Old Man
Alkateya Lyrics

Old man
The song is addressed to an old man.

Your life is upon your shoulders
The old man is responsible for his own life.

The saddest thing that looks outside
The old man's life is filled with sadness and it is evident on his face.

Behind your fading eyes
The old man's eyes are losing their brightness and clarity due to old age.

Old days
The past life of the old man is being referred to.

That coming back, are painful
Remembering the past is painful for the old man now.

Forgotten once when life was hope
In earlier days, when the old man was young, life seemed more hopeful and positive to him.

Keep burning out your soul
The old man's soul is slowly getting burnt out with time and age.

Like the ashes of your dead
The fading away of the old man's soul is compared to the ashes of the deceased.

Cracking slowly, endlessly
This is a reference to the way the old man's soul is breaking down bit by bit, with no end in sight.

All those presences you had
The old man is recalling all the people he has known throughout his life.

Simple tears in the sea
Their memories are just like simple tears lost in the vastness of the sea.

You feel
The song is highlighting the old man's feelings and emotions.

The flame that fades away
The flame of life is slowly fading away within the old man.

The gift of life a weight you bear
The old man considers life more like a burden than a gift.

And won't carry no more
The old man doesn't want to bear the burden of life anymore.

Old man, you're on your own
The old man is alone as he enters the last phase of his life.

This world is not your home
The old man doesn't feel at home in this world anymore.

Old man, you'll be alone
The song reinforces the idea that the old man will be alone in his final moments.

Going home
The phrase symbolizes death and the old man's journey towards it.

Your life
The song brings attention to the life of the old man.

Wasted without profit
The old man feels like he has wasted his life with nothing to show for it.

A bet too high against the fate
The old man feels like he took an enormous risk by living his life on his own terms and fate has dealt him a losing hand.

You thought you knew so well
The old man takes responsibility for the choices he has made, which have led him to his current situation.

Sad tale
The old man's story is one of sadness and regret.

With nobody to listen
The old man has no one to listen to his story and share his grief.

Why look ahead, tomorrow's just
The old man doesn't see the point in looking towards the future as he considers it to be meaningless.

An empty page that's missing
The future seems uncertain and blank to the old man.

Grief can change to irony
Grief and sadness can slowly turn into bitterness and sarcasm as the old man reflects on his life.

With the burden of the years
The old man feels the weight of his age and the burden of his past actions.

Anger is the sanctuary
The old man uses anger to shield himself from the painful reality of his situation.

Where you sacrifice your fears
The old man is channeling his fear into anger and aggression.

You've learn
The song is acknowledging the old man's life experience and the lessons he has learned.

The most sour of lessons
The hardest lessons learned by the old man have made his life particularly bitter.

To lose the smile and still keep laughing
Despite all the hardships, the old man has learned to keep laughing and not let life's troubles diminish his spirit.

On and on and on…
This line emphasizes the endless and cyclical nature of life, and the fact that the old man's journey will soon be over.

Old age now is against you
The song acknowledges that the old man is fighting against the effects of old age.

The deepest thing we see inside
The song highlights that the deepest and most intimate part of the old man is hidden behind his fading exterior.

Your pale and closing eyes
The old man's eyes are slowly closing in on themselves, showcasing the inevitability of death.

Your days
The remaining days of the old man's life are being referred to here.

Quickly passing by
The old man's remaining days seem to be flying by.

And while your time is running out
The song acknowledges that the old man's time is limited and quickly coming to an end.

There's nothing to old on to
The old man doesn't have anything left to cling to as his time approaches its end.

In the night you lay awake
The night time is particularly difficult for the old man as he is plagued with thoughts of death.

In the silence fearing death
The idea of dying is particularly scary for the old man.

Will come treacherously to take you
The song emphasizes the sudden and unpredictable nature of death.

You're afraid of your own breath
The old man is even scared of his own mortality and the fact that he will die.

No one
The song highlights the loneliness and solitude of the old man's situation.

Would notice your departure
The old man feels that no one will care about his death.

Six feet of clay with just a number
The old man feels like his death will turn him into just another statistic, buried 6 feet under.

The story of your life
The song ends by highlighting the sad story of the old man's life.