Lyric discussion by ChesterB 

Cover art for The Fatalist lyrics by Dark Tranquillity

Mikael Stanne:

You know, every day we meet people with a fatalistic view on life. They have given up beforehand. You may lose, you may be unsuccessful in your enterprise - then why even make efforts for something that might fail. I am not the most positive person on earth, but at least I'm trying... By the way, this phenomenon is rather widespread in Scandinavian countries. I feel it everywhere around me and it irritates me to a great extent.

Source: Bulgarian "Pro-Rock" Magazine, #67, March 2010 [Since the article was in Bulgarian, this is my translation, not his exact words in English, but you get the meaning.]

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