These walls of time release
My eyes move like the drift
The cries, they resonate within
The fabric tears before me
Break ties between the kin

Reaching for a way out of this dream
I waste my breath ascending
Fears lead me astray
The past brings them to be
Whats left to carry me

But a memory
The dream endures these lies
Forever at the edge, left surviving alone

Whats left as I wonder
I've found a world where I am free
Inside that which is truth

The ground upon which I have grown is not the same
The fears, they've fallen away
Presently I've found I am not alone in a world of infinity sewn

Perceive beyond the seam
A soul evolves as one


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    My Interpretation

    I don't know if my interpretation is what's intended, but this song has made its way to an elite group that really connect with me. How I interpret these lyrics is the feeling of being trapped by your past and unable to progress. Almost... wanting to progress, but with things (or people) from the past. From 'The ground upon which I have grown..." seems that the person has gotten past their past (haha) with the knowledge that He is not alone.

    Pelliton May 06, 2010   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning

    The song's lyrics and video concept are about an Immortal Being who starts to regret his immortality as he outlives everything, starting with his loved ones and ending with the planet and even the universe itself as his life is not bound by anything.

    AbasiXMansooron January 23, 2011   Link
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    General Comment

    Friggin' start reading books on how to conquer fear. You read everything else. You're able to do everything else. How about spending as much time on this as you do on sexual conquests. How about it?

    interpretationdechansonon June 30, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    i loooove this song.

    i'm surprised periphery is still such an unheard of band. they're gonna be huge.

    mast0d0non May 15, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I dont know what anyone else thinks, but dont you think this guy has one of the best voices ever?

    jabxon November 15, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    yeah he's an awesome singer, terrible screamer. But this and letter experiment are AMAZING songs

    corerulezon January 09, 2011   Link
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    General Comment

    HOLY SHIT. I just heard the new song version that goes with the music video. how freaking epic, it's really good

    corerulezon February 04, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation

    I think these guys are fed up with this postmodern shit we live in. Reality seems to be a fabric we create throughout our lives; our fears, our cries, our relationships, our memories are all building blocks of our reality. This fabric can be torn but to find another reality beyond, another fabric, "a world of infinity sewn". It's like a leaf upon a leaf upon a leaf... and when all the leaves have been torn, what's left? Is there a core to find? Yes, "a soul evolves as one." What I discovered is that Periphery wish to revive old myths we seem to have forgotten...

    comrade75on May 29, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    Title is an Arrested Development reference

    MuhNamesTyleron February 03, 2013   Link

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