6th Awakening was born in the autumn of 2001 with a wish of combining the v… Read Full Bio ↴6th Awakening was born in the autumn of 2001 with a wish of combining the various influences of the members and make something new. This to make an awakening for the listener musically as well as lyrically. Thus the peculiar sound took form. The startup setting of the band:
Drums - Mikael, Guitar - Mathias.H, Robert, Bass - Christer, Vocals - Lovisa

The members of the band has generally been the same, with an exception of the bass player. Christer played the bass on the first recording. During the summer of 2003, Christer choose to leave since his undertaking in his other band - Auberon, acquired a lot of time. From that time Mathias.J entered the band. He did not only suit 6th Awakening, but also constituted the last piece of 6th Awakening's matrix.

In February 2004 the band began the recording of the second recording which went by the name Perfect War. The band had now begun to perform live more frequently.

In September the time had come for a recording of a first video to Tongue Reaper. Now standing as a band bonded together, with a specific goal and the definite inspiration to work for it, 6th Awakening embraces their future.

The rumour of 6th Awakening started to spread and the band got a couple of appearances in the local newspapers. A reporter for the local TV4 station got wind of the band and decided to do an interview.
During the taping of the piece a question of where the band would like to play in the future came up and for kicks the band answered: the opera house.
Right then and there the reporter got in his car, drove to the opera house and got the artistic director of the opera to say that the opera needed more metal in the house and of cource side by side with the symphony orchestra.

Soon the work started and by the beginning of 2005 the songs and the project had gotten too far to be stopped. It ended up a three band show with fellow metalheads Nocturnal Rites
and Persuader

By April 1st and 2nd of 2005 the opera house was packed with people and 6th Awakening, Nocturnal Rites, Persuader and the symphony orchestra put on a once in a lifetime show. The response was incredible and by the end of it all the Swedish TV and Radio had recorded the shows. Due to stress and total fetit the band went back to the rehearsal to get down to the ground once again. Merciless work started, to follow up the Perfect War recordings, and on a dark night in the fall of 2005 they entered the studio again.

Robert Arnlund Guitars, Vocals (backing) -- See also: ex-Disorge
Mathias Harnerud Guitars (2001-present)
Luisa Vilevik - Vocals (2001-present)

Black
6th Awakening Lyrics

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For seven days has the hail fallen from the sky
We think of nothing else still no one discloses a single thought
It's a black hail and the sun in shade, something will come about
And we await tomorrow what's coming and what that means

YOU - seem to think

THAT - we are lost

YOU SEEM TO WAIT - for the end to come

I KNOW FOR A FACT - it's a new day for mankind

For seven days – seven - has life been fleeing further north
It's on all our minds still we all pretend not to wonder why
It's a black hail and the sun in shade, something is unforeseen
And we await tomorrow what's coming to befall us all

YOU - seem to think

THAT - we are lost

YOU SEEM TO WAIT - for the end to come

I KNOW FOR A FACT - it's a new day for mankind

YOU - seem to think

THAT - we are lost

YOU SEEM TO WAIT - for the end to come

I KNOW FOR A FACT - it's a new day for mankind

YOU - seem to think

THAT - we are lost

YOU SEEM TO WAIT - for the end to come

I KNOW FOR A FACT - it's a new day for mankind

Overall Meaning

In "Black," 6th Awakening presents a dark and ominous atmosphere, where something calamitous is seemingly about to happen. The opening line, "for seven days has the hail fallen from the sky," sets an uneasy tone for the rest of the song. The description of the black hail and the sun in shade further contributes to the mood of apprehension and uncertainty. The singer reflects on the collective anxiety that grips everyone around them: "We think of nothing else still no one discloses a single thought / It's a black hail and the sun in shade, something will come about." Although there's a sense of impending doom, the singer is still hopeful for the future of humanity, as they sing in the chorus, "I know for a fact - it's a new day for mankind."

In the second verse, the narration becomes more urgent as "life been fleeing further north" for "seven days – seven." This line holds a potential reference to the seven plagues of Egypt from the Book of Exodus in the Bible. It suggests that something truly apocalyptic and cataclysmic is happening. But, the singer insists that "it's a new day for mankind," which provides a glimmer of hope during these trying times.

Line by Line Meaning

For seven days has the hail fallen from the sky
It has been raining hail incessantly for the past seven days.

We think of nothing else still no one discloses a single thought
Despite everyone being worried, nobody is open about their concerns.

It's a black hail and the sun in shade, something will come about
The hail is black in color and the sun is blocked, indicating that something ominous is about to happen.

And we await tomorrow what's coming and what that means
People are anxious about what is going to happen next and what it will signify.

YOU - seem to think
The artist is addressing someone who holds a particular opinion.

THAT - we are lost
The opinion being addressed is that the world is in a state of confusion and disarray.

YOU SEEM TO WAIT - for the end to come
The singer feels that the other person is waiting for an apocalyptic event to occur.

I KNOW FOR A FACT - it's a new day for mankind
The artist is confident that a new era is beginning for humanity.

Contributed by Sarah K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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