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Leaves fall in the autumn
of lives that appear
to be worthless to some,
utmost ignorant.

Expectations shift in the eye
of the beholder...behold.

Tears drop from the eye
of lives paled
as jealousy fools
a mind distorted.

Expectations shift in the eye
of the beholder...behold.

One wishes existence
to be of fulfillment,
but leaves bend to the will
of winds blowing.

To foresee the end
of a soul...Epitaph.

Claim to foresee
the end of a soul.
Premature Epitaph.

(Solo: Muenzner)

To foresee the end
of a soul...Epitaph.
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Cover art for Epitaph lyrics by Necrophagist

This song is immense. I love the intro to it. Its so brutal you can just mosh to it.

Cover art for Epitaph lyrics by Necrophagist

You can mosh to most death metal, actually... But yeah, it's brutal indeed. The solo is amazing.

Cover art for Epitaph lyrics by Necrophagist

Completely agreed.

Cover art for Epitaph lyrics by Necrophagist

Most technical Death Metal band I know at the moment.

Cover art for Epitaph lyrics by Necrophagist

Epitaph, like every other song on the album, is about death. This song in particular talks about suicide, and using a wide range of metaphors to convey the message.

Leaves fall in the autumn of lives (Autumn being used as a metaphor to portray a time of change, leaves falling means these lives are in the process of changing, physically or mentally.) That appear to be worthless to some utmost ignorant (lives are worthless to those unable to see their beauty) Expectations shift in the eye of the beholder (The "beholder" of life is changing their mind on it, thinking of death and not of life.)

Tears drop from the eye of lives paled as jealousy fools a mind distorted, pretty self explanatory, jealousy is twisting the mind of this subject into an apparent suicide.

One wishes existence to be of fulfillment, but leaves bend to the will of winds blowing: This is a beautiful metaphor that basically means that somebody suicidal wishes their life to be fulfilling, but, comparing them to leaves, they are unable to move-or in this case-live life in their own way and rather "bend to the will" of whatever negative effect has a grasp on their life.

Claim to foresee the end of a soul, premature epitaph. This is once again pretty straightforward, it's just talking about how suicidal people can see the "premature" end of their lives before they take it.

A beautifully written song about a morbid topic, like every song on Epitaph. Release the third album Muhammed.

Song Meaning
Negative
Subjective
Sadness
Death
Suicide
Metaphors
Beauty
Struggle
Cover art for Epitaph lyrics by Necrophagist

Excellent lyrics! Really metaphorical stuff, extremely well written!

Cover art for Epitaph lyrics by Necrophagist

Brain Muncher have u heard Psycroptic? Has anyone?

 
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