I'm really not sure how it took me this long to figure out what the last verse meant, but here's what I've got thus far....
Vanished with all maps for motion
Upward angels last devotion
One by one escort us home
(The first three lines of the last verse were put there to symbolize the human race in its entirety being killed off).
To leave the elementals free to roam
To bathe in the last of ocean's foam
(After a nuclear explosive has done its damage, it continues to do more damage as it creates an uninhabitable area due to radiation and such (hint: elementals free to roam). Although I may be extremely off on the second line, I feel as if it may be describing a tidal wave that was brought on by the nuclear blast?)
To beach comb the nuclear debris
Our plastic toys and our metal trees
(These two lines give off a strong sense of symbolism. Plastic toys and metal trees were once used back during the age of Nuclear testing in the test sites themselves to make the housing locations look more "realistic." Beach combing the nuclear debris is pretty straight forward).
On the perfect day you'll find the breeze
Once blew the pollen the feet of bees
(I feel like they may have been describing the way it feels to die with the first line. Right before we pass on, our bodies release a chemical called DMT which actually gives off a calming sensation (this is where the "white light" that people describe when dying comes from)).
Now cry the stars when upon the earth
Their gaze might rest a nostalgic burst
A lament be heard through all the cosmos
Of the dying planet with fallen foes
(The last four lines are also pretty self-explanatory as they describe the sorrow and mourn felt from the rest of the Universe to see that Earth has fallen (lament being heard through all the cosmos)).
It's VERY possible that I'm as far from the actual meaning as can be, but for some reason I really feel like Ailuridae hit the nail on the head with his/her thoughts on the song being about the end of humanity.
I'm really not sure how it took me this long to figure out what the last verse meant, but here's what I've got thus far....
Vanished with all maps for motion Upward angels last devotion One by one escort us home
(The first three lines of the last verse were put there to symbolize the human race in its entirety being killed off).
To leave the elementals free to roam To bathe in the last of ocean's foam (After a nuclear explosive has done its damage, it continues to do more damage as it creates an uninhabitable area due to radiation and such (hint: elementals free to roam). Although I may be extremely off on the second line, I feel as if it may be describing a tidal wave that was brought on by the nuclear blast?)
To beach comb the nuclear debris Our plastic toys and our metal trees
(These two lines give off a strong sense of symbolism. Plastic toys and metal trees were once used back during the age of Nuclear testing in the test sites themselves to make the housing locations look more "realistic." Beach combing the nuclear debris is pretty straight forward).
On the perfect day you'll find the breeze Once blew the pollen the feet of bees
(I feel like they may have been describing the way it feels to die with the first line. Right before we pass on, our bodies release a chemical called DMT which actually gives off a calming sensation (this is where the "white light" that people describe when dying comes from)).
Now cry the stars when upon the earth Their gaze might rest a nostalgic burst A lament be heard through all the cosmos Of the dying planet with fallen foes
(The last four lines are also pretty self-explanatory as they describe the sorrow and mourn felt from the rest of the Universe to see that Earth has fallen (lament being heard through all the cosmos)).
It's VERY possible that I'm as far from the actual meaning as can be, but for some reason I really feel like Ailuridae hit the nail on the head with his/her thoughts on the song being about the end of humanity.