Lifeless
Black and Schwarz Lyrics
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Unending nonexistence
Desolate spaces
Forsaken and hopeless
Immensity boundless
Sightless and soundless
Lightless, lifeless
Colossal cosmic desert
Void vacuum of night
With no trace of origins
Descendants of consciousness
Still search for answers
Looking to empty skies
Adrift in blackest of oceans
The waning islands of light
Have departed all horizons
Forever out of sight
Immensity boundless
Sightless and soundless
Lightless, lifeless
Unfathomable nothingness
The lyrics to Black and Schwarz's song "Lifeless" are a haunting depiction of the vastness and emptiness of space. The first stanza describes the absolute cold, unending nonexistence, and desolate spaces of this void. The second stanza further emphasizes the void's immensity, boundlessness, sightlessness, soundlessness, lightlessness, and lifelessness. The third stanza includes a metaphor of the colossal cosmic desert, a vacuum of night with no trace of origins. Despite searching for answers, the descendants of consciousness are left with only empty skies, adrift in the blackest of oceans. The final stanza concludes with the waning islands of light departing all horizons, forever out of sight.
These lyrics paint a desolate picture of a vast, empty universe, highlighting the insignificance and fleeting nature of human existence. The repetition of the words "immensity," "sightless," "soundless," "lightless," "lifeless," and "unfathomable nothingness" drives this point home. The metaphor of the cosmic desert adds to the sense of isolation and hopelessness, as there is no respite to be found in this lifeless void.
Line by Line Meaning
Absolute cold
An extreme temperature that represents the feeling of detachment, isolation, and lack of warmth.
Unending nonexistence
The state of permanent absence or lack of existence that never ends.
Desolate spaces
Empty, barren, and lifeless regions that lack vitality or hopefulness.
Forsaken and hopeless
Feeling abandoned, neglected and without any expectation or prospect of success.
Immensity boundless
The infinite and limitless extent of space and its vastness.
Sightless and soundless
Experiencing a complete absence of any visual or auditory stimuli.
Lightless, lifeless
A state of total darkness and emptiness where nothing lives or thrives.
Unfathomable nothingness
A concept that represents the incomprehensible emptiness that defies human understanding or logic.
Colossal cosmic desert
A vast and lifeless region of space that is vast, dormant and barren of any signs of life.
Void vacuum of night
The empty and airless darkness that covers the vast expanse of the cosmos.
With no trace of origins
An absence or indication of the beginning, source or genesis of the universe.
Descendants of consciousness
The living beings that have evolved from the universe's origin and evolved into knowledge-bearing entities.
Still search for answers
Persisting in the quest for understanding of the universe's mysteries despite its unpredictability.
Looking to empty skies
The act of hoping to find meaning and insight in the vast black and blue space beyond Earth.
Adrift in blackest of oceans
Lost in the vast, dark and bleak unknown, directionless and without a signpost.
The waning islands of light
The dwindling and receding pockets of brightness that are visible in the night sky.
Have departed all horizons
Gone beyond the limits of visibility and cannot be seen anymore.
Forever out of sight
An indication of something that is lost in the vast darkness and is impossible to locate ever again.
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