End of Days
E.O.S. Lyrics
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Where women and beast make peacefully in sacrifice
No flesh is wasted
No rest for the young who sinfully free
Are forced to work
And no place for old men, but home
A child has come to be born
Where we must know ourselves
In falsehood and in truth
And minds come finally to seat
Where the rotted fruits have passed
Dark hills on promised land
A child is born
Consumes itself away
Into decay and to decay
Where strangers at the end of days
Come to meet an honest fate
Where, home
Green glows the sky
In jealous promise and tempered artifice
Green the grasses
Who sacrificed their flowers at first gust
Gentle tides, children come and go
To count the hours
Aged things grow young beneath skin
In outgrown glens
Bowed heads see futures in points of the needle
The demon with two heads
Does not know it from itself
Consumes itself away
Into decay and to decay
Where great appetites come to feast
A purge of mutant fishes rots upon the surface
Where the wanderer comes to rest
Where lonely strangers come to beach at the end of days
Everything possible is building, building, building
A vision of an Tuatha
From the bed
Comes a singing army
From the head of the ragged cliffs
Where I can see America
And everything is possible
At Moher
Or seems like possibility
Because the crest of a wave
Untouched is then unmade
From across the beach
Of mist and stony desert vision
The beautiful things ascend and descend
In heart bending rhythms
The phantom isle it shows
And my heart is breaking open
The unit will be unified again
Everything possible is building, building
A child is born
With oily wings and discarded wishes on her skin
A deity
We must know what this means
From the sea a boiling wave would clean
The demon’s face
If that is what it be
The child - a beast
It walks and talks and bleeds for us
These times are streaked with the blood of children
The unit will be unified again
And everything possible is building, building
Where the wanderer comes to seat
Where lonely strangers at the end of days
Come to meet their fate
And minds come finally to a seat
Everything possible is building, building, building
Everything possible is building
In E.O.S.'s song, End of Days, the lyrics reflect on two individuals who were close in their youth, played together in the snow, made lasting memories, yet grew apart as they went their separate ways. The singer of the song looks back at their youth with a mix of emotions, cherishing the memories but also feeling regret and anger towards their current situation. Despite their separation, the song speaks of a hope that they will come back together at the end of their lives, waiting for each other like they promised.
The song serves as a powerful reminder of how life changes over time and how our priorities shift, sometimes at the cost of losing relationships that once meant the world to us. The themes of regret and nostalgia are prevalent in the song, as well as a sense of hope that it's not too late to reconnect with those important people from our past.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember our youth as we played in the snow
I recall a time in the past when we were young and carefree, playing together in the snow
Our foot steps be melting the places we'd go
We left a trail of evidence behind us as we walked through the snow, leaving melted footprints in our wake
When the day was done
At the end of the day when all was said and done
We'd off and run
We would run away from each other, suggesting a temporary goodbye until we met again
Turn round and say
We would look back and say something to each other before going our separate ways
Tis here I'll be waiting at the end of my days
We promised to meet again, saying that we would be waiting for each other at the end of our lives
Now the seasons have moved on
Time has passed since we were young and carefree, and the world around us has changed
And we've both gone our ways
We have both pursued our own paths in life, and have likely not seen each other in a long time
And I savour the moments
I cherish the memories of our time together in the past
And I rage at my fate
I am angry and frustrated that we have been separated, and that the passage of time has made it difficult or impossible to find each other again
Did we lose our way
I wonder if our paths in life have taken us too far apart, and if we will ever find each other again
One fine day
At some point in the future, if Fate permits it, we may cross paths once again
Forgot to say
We may have forgotten to tell each other something important before we parted ways
Tis here I'll be waiting at the end of my days
Despite the hardships of life, I still hold onto the hope that we will reunite at the end of our lives
I have travelled my own road
I have taken my own path in life, encountering many challenges along the way
Now the end does come near
As I approach the end of my life, I reflect on the journey that led me here
In the gathering darkness
As the end draws near, I feel a sense of darkness and uncertainty
Like a beacon you appear
Suddenly, like a light in the darkness, I see a glimpse of hope - the possibility that I may be reunited with my friend once again
And we say hello
If we are lucky enough to reunite, we will exchange greetings to acknowledge each other's presence
Like we'd always know
Even after all these years apart, it will feel as though we were never truly separated
That's where we'll be
We will finally be together again, after all these years apart
Tis here I'll be waiting at the end of my days
I hold onto the hope that we will meet again in the afterlife, even if we are unable to do so in this life
Tis here I'll be waiting at the end of my days
Despite everything that has happened, I still believe that there is a chance for us to be reunited, even if it is only in death
Tis here I'll be waiting at the end of my days
At the end of my journey through life, I will be waiting for my friend, ready to be reunited with them once again
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Julian Hanson, Oscar Robertson, Sinead O'Brien
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