This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Why do you torture me so?
You sit across the table with both eyes closed.
You speak in myth and fable, and stand unopposed.
The animal bones reveal themselves from deep within your mane.
They reach for ethereal light.
The ancient spears rise from her shoulders and riddle your frame,
Marking the first time it was done right.
And that's not all that haunts me - the death by fire of a child
Who waits so patiently. And we are the ones
Who set the standard by which we are to be measured.
Measured, measured!
Some things can never walk again cause sometimes a step is all too vile.
The path of five innocent men who are only capable of walking one last mile.
If I could live another day over again, I'd choose not to.
The successes and failures of days passed are constant.
The horizon promises days ahead.
If you won't quit, then I won't.
And this I swear to you tonight
Upon these former embers
You fanned until they were fire.
We are nothing without the thousands of voices that make the choir.
Nothing without the thousands of voices that make the choir.
We are, we are, we are still life.
(We are, we are, we are still life)
We are, we are, we are... still life
Begging and pleading, not dying, but bleeding out. (Still life, still life)
Begging and pleading, not dying, but bleeding out. (Still life, still life)
Oh, the chemical reaction, the chemical.
Oh, the chemical reaction.
When the walls fell, with arms wide.
You sit across the table with both eyes closed.
You speak in myth and fable, and stand unopposed.
The animal bones reveal themselves from deep within your mane.
They reach for ethereal light.
The ancient spears rise from her shoulders and riddle your frame,
Marking the first time it was done right.
And that's not all that haunts me - the death by fire of a child
Who waits so patiently. And we are the ones
Who set the standard by which we are to be measured.
Measured, measured!
Some things can never walk again cause sometimes a step is all too vile.
The path of five innocent men who are only capable of walking one last mile.
If I could live another day over again, I'd choose not to.
The successes and failures of days passed are constant.
The horizon promises days ahead.
If you won't quit, then I won't.
And this I swear to you tonight
Upon these former embers
You fanned until they were fire.
We are nothing without the thousands of voices that make the choir.
Nothing without the thousands of voices that make the choir.
We are, we are, we are still life.
(We are, we are, we are still life)
We are, we are, we are... still life
Begging and pleading, not dying, but bleeding out. (Still life, still life)
Begging and pleading, not dying, but bleeding out. (Still life, still life)
Oh, the chemical reaction, the chemical.
Oh, the chemical reaction.
When the walls fell, with arms wide.
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This song is about the successes of their past albums, Kezia and Fortress, and how they're tired of being defined by these albums. Yes, they are proud of their creations, but it shouldn't define who they are today.
The song has 2 reprises (from what I've noticed).
"The path of five innocent men who are only capable of walking one last mile." (Divine Suicide of K.)
"We are still life" (Sequoia Throne)
Their albums don't define them, and they shouldn't define the genre, because they are nothing without the thousands of voices that make the choir (the fans).
And to add to this, "The ancient spears rise from her shoulders and riddle your frame,<br /> marking the first time it was done right."<br /> <br /> Look at the album cover to fortress.
"You sit across the table with both eyes closed.<br /> You speak in myth and fable, and stand unopposed.<br /> The animal bones reveal themselves from deep within your mane.<br /> They reach for ethereal light.<br /> The ancient spears rise from her shoulders" <br /> I just love how it's referencing Fortess. In the album cover Flidais has both eyes closed with spears rising from her shoulders and animal bones around her. Also Fortess' lyrics are mainly about mythology and fable, Irish to be exact IIRC. "We are still life" is a reference to Sequoia Throne and "you sit across the table" might be a reference to The Dissentience (?).<br /> <br /> Didn't even realize it was also referencing Kezia in the lyrics, I always preferred Fortress. But I think you got it right Syco, good thinking.
Also,<br /> <br /> "Sitting across tables spending nights talking about other nights<br /> Our eyes unclose like books we've read twice" from The Dissentience.<br /> <br /> "This I swear to you" is also a key line from Led Astray, not sure if it's an intentional reference though.