Near the closure of 2004 the self produced demo album, Empire of the Fallen, was released; a four track obscure and prominent contribution to the doom metal underground. The demo was very well received and led to a deal with the Finish label Firedoom Music (extreme doom metal specialist label of Firebox Records).
Soon after that the debut album Aeternum Vale was recorded and finally released in 2006 and made very good reviews throughout the doom metal community.
In January 2008 the work began on yet another album. Dead Words Speak was written and recorded by Johan himself at the DRACONIAN rehearsal room. With a heavier approach regarding the sound than previous efforts, the music is both darker and more eerie than ever before. Filled with emotion and despair, Dead Words Speak is a personal settlement with the past.
Oblivion Upon Us
Doom:VS Lyrics
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But all I feel is regret
Inside this empty shell we're all so afraid
Of what we've become
I myself have built the cross I wear
Every passing day is filled with despair
This human plague that I pity
The love I feel is shallow and weak
The world is dead thru my eyes
I myself have built the cross I wear
Every passing day is filled with despair
I spit upon humanity, I see the world as dust
I feel no compassion neither love or lust
Oblivion upon us
I sink into the coldest of waters
To drown my tears of shame
For nothing but the pain of suffering
I continue to breath
The lyrics of Doom:vs's song Oblivion Upon Us express a deep feeling of regret and despair towards humanity. The singer confesses to trying hard to become human, but all they feel is regret. The reference to an "empty shell" suggests a feeling of emptiness and lack of fulfillment. The singer then goes on to express their disdain towards human beings, seeing the world as dust and feeling no compassion or love. The references to building the cross they wear and the passing days filled with despair indicate a feeling of guilt and perpetual suffering.
The line "oblivion upon us" expresses a sense of impending doom, a fate the singer sees as inevitable. This fatalistic point of view is further expressed in references to sinking into the coldest of waters and drowning in tears of shame. The last line "For nothing but the pain of suffering, I continue to breathe" reflects the singer's feeling of hopelessness and lack of purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
I've tried so hard to become human
Despite putting in effort to feeling like a human, I am still unable to do so
But all I feel is regret
Instead of feeling human emotions, all I can feel is regret and sorrow
Inside this empty shell we're all so afraid
All of us residing in this physical body feel frightened due to the emptiness within
Of what we've become
Our fear stems from what we have transformed into
I myself have built the cross I wear
The struggles and difficulties present in my life are exclusively because of myself
Every passing day is filled with despair
My life is full of hopelessness and dejection with each day that goes by
I see no end to all this pain
I cannot envision a future without the agony that I am currently experiencing
This human plague that I pity
The human condition, that I feel sorry for, seems like a widespread disease
The love I feel is shallow and weak
The love I can feel is insubstantial and fragile
The world is dead thru my eyes
My perspective on the world is cynical as if it were lifeless
I spit upon humanity, I see the world as dust
I hold contempt for humanity and consider the world meaningless
I feel no compassion neither love or lust
I am incapable of experiencing empathy, love or raw passion
Oblivion upon us
The prospect of everything being forgotten sooner or later seems imminent
I sink into the coldest of waters
I find myself drowning in extreme and unpleasant emotions
To drown my tears of shame
I use my misery to overpower any shame or guilt I may feel
For nothing but the pain of suffering
The only outcome of my life experience is torment and agony
I continue to breath
Regardless of how challenging life is, it goes on and I have no choice but to continue living
Contributed by Josiah Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alejandro Castillo
Lo mas bello y perfecto creado por el hombre por siempre Funeral Doom Metal...
Chris
Brilliant song, one of my favorites.
Rafal Owczarski
Fantastic song!!!
C. S.
I resonate with this.
Jess
🤘🖤
Emilian Toutkewicz
Perfecto
Fernando Garcia
Fucking relieving
Ranyta Violet
♥
Bruno Lenaerts
this is doom....
Karen Tapia
I remember...