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Behold; never trust anyone
Every shadow shields a traitor
Always keep your friends near you
And your enemies even closer
Behold; never trust anyone
Betrayal lurks in every corner
Always keep your back against the wall
Your mind collected and focused
The crash of collapsing words
The crackle of burning paper
Always speak less than you know
Walk one step ahead of others
Their words cut like knives
Their words sharp as razor
But never surrender to fear
Never let them take your freedom
And remember, you'll always be alone
Since the day you choose your own path
So make sure to prepare yourself
For everything life might throw at you
Because you know your only chances are
To win this war by each battle
Merit the difference; never bow anyone
You are your own saviour
Live as if you were to die tomorrow
Learn as if you were to live forever
Stay awake while the world is sleeping
Free yourself before you disappear
Every shadow shields a traitor
Always keep your friends near you
And your enemies even closer
Betrayal lurks in every corner
Always keep your back against the wall
Your mind collected and focused
The crackle of burning paper
Always speak less than you know
Walk one step ahead of others
Their words sharp as razor
But never surrender to fear
Never let them take your freedom
Since the day you choose your own path
So make sure to prepare yourself
For everything life might throw at you
To win this war by each battle
Merit the difference; never bow anyone
You are your own saviour
Learn as if you were to live forever
Stay awake while the world is sleeping
Free yourself before you disappear
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What Insomnium wrote in their booklet about this song : For some reason it took really long time to get this one together. In the end, I discarded everything except the chorus, which also went through a serious revamp. Bit more of a traditional Insomnium Son with characteristic balance between riffs and melodies. Builds up towards the end with minor post-rock ambience influences. Lyrics were written in the middle of the recording session in the bus. We were running against really tight schedules and I tried to work on the songs whenever wherever.
i just remember that we did not have any snow at all and that it was really dark all the time. I guess it kind of made you feel bit paranoia because you could not really tell if it was morning or evening. And this is something that went into the lyrics as well. I guess it's my take on our information society where knowledge is power, but knowing too much can be dangerous. Everything is well as long as you stick with the collective story; being different and questioning things brings you all kinds of trouble. V. Friman