Battlegrounds
Eclipse Lyrics

Some thousand years been counted down
The passing of time is not always enough to sustain power and influence.

Kings and queens have lost their crowns
Even the most powerful and influential figures can be brought down and stripped of their status.

Live by the sword and you're gonna die By the sword
Those who resort to violence as a means of achieving their goals are likely to eventually meet a violent end.

Empires built on broken bones
The foundations of many historical empires were laid with the suffering and exploitation of others.

Conquerors carved their names in stone
Those who seek power and domination often seek to immortalize themselves in the annals of history.

Where are they now everything's Withered away
The legacy of many historical figures and empires is often nothing more than ruins and faded memories.

They have fallen one by one
No matter how powerful or influential, every person and empire will eventually lose their grip on power.

Building castles to the sun
Many historical figures and empires focused on building towering monuments to their own greatness, only for those structures to crumble and decay over time.

Only ruins can be found On battlegrounds
The theatre of war is often stripped bare of civilization and reduced to nothing more than the desolate remains of conflict.

All their glory days are gone
The heights of power and influence are often transitory, and eventually yield to decline and entropy.

So much pain but nothing's won
The costs of war and conflict are often staggering, yet ultimately yield little in terms of concrete gain or progress.

We fight for land that will be here Long, long after we've disappeared
Much of human conflict is ultimately a futile struggle for control over territory and resources that will endure long after the individuals involved have passed.

More wanting more that's just The way of the world
Human desire and ambition often push individuals and societies to strive for ever-greater levels of power, influence, and material gain.

The winner writes the history books
The narrative of history is often dictated by those who emerge victorious in conflicts, even if the reality is more ambiguous or nuanced.

The pain and blood is overlooked
The human cost of conflict is often downplayed or ignored in favor of more triumphal or noble narratives.

Written in ways so it will suite their own game
Historical narratives are often shaped by those in power to promote their own interests and justify their actions, rather than reflecting objective reality.