In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
[Part I - At the Four Corners of the Earth]
On the edge of paradise
Tears of woe fall, cold as ice
Hear my cry
Renounce, have you, thy name
Eternal is my pain
Eternal is the pain that leads me
to the thrones of temptation
Eternal is the pain that leads me
to the thrones of temptation ...
[Part II - In the Room of Thrones]
[Instrumental]
[Part III - A Gathering of Angels]
There was a time...
When nine choirs sang the
endless melody of light
Music of the spheres
Threre was a place...
Where mortals embraced thunder
and majesty
Their fate lay in our hands
Feel my wings slowly fading -
forever lost in time - I cry
[Part IV - The Wrath Divine]
The burning conflict I'm feeling
It summons me to descend into
the other side
And just beyond the stars blazing
A beam light from a red, velvet
moon illuminates me
I will devise, from perfect skies
A dark and vengeful day
Faith and mercy gone astray
With strength of infinite measure
The mighty sword divides order
from chaos in the kingdom below
And from the mansions of glory,
This empty soul cries out one
final plea...
The end has begun
Our worlds collide, now in
disguise,
You'll feel the Wrath Divine
Tears of woe fall from the sky...
[Part V - The Prophet's Cry]
The prophet cries
Vast battalions rage on in the sky
Rising rom the north
- the bringer of war
Eve of destruction
Summon all who have 'power
over fire'
Impending doom from shore to
shore
Standing on the edge of paradise
I sacrifice my truth and loyalty
Seven deadly sins consume you
all, a dance with death
I taste the victory
(Eternal is the pain that leads me to temptation)
Rising from the north
- the warrior prince
Judgement without compassion
eyes of fear
Like the river styx,
the gates of hell -
"Abandon hope all ye who enter here"
The prophets cry
As armies fall from the edge of
the sky
The Prince of truth, now the
bringer of war
The day of wrath
Banish all kings from the face of the land
Dominion for strength is my
name
[Part VI - Bringer of the Apocalypse]
[Instrumental]
Eve of Sacrifice/Armies in the Sky/Dies trae
[Part VII - Paradise Regained]
Looking out on a blue sky
I can see a new world arising
Like a prisoner unbound
I feel the power and the majesty
again
Looking up to the heavens
I can see what I left behind
Beneath the stars, moon and
warm sun
And all I know,
is my paradise has begun...
On the edge of paradise
Tears of woe fall, cold as ice
Hear my cry
Renounce, have you, thy name
Eternal is my pain
Eternal is the pain that leads me
to the thrones of temptation
Eternal is the pain that leads me
to the thrones of temptation ...
[Part II - In the Room of Thrones]
[Instrumental]
[Part III - A Gathering of Angels]
There was a time...
When nine choirs sang the
endless melody of light
Music of the spheres
Threre was a place...
Where mortals embraced thunder
and majesty
Their fate lay in our hands
Feel my wings slowly fading -
forever lost in time - I cry
[Part IV - The Wrath Divine]
The burning conflict I'm feeling
It summons me to descend into
the other side
And just beyond the stars blazing
A beam light from a red, velvet
moon illuminates me
I will devise, from perfect skies
A dark and vengeful day
Faith and mercy gone astray
With strength of infinite measure
The mighty sword divides order
from chaos in the kingdom below
And from the mansions of glory,
This empty soul cries out one
final plea...
The end has begun
Our worlds collide, now in
disguise,
You'll feel the Wrath Divine
Tears of woe fall from the sky...
[Part V - The Prophet's Cry]
The prophet cries
Vast battalions rage on in the sky
Rising rom the north
- the bringer of war
Eve of destruction
Summon all who have 'power
over fire'
Impending doom from shore to
shore
Standing on the edge of paradise
I sacrifice my truth and loyalty
Seven deadly sins consume you
all, a dance with death
I taste the victory
(Eternal is the pain that leads me to temptation)
Rising from the north
- the warrior prince
Judgement without compassion
eyes of fear
Like the river styx,
the gates of hell -
"Abandon hope all ye who enter here"
The prophets cry
As armies fall from the edge of
the sky
The Prince of truth, now the
bringer of war
The day of wrath
Banish all kings from the face of the land
Dominion for strength is my
name
[Part VI - Bringer of the Apocalypse]
[Instrumental]
Eve of Sacrifice/Armies in the Sky/Dies trae
[Part VII - Paradise Regained]
Looking out on a blue sky
I can see a new world arising
Like a prisoner unbound
I feel the power and the majesty
again
Looking up to the heavens
I can see what I left behind
Beneath the stars, moon and
warm sun
And all I know,
is my paradise has begun...
Lyrics submitted by Fistan
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I think this song is about Lucifur. In the first part of the song he talks about his pain which leads him to temptation.
the next part is him talking about how heaven has changed. it used to be one way but now it's another and he doesn't like it. at the end of this part he somehow loses his wings.
The next part is him becomeing evil. "summons me to decend into the otherside" Other side being......evil bit like star wars. At the end of this part he says he has been illuminated....it means he can now see beyond what he could before. maybe implying he can see God as the real evil which was hidden from his view. this could be linked to the illuminati too.
The next three lines i think he's planning a rebelion in Heaven
not sure about the next part but it might be when he gets thrown out of heaven.
the next part might be him arriving on earth to annoy people.
the next part is him talking about prophets of God telling the earth about the bible. telling them of judgment day.
the next part is him saying he has caused the whole world to sin. To him this is Victory
In the next part he talks about "The Worrior Prince" Makes him out to be the Bad Guy.
In the next part he says "the Prince of Truth now the bringer of war" Same person.
The next part he wants to "banish" all the kings of the Earth so he can "dominate" the earth.
The next part is names "paradise regained" so we can assume he's won. and he just describes how he feels about winning and stuff.
well thats what i think it means. It's from lucifurs point of view obviously he's hoping to win at the end.
It's an amazing song. good singing, good solos.