Wrecking the Sphere Lyrics

Lyric discussion by samo502 

Cover art for Wrecking the Sphere lyrics by Sonata Arctica

"I see the landscape before me So beautiful it makes me smile Those whispering sounds in silence Reaching for me, trying to warn me...once again." -The narrator is looking out onto the land admiring it's beauty, and while doing this a little nagging voice in his mind keeps whispering to him warning him that if something isn't done it will all be gone.

"Wake up to sense the violence Right and wrong, clear and strong Whispering sounds in the darkness 'The time will come to undo what you have done...'" -I think this is what the voice is telling him, basically saying wake up to what's happening and there will be a time that humanity has to undo what it's done or it will be too late.

"'What if the seas can't save you From the fires of this world... You left no trees to keep you on the surface, when the day comes...'" -This is the voice still, basically saying 'What if there are no trees left to shade you, and the seas won't be able to cool you.'

"'The push that you gave derailed me ...on my knees, broken seals Your vagary led to the silence...' ...I can't hear you." -Not sure.

"'Please cast the die Paint the horizon with the right shade of red When the oceans rise Mother cleans the slate and the cradle becomes your grave...'" -I think Mother is referring to Mother Earth. Though the rest I don't exactly get.

"Under the sky... we create our future Towards the end we tend to forget Is world such a bad place Why are we wrecking the sphere..." -We're creating a future we don't think about nearly enough, and the narrator is asking why we are ruining our planet.

"Four seasons turn into two, Two less seats in the ancient guild The bond is now obsolete... You gave us the roots and the wings, the more you gave, the more we parted from you. This day seems so infinite We never learned to be afraid..." -Four seasons turning into two is saying that the climate will go to extremes, and all that will be left of the seasons is searing heat, and freezing cold. The more the world gave us, the more we abused it.

"Pray no, you should not pray now Must believe in yourself All the choices you make Will define you in the end Truly, we're a lost cause A tiny rhymless word In the poem of time" -Instead of praying to be saved from the fate of the world, we have to believe in ourselves, and the choices we make.

My Interpretation