Current line-up:
Andrey "Archont" Fedorenko - vocals, keyboards
Roman Guriev - guitars
Alexander "Zmey" Tsvetkov - bass
Sergey Belyavsky - drums
Whisper Of Time
Archontes Lyrics
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Is following you
It's getting stronger,
More persistent
The merciless call
That carries breath of Death
Like fading leaves
Like a candle-end
What is there
Across the line
Where time is silent
What is there?
All your God damned money and power
All your false and meaningless life
What will they become tomorrow
You cannot take them to the grave
Your name will mean nothing
As your body rots in the ground
Your former friends will spit on your coffin
They only needed your bank account
All your life you have been The Greatest
What do you feel right now?
Time can't be stopped and can't be purchased
How can you handle this. How?
Indulgence is no longer in fashion
And money can't wash off the blood
Where are the women who screamed of passion
Not for you but for your capital
You're dead! If not now, then tomorrow
You will cross the line
What is the voice that's scaring you
This is Whisper of Time
The lyrics of Archontes’ song “Whisper of Time” seem to suggest that time is catching up with someone who has spent their life accumulating money, power, and false relationships. The whisper of time seems to be growling and becoming more and more constant, a merciless call that carries with it the scent of death. Metaphors like fading leaves and candle-ends are used to capture the fleeting nature of time and existence, while the overarching question that is asked is what lies beyond the line where time and silence meet. The lyrics then go on to reveal that despite all his success and accolades, the singer stands to lose everything in death, and that all the things he has been chasing after so viciously, like money, power, and women, will mean nothing when he crosses that line. In the end, the whisper of time seems to be forcing him to confront the futility of his life and the things that he has been chasing after in vain.
Line by Line Meaning
Whisper of Time
The voice of time is haunting you
Is following you
It is always with you, no matter what you do
It's getting stronger,
As time passes, the voice gets louder and more powerful
More persistent
It won't stop until it accomplishes its purpose
The merciless call
The voice is cruel, unforgiving, and unrelenting
That carries breath of Death
The voice warns you of your own mortality
Like fading leaves
Life is fleeting, like a leaf falling from a tree
Like a candle-end
Life can quickly come to an end, like a candle burning out
Life is passing
Time and life will keep moving, regardless of what you do
What is there
What lies ahead?
Across the line
What exists on the other side of death?
Where time is silent
What happens when time is no longer a factor?
What is there?
What is beyond this life?
All your God damned money and power
Material wealth and power are ultimately meaningless
All your false and meaningless life
A life focused on material gain is empty and purposeless
What will they become tomorrow
Material possessions will be meaningless in the future
You cannot take them to the grave
You cannot bring your wealth with you when you die
Your name will mean nothing
Your legacy will ultimately be forgotten
As your body rots in the ground
Your physical body will eventually decay
Your former friends will spit on your coffin
People who used to be your friends will no longer care about you
They only needed your bank account
People only care about your wealth and power, not who you are as a person
All your life you have been The Greatest
If you live your life pursuing wealth and power, you will never be truly great
What do you feel right now?
Are you satisfied with how you have lived your life?
Time can't be stopped and can't be purchased
You cannot stop time or buy more time in life
How can you handle this. How?
How can you come to terms with your own mortality?
Indulgence is no longer in fashion
Materialism and self-indulgence will not bring you lasting happiness or satisfaction
And money can't wash off the blood
Money cannot erase the mistakes or bad decisions of your past
Where are the women who screamed of passion
The people who were once attracted to your wealth will not matter in the end
Not for you but for your capital
People are attracted to your money, not who you are
You're dead! If not now, then tomorrow
Death is an inevitability that cannot be avoided
You will cross the line
You will eventually die
What is the voice that's scaring you
The voice of mortality is frightening and intimidating
This is Whisper of Time
This is the voice warning you of your own mortality
Contributed by Benjamin M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.