Dark Age is a German melodic death metal band formed in 1995 in Hamburg. Ev… Read Full Bio ↴Dark Age is a German melodic death metal band formed in 1995 in Hamburg. Everything began sometime in the year 1994, when Eike Freese, André Schumann and Olli Fliegel rotted themselves together to found a Metal band and maybe someday release an album. André had to take the drumsticks, meanwhile Eike played guitar and shared the vocals with bass-player Olli. Name-giver were the mighty Metallica with the track Dyer's Eve. The style of the music was similar to that of Grindcore/Death Metal and sounded like music produced by bands such as Carcass, Brutal Truth and Cannibal Corpse. The rehearsal-room was the music classroom in their school.

The Fall
Dark Age Lyrics

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Burn...
Never forget this moments in autumn
Memories which taught us to watch and to feel
As I am falling alone
In this age of emptiness

I dreamed that ashes dried my mourning tears
and dust covered my skin

The sins of mankind so silent
covered with blood and with tears
Creation, experience the fools of thousand years
The rules of time counting our days,
choosing the fall, that shall burn...

We are falling tonight,
shadows become a light of fear and sorrow
Tonight you will see that hate and love
will be one with reality
No man's existence has failed
and has lost it's pride, it's smile, it's cries...

"Never Forget this moments in autumn
Oh, memories which taught us to watch and to feel
As I am falling alone in this age of emptiness
Again I am falling alone
I should be alive
I feel like I hate you
I will...
I will kill you..."

We were falling that night,
shadows became a light of fear and sorrow
That night you could see
that hate and love were one with reality
I see the fall and curse you all
This life means pain to me
Come on god: end this existence for me...

White dove your wings are burning ...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dark Age's song "The Fall" describe a sense of loneliness and despair in the midst of destruction and chaos. The singer reflects on memories that have taught them to observe and feel, but they now find themselves falling alone in an age of emptiness. They dream of being consumed by ashes and dust, and they acknowledge the silent sins of mankind and the foolishness of our ways. Time marches on, counting our days, and we are left to choose our own falls that will burn us in the end.

As the night falls, shadows become a source of fear and sorrow. The singer speaks of hate and love becoming one with reality, and of the loss of pride, smiles, and cries in the faces of humanity. They express a sense of hatred towards others, and even contemplate killing them. They curse existence itself and plead with God to end it all.

Throughout the song, there is a sense of darkness and hopelessness, but also a remembrance of the beauty in the world that has been lost. The fall, while painful, is also a reminder of our mortality and the need to make choices that will ultimately lead to our own destruction.

Line by Line Meaning

Burn...
The beginning of the song sets a tone of destruction and chaos.

Never forget this moments in autumn
The memories of autumn serve as a reminder to pay attention to the world around us and experience it fully.

Memories which taught us to watch and to feel
The memories of autumn helped us become more aware and empathetic beings.

As I am falling alone
The singer feels isolated and abandoned in the midst of chaos.

In this age of emptiness
The singer feels that the world has become devoid of meaning and purpose.

I dreamed that ashes dried my mourning tears
The singer dreams of a world in which the pain and sorrow of life have been consumed by fire.

and dust covered my skin
The ashes from the fire cover the singer's body.

The sins of mankind so silent
The singer is haunted by the knowledge of humanity's wrongdoings.

covered with blood and with tears
The singer feels overwhelmed by the suffering and violence of the world.

Creation, experience the fools of thousand years
The singer sees humanity's mistakes as a result of our inability to learn from history and experience.

The rules of time counting our days,
The passage of time reminds us of our mortality and limited time on earth.

choosing the fall, that shall burn...
The singer feels that humanity is doomed to fail and suffer because of our own destructive tendencies.

We are falling tonight,
The chaos and destruction continue into the present.

shadows become a light of fear and sorrow
The darkness of the world becomes even more overwhelming and scary.

Tonight you will see that hate and love
Amidst the chaos, the singer sees that love and hate are intertwined and inseparable.

will be one with reality
The singer believes that reality is a mix of love and hate, beauty and destruction.

No man's existence has failed
Every person has contributed to humanity's failures and shortcomings.

and has lost it's pride, it's smile, it's cries...
The singer feels that humanity has lost its sense of pride, joy, and sorrow because of our own destructive tendencies.

"Never Forget this moments in autumn
The repetition of the opening line reinforces the importance of remembering and experiencing the beauty of the world.

Oh, memories which taught us to watch and to feel
The memories of autumn helped us to become more attentive and empathetic beings.

Again I am falling alone
The chaos and isolation continue for the singer.

I should be alive
The singer feels that he should be living a normal life, but is instead consumed by the chaos of the world.

I feel like I hate you
The singer feels overwhelmed by his own negative feelings towards others.

I will...
The singer's thoughts turn towards violence and vengeance.

I will kill you..."
The singer's violent thoughts turn towards a specific person or group of people.

We were falling that night,
The chaos and destruction continue into the present.

That night you could see
The chaos was so overwhelming that it was impossible to ignore.

that hate and love were one with reality
The darkness and beauty of the world are intertwined and inseparable.

I see the fall and curse you all
The singer feels overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of the world and blames others for it.

This life means pain to me
The singer finds life to be overwhelming and painful.

Come on god: end this existence for me...
The singer wishes for release from the pain and chaos of the world.