I woke up today
Expecting to find all that I sought
And climb the mountains of the life I bought
Finally I'm at the top of every hierarchy
Unfortunately there is no one left
But me

I woke up today
To a world that's ground to dust, dirt and stone
I'm the king upon this withering throne
I ruled every forest, every mountain, every sea
Now there're but ruins left to rule for me
And ? you see, it beckons me;
Life turned its back on us
How could you just agree?
How? I just don't see ?

I woke up today
To a world devoid of forests and trees
Drained of every ocean, every sea
Just like a useless brick upon the shore
The morning after the storm
That swept the bridge away
Relentless tide
No anger
Just this relentless time
That calls us all on
But

I'm never crossing that line
Leaving this world behind
I will stay on my own
On this bloodstained throne
I rule the ruins and wrecks
And the dust, dirt and stone
I rule rage rod and rattling of bones

I am on my own
I am all alone
Everything is gone
Stuck forever here
Already cold

I'm never crossing that line
Leaving this world behind
I will stay on my own
On this bloodstained throne?

I'm never crossing that line
Leaving this world behind
I will stay on my own
On this bloodstained throne
I rule the ruins and wrecks
And the dirt and the dust and the stone
I'm the ruler of rage rod and rust
And the rattling of bones
Ruler of ruin
I rule the ruins


Lyrics submitted by Saga Lhan, edited by Octavarium64

Iter Impius Lyrics as written by Fredrik Hermansson Daniel Gildenloew

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    My Interpretation

    The meaning of the song in the context of the album has already been stated a couple of times. I just wanted to add that the song also works as a general story about how using any means necessary to reach your goals can sometimes make your eventual victory hollow and meaningless. As a topical pop-culture reference, Breaking Bad features a very similar storyline where Walt slowly destroys every reason he had for his actions in the first place, until he is left alone and broken with his mountain of money and blood on his hands.

    Also, for anyone who likes the song, I would strongly suggest checking out the live performance version on "Be Live", it's an extremely touching version.

    Cevarion September 30, 2013   Link

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