Constant
Dark Tranquillity Lyrics

The lyrics to Dark Tranquillity's song Constant are a reflection of the power of creation and art, and the ability for it to be used as a weapon. The opening lines of "With each daring new concept, creation and form, one fragment of shelter from heaven be torn" signifies the undying human desire to create and explore new ideas and concepts, even if it involves challenging existing norms and beliefs. The next lines, "The bleeding through barriers, shine of redemption, the taste of renewal, let art once again be a weapon", emphasize the transcendental power that art has the potential to wield by breaking down barriers and inhibitions and bringing about change and transformation.

The following lines "The whim of the forger is theft from the flow, the hatchet now redden with creation's blood" address the reality that the creative process can be both destructive and transformative. The forger, who is representative of the artist or creator, is someone who extracts from the existing "flow" to create something new which can be seen as both theft and also progress. The imagery of the "hatchet now redden with creation's blood" further reinforces the idea that creation is not necessarily a painless and peaceful process but can involve violence and upheaval.

The chorus "Constant is forever, I am the creation, so bold in design, the errors of one thousand minds, bleed out through a world gone blind" is a triumphant acknowledgement that art has the power to transcend time and space, and that the creator, through his or her creation, becomes eternal. The final line, "This is the magic that a name would stain", underscores the idea that the power of the creator, and by extension the creation, is beyond something as mundane as a mere name.