I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
overforlatt og dunkel jord
og bra for fedre som har seiret
norskehavets skumrings fjord
Reisen gjennom dimmen er grå
for meg er den et skall av forfars liv
blesne blekne blåner fjell
inn i en gråvendt natt
jeg reiser over bleknede blåners fjell
og her i mørket er jeg forlatt
Snart har snø tynget hver en grend
snart har kong vinter beseiret jord
her hvor en gang de gamle falt i marken
for å legge den øde øy
og gjøre den ren
Over bleknede blåners fjell
jeg drar i dens dunkle mørkmanns ord
over land hvor fedres kamp har seiret
hvor vikingsverd satte tydelig spor
og bra for fedre som har seiret
norskehavets skumrings fjord
Reisen gjennom dimmen er grå
for meg er den et skall av forfars liv
blesne blekne blåner fjell
inn i en gråvendt natt
jeg reiser over bleknede blåners fjell
og her i mørket er jeg forlatt
Snart har snø tynget hver en grend
snart har kong vinter beseiret jord
her hvor en gang de gamle falt i marken
for å legge den øde øy
og gjøre den ren
Over bleknede blåners fjell
jeg drar i dens dunkle mørkmanns ord
over land hvor fedres kamp har seiret
hvor vikingsverd satte tydelig spor
Lyrics submitted by sean
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