To me, Procession of the Fates itself is about the world as it spins around a person who has chosen to isolate her/himself from others. This character feels like the only way to stay strong is to avoid contact with others.
Nathan Ells (vocalist) is trying to get this person to open up to him. He's calling out so loudly for some real emotion that the whole world can hear him. But this character has entirely isolated him/herself from Nathan and the general population. They've darkened their thoughts, becoming pessimistic and cold.
At the end, Nathan asks the person to tear down the wall they've put between their true self and the rest of the world, and let him see him/her for who they really are... and if not, he'll have been proven wrong, that not everyone is capable of opening up.
I hadn't really taken it that way until now but after reading what you said I gotta say I totally agree. Great interpretation.
I hadn't really taken it that way until now but after reading what you said I gotta say I totally agree. Great interpretation.
Also I think there's a very important message in the lines towards the end where Ells says "What you choose to see is real: A cold dark world of enemies, obstacles you could never overcome, or a bright future ahead." Perspective is reality, and so the person's choice to see himself as an outcast and to dream that he's the only one who is so different is what perpetuates his illusion that all of these things...
Also I think there's a very important message in the lines towards the end where Ells says "What you choose to see is real: A cold dark world of enemies, obstacles you could never overcome, or a bright future ahead." Perspective is reality, and so the person's choice to see himself as an outcast and to dream that he's the only one who is so different is what perpetuates his illusion that all of these things are true despite the common human traits he has with the rest of his species.
To me, Procession of the Fates itself is about the world as it spins around a person who has chosen to isolate her/himself from others. This character feels like the only way to stay strong is to avoid contact with others.
Nathan Ells (vocalist) is trying to get this person to open up to him. He's calling out so loudly for some real emotion that the whole world can hear him. But this character has entirely isolated him/herself from Nathan and the general population. They've darkened their thoughts, becoming pessimistic and cold.
At the end, Nathan asks the person to tear down the wall they've put between their true self and the rest of the world, and let him see him/her for who they really are... and if not, he'll have been proven wrong, that not everyone is capable of opening up.
I hadn't really taken it that way until now but after reading what you said I gotta say I totally agree. Great interpretation.
I hadn't really taken it that way until now but after reading what you said I gotta say I totally agree. Great interpretation.
Also I think there's a very important message in the lines towards the end where Ells says "What you choose to see is real: A cold dark world of enemies, obstacles you could never overcome, or a bright future ahead." Perspective is reality, and so the person's choice to see himself as an outcast and to dream that he's the only one who is so different is what perpetuates his illusion that all of these things...
Also I think there's a very important message in the lines towards the end where Ells says "What you choose to see is real: A cold dark world of enemies, obstacles you could never overcome, or a bright future ahead." Perspective is reality, and so the person's choice to see himself as an outcast and to dream that he's the only one who is so different is what perpetuates his illusion that all of these things are true despite the common human traits he has with the rest of his species.