Shades of Night Descending
Evoken Lyrics

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There was no life, no light... A brooding night enveloped all...
Over which darkness and silence reigned supreme

Gaze into the astral depths
The advent of endlessness
The ill-fated winds of sinister praise
like echoed shrieks as darkness reigns...

Blackened hail shall fall upon the shores of Lethe
As the pitiless winter begins its unending season

Amid the sunless tombs
Tragic symphony of mourning

Abysmal depths have risen
Season of nocturnal reign

Overall Meaning

The song "Shades of Night Descending" by Evoken portrays a dark and hopeless atmosphere. The first two lines of the lyrics describe a lifeless and dark world where there is no light. This sets the tone for the entire song, which is full of despair and gloom. The next two lines talk about the "advent of endlessness" and the "ill-fated winds of sinister praise," which creates a feeling of eternal darkness and a never-ending cycle of suffering. The last two lines of the verse mention the falling of blackened hail and the beginning of an unending winter, which further emphasizes the bleak outlook of the song's world.

The chorus of the song talks about the sunless tombs and the tragic symphony of mourning. These lines create a feeling of despair and hopelessness, as though the world is stuck in a never-ending cycle of death and mourning. The last line, "Season of nocturnal reign," reinforces this feeling, making it seem like the night and darkness have taken over the world and there is no hope for change.

Line by Line Meaning

There was no life, no light... A brooding night enveloped all...
Over which darkness and silence reigned supreme

Gaze into the astral depths
Look beyond what can be seen with the physical eyes

The advent of endlessness
The beginning of something infinite and never-ending

The ill-fated winds of sinister praise
The eerie gusts of a dark force that inspires praise out of doom

like echoed shrieks as darkness reigns...
The sounds of high-pitched screams that seem to resonate throughout the land as the darkness spreads

Blackened hail shall fall upon the shores of Lethe
The arrival of a violent storm that will cause destruction and ruin in its path

As the pitiless winter begins its unending season
The commencement of a mercilessly cold and never-ending winter

Amid the sunless tombs
In a place where sunlight cannot penetrate - among the crypts

Tragic symphony of mourning
A sorrowful ensemble of sounds that seem to depict sadness and despair

Abysmal depths have risen
The emergence of extremely deep and dark places that have now come to the surface

Season of nocturnal reign
A time where night and darkness rule over day and light