Lyric discussion by NapalmNewt 

Cover art for Bastard lyrics by Devin Townsend

Exactly, the whole album and this song as well are about the duality of life and death and the different concepts around both of them. Some of the album is about hopelessness, mourning, acceptance, questioning, and realities of death and what it brings to a person and how it affects everyone around them.

This specific song is about the isolation and coldness of death, similar to a lonely city. The ultimate futility that death brings to life.

The second part indicates the ongoing life all around us but also reminds us of inevitable death and bleakness.

This is one of the bleaker takes and feelings around death Ocean Machine takes. It's my favourite song on the album, so emotional and moving.