I believe this song is about a misunderstanding which leads to 2 people becoming enemies. Just for the sake of the lyrics and simplicity, I'll name 2 characters. A king and his (now former) trusted general.
"To the ends of this lost world
You have marched and you have sworn
To a tainted crown of thorns"
I believe this is the general speaking. Together the king and his general have conquered large parts of the world, forging an empire together - however the general became disillusioned, hence the "tainted crown of thorns".
"As the hungry sails unfurl
We are trusted from the shore
And it's you that we search for"
I believe this is the general talking, seeking to come kill the king and overthrow him.
"The blackest night
The midnight sun
The covered tracks and days spent on the run
The strangers we've become"
This is from the perspective of the general. He's talking about how he's left and went into hiding while he begins his rebellion. At the end of this line, he is lamenting about how the king has changed and they've become strangers.
"These whereabouts unknown
Please know you can come home
It's alright
I long for the moment
Our silence is broken
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright"
This is from the perspective of the king. He doesn't want to fight his general, he wants him to come back and discuss their problems because he sees the general as a friend/potentially even family.
"Another place, another time
We toed the same side of the line
Yeah we saw eye to eye"
This could be either or even both of them, but for the sake of simplicity I will assume it's the general. He's talking about how he used to be loyal to the king, and believed they were fighting for the same things.
"Even then the saddest sounds,
Were nothing laughter could not drown
But we are not laughing now"
This could be either, talking about the victory they had when they were working together, and how now they've grown to resent each other.
"I see your face
In my sights
I hesitate
And then look for a sign
Somewhere in the sky"
The general is trying to assassinate the king, but can't bring himself to kill his former comrade.
"It's alright now
'Cause all is forgiven
If you could just listen
It's alright
It's alright."
I believe the general finally confronted the king, and decided to forgive him if he would just listen to what he had to say.
I believe this song is about a misunderstanding which leads to 2 people becoming enemies. Just for the sake of the lyrics and simplicity, I'll name 2 characters. A king and his (now former) trusted general.
"To the ends of this lost world You have marched and you have sworn To a tainted crown of thorns" I believe this is the general speaking. Together the king and his general have conquered large parts of the world, forging an empire together - however the general became disillusioned, hence the "tainted crown of thorns".
"As the hungry sails unfurl We are trusted from the shore And it's you that we search for" I believe this is the general talking, seeking to come kill the king and overthrow him.
"The blackest night The midnight sun The covered tracks and days spent on the run The strangers we've become" This is from the perspective of the general. He's talking about how he's left and went into hiding while he begins his rebellion. At the end of this line, he is lamenting about how the king has changed and they've become strangers.
"These whereabouts unknown Please know you can come home It's alright I long for the moment Our silence is broken It's alright It's alright It's alright" This is from the perspective of the king. He doesn't want to fight his general, he wants him to come back and discuss their problems because he sees the general as a friend/potentially even family.
"Another place, another time We toed the same side of the line Yeah we saw eye to eye" This could be either or even both of them, but for the sake of simplicity I will assume it's the general. He's talking about how he used to be loyal to the king, and believed they were fighting for the same things.
"Even then the saddest sounds, Were nothing laughter could not drown But we are not laughing now" This could be either, talking about the victory they had when they were working together, and how now they've grown to resent each other.
"I see your face In my sights I hesitate And then look for a sign Somewhere in the sky" The general is trying to assassinate the king, but can't bring himself to kill his former comrade.
"It's alright now 'Cause all is forgiven If you could just listen It's alright It's alright." I believe the general finally confronted the king, and decided to forgive him if he would just listen to what he had to say.
@Dolphinocracy God and one of the disciples?
@Dolphinocracy God and one of the disciples?