Lyric discussion by unholymistress 

Cover art for Iridium lyrics by Dark Tranquillity

I think its about the meteor that kills the dinosaurs - the iridium anomaly in some parts of the earth crust fits as proof for that. here's the link for that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium_anomaly

Now is the time to leave We lie awake, we stand afire At the edge of the world Above a myriad of light Below the mantle of the stars And strangely they fall

Shattered into a million brighter stars Each flare unique and rare Scattered across forever Out from creation's core An end beyond compare Iridium

especially when i read this parts i must think of an event, when one meteors kills a thousand of lives. the album contains a few other songs that deal with the subject death, so think, maybe he pick this one to finish the whole theme off.

@unholymistress That's exactly what I was thinking. I did some research about Iridium just for fun and learned about the elemental signature left by the theorized asteroid. Immediately had to double check these lyrics to find a congruence.