Katatonia

Inheritance

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Our inconvenient burden
It could be lifted off of us
If we gave up
To finally let go
Of the free will that we were given
Our graves
Above the timberline
Our name chalked
The pressure of wealth
No longer found

The unforgiving void
The forge in which our values burn
The resting leech
Our thinning minds
In my abstinence I turn to nothing

Our graves
Above the timberline
Our name chalked
The pressure of wealth
No longer found

Let them inherit this fire now
Lest they will forget that we were
Ever here

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darcmurkee On Nov 14, 2009

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2009-11-14 23:29:02

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by jpusar

14y ago

I know it has nothing to do with the song, but everytime I listen to it, I feel reminded of the obscene amounts of greed and decadence that has been laid to waste by the prior generation of individuals leading the world. The old have spoiled the land, spoiling the sacrifices of their fathers, leaving their descendants to pick up the flames.

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by RitualDevice

6y ago

To me, this is about the subjugation and conversion of pagan people by Christians. Burden could be lifted if we let go of free will. This seems to describe the pressure and persecution which would end if the pagans would accept Christianity. Our thinning minds, in my abstinence I turn to nothing. This could be the feeling of atrophy of the cultural heritage lost as the old ways are forgotten to time. As the pagan ways are lost, but Christianity isn't accepted, there is a turn to atheism. Let them inherit this fire now, lest they forget we were ever here. Literally, burn the churches down so that they will remember the people who were subjugated to build the church.

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