A Fair Judgement Lyrics

Lyric discussion by komplexnous 

Cover art for A Fair Judgement lyrics by Opeth

My interpretation is that it's about the battle between Nature and Man.

"Losing sleep, in too deep Fading sun, what have I done Came so close to what I need most Nothing left here"

He is speaking as if being all of Mankind, and after destroying so much of earth, the sun seems like it is fading, and nothing is left, since we destroyed it all in the pursuit of satisfying our greedy desires. Now, we can't rest, for we know the end is too near...

"Cut the ties, uncover disguise Left behind all intertwined Lost control, moved out of the role now Nothing's left here"

This is another part of this story on a more individual level: it's about how individuals (esp. world leaders) cause destruction and then cut him/herself (/themselves) off from it to not take any blame- an average human action. So many have done this, and now there's no going back...

"Leave it be It was meant for me Soul sacrifice Forgot the advice Lost track of time In a flurry of smoke Waiting anxiety For a fair judgement deserved"

Our souls have been sacrificed, and from everything destroyed (due to us not looking at how quickly the end could come), there is smoke and nothing left, only an inevitable end. We deserve to go with what we destroyed. This is a fair judgement by nature. No god caused it; we did it to ourselves.