I have everywhere sought
and nowhere found
So I lift the bleedin` bodkin
And thrust the grief deepest in

The gleaming bodies of infinite skies
Have for my spirit
The cold charm
Of death`s welcoming eyes
In secret to my soul
They are Ideals of old


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    HAHA, I would've bet they sang in some other language :D

    Well the lyrics don't clear the meaning much. BUT, I will say this: the music is so powerful that it brings chill and awe whenever I hear it.

    Durang0on March 31, 2006   Link
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    I can only assume that this song is about death. I think it is about a person who has searched a lot to find meaning in life, but could not, therefore he embraces death as a way of finding everything he could not in life, everything 'ideal', as he says in the last line

    Pure_evulon July 07, 2008   Link
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    @Durang0 I agree with that 100%, it is truly epic instramentaly.

    about the song, it might be noteworthy that the title of the song means "to the stars" in latin

    hushbladeon May 07, 2008   Link
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    Hmm, well it sounds like he kills someone out of grief and confusion; possibly more than one person is killed.

    2006200720082009on March 15, 2007   Link

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