Think of your lifetime as one day,
It's fading away,
The shadows are growing long.

Think of existence as a flame,
And death as rain.
Storm clouds there right along.

At life's eve our flames will cease,
Eternally, unavoidably.
Eventually all paths will lead to the cemetery.

We are but falling leaves in the air, hovering down.
Unaware we are spinning around.
Scattered fragments of time,
Like blinks of an eye.
We are, that's all we are.

Think of your lifetime as one year,
Look, autumn is here.
Getting colder, the winter's impending.

Your conclusion's drawing near,
Certain, austere.
Yes, only the circle's unending.

At life's eve our flames will cease,
Eternally, unavoidably.
Eventually all paths will lead to the cemetery.
To the prior deceased.

We are but falling leaves in the air, hovering down.
Unaware we will hit the ground
Scattered fragments of time,
Like blinks of an eye.
We are, just when we realize that we are alive, we die.


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    Man, how can there be no comments for this song? This is one of Sentenced's best, definitely. The lyrics are amazing, especially 'cause they're true.

    Eliminationon April 09, 2006   Link
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    I haven't heard this one yet (regretfully). The lyrics are fantastic, but I'm too poor to buy the CD and downloading this song is impossible...

    Mr. No Nameon September 19, 2006   Link
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    Just heard it for the first time.

    The solo...the lyrics...the vocals....fucking beautiful song....

    Mr. No Nameon October 01, 2006   Link
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    This song is about an approaching end which cannot be stopped . A day will come when we all shall fall off and wither away just like leaves do during the autumn

    ParikhBlitzon January 27, 2007   Link
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    This song is about an approaching end which cannot be stopped . A day will come when we all shall fall off and wither away just like leaves do during the autumn

    ParikhBlitzon January 27, 2007   Link
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    Love this song. Just to show you that we are all equal and will die. No point in thinking you are a speical little snowflake, you are but a leaf.

    Night_Sunon February 07, 2007   Link

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