There it was.
The final destiny.
A sunrise that never came,
Still the night lamp that never faded away.
Farewell was the word,
And the afterglow was the brave morning.
Rising and telling everyone
About the beauty of its prologue.


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Epilogue Lyrics as written by Sven Peter Malcolm Lindgren Mikael Lars Akerfeldt

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    I've recently been re-thinking the story and it's starting to seem like the "cycle" is about betrayal. The guy was betrayed and killed (maybe) by his woman and her lover. At the end of when, I think that is spoken by the other man trying to talk her into revealing their love for each other. Around the time of demon of the fall, the woman is killed by her lover and his new lover. I think when she faces him (the first guy) for the first time, she is dead and thus, she is able to see him. I think she is taken to hell for her betrayal right after being killed. Since the main character is in limbo, he will never see her again. So, the cycle is basically a huge "let's fuck and kill each other" douche fest.

    satanaesinagogaon November 18, 2012   Link

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