Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Every blade laid to rest through Death's shrineless remedy
Every stain marks the test of each timeless memory
When the last breath is aired from this soulless sorcery
As we're born we return here alone
Do the souls manifest themselves anger and mistrust
When the lives that they cherished so easily were crushed
As they're born so they perish and crumble into dust
So the gods call their warriors home
(refrain):
Pure melody, raw threnody
Death and rebirth to the magical madrigal
Born to the shield, sword and the steel
Dust of the earth blown across the Elysian Fields
Every season is signless for legions of the grave
As the years fall behind us the centuries remain
But our hearts still remind us so proud and unashamed
What a legend we carved in the stone
(refrain)
Do the eyes on the endless horizon wait for me
Will she die never knowing how much she meant to me
Will the love that I gave her be all she'll ever need
What remains when the spirits have flown
(refrain)
Every stain marks the test of each timeless memory
When the last breath is aired from this soulless sorcery
As we're born we return here alone
Do the souls manifest themselves anger and mistrust
When the lives that they cherished so easily were crushed
As they're born so they perish and crumble into dust
So the gods call their warriors home
(refrain):
Pure melody, raw threnody
Death and rebirth to the magical madrigal
Born to the shield, sword and the steel
Dust of the earth blown across the Elysian Fields
Every season is signless for legions of the grave
As the years fall behind us the centuries remain
But our hearts still remind us so proud and unashamed
What a legend we carved in the stone
(refrain)
Do the eyes on the endless horizon wait for me
Will she die never knowing how much she meant to me
Will the love that I gave her be all she'll ever need
What remains when the spirits have flown
(refrain)
Lyrics submitted by ComradeTiki
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