The Phantom Agony

Epica

(I can't taste you, I can't think of you,
Do we exist at all?)

The future doesn't pass
And the past won't overtake the present
All that remains is an obsolete illusion

We are afraid of all the things that could not be
A phantom agony

Do we dream at night
Or do we share the same old fantasy?
I am a silhouette of the person wandering in my dreams

We are afraid of all the things that could not be
A phantom agony

The age-old development of consciousness
Drives us away from the essence of life
We meditate too much, so that our instincts will fade away
They fade away

What's the point of life
And what's the meaning if we all die in the end?
Does it make sense to learn or do we forget everything?

We are afraid of all the things that could not be
A phantom agony

The age-old development of consciousness
Drives us away from the essence of life
We meditate too much, so that our instincts will fade away
They fade away

Teach me how to see and free the disbelief in me
What we get is what we see, the phantom agony

A te spiritus noster devoratur et nostra anima capitur

The lucidity of my mind has been revealed in new dreams
I am able to travel where my heart goes
In search of self-realization

This is the way to escape from our agitation
And develop ourselves
Use your illusion and enter my dream


Lyrics submitted by Darkphoenix

The Phantom Agony Lyrics as written by Markus Jansen Adrianus Sluijter

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    My Interpretation

    The Phantom Agony is an awesome song. In fact it's probably one of my favorite songs of all time, but Design Your Universe runs a close second. :)

    Still, am I the only one who thinks this is a nihilist anthem? Particularly this line from the second verse screams "nihilist" to me:

    What's the point of life And what's the meaning if we all die in the end? Does it make sense to learn or do we forget everything?

    fatcerberus1on February 12, 2010   Link

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