenly bliss
Restates children seeking heavenly joy while abandoning the earth.
And abandon this sacred earth
Reiterates the acceptance of damnation for eternal life.
Damnation - the chance I am willing to take
Repeats the desire for rebirth and return to the symbolic womb.
For life everlasting I return to the womb
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my blood for her blood, my breath for her breath
Expresses a reciprocal sacrifice for the earth's well-being.
Back into her arms, to the place we belong
Desires to return to the nurturing embrace of the earth.
Mother culture reborn and I again to the earth
Envisions the rebirth of mother culture and a return to the earth.
To break the chains, to give freedom a name
Declares a mission to break societal chains and advocate for freedom.
And put the life back in living
Expresses the intention to revitalize and infuse life back into living.
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