Headstone Epitaph is a Metal band from Germany playing traditional Heavy Me… Read Full Bio ↴Headstone Epitaph is a Metal band from Germany playing traditional Heavy Metal.

The band was founded in Mosbach, Baden-Württemberg in 1987 by Jürgen Steinmetz and Steffen Hußlik and was at first known as "Headstone" but later changed the name to "Headstone Epitaph". Reason was the existence of another band having the same name.

After several years of stagnation the band celebrates his comeback in 2008 with new live shows.

Members:

Tim Benz (Vocals)
Martin Grimm (Guitars)
Bernd Keck (Bass)
Frank Reinert (Drums)

Former members:

Andreas Sonnleitner (Vocals)
Holger Blum (Guitars)
Steffen Hußlik (Guitars)
Jürgen Steinmetz (Bass)

Released material:

Welcome (Demo, 1993)
Without the Slightest Qualm (Full-length, 1996)
Wings of Eternity (Full-length, 1998)
PowerGames (Full-length, 1999)

Hole In The Sky
Headstone Epitaph Lyrics

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(Tim: I had a pumping riff which reminded me a bit of DIO)
(and i tried for months to get the right hook:)
(An individual person can not change the world.)

(vers:)
soon we realize
that hole in the sky
we don't know why

there is no tomorrow
our time it is borrowed
for a while
(ref:)
there's a hole in the sky
but we don't know why
maybe they want
that all people die
it doesn't matter
who's wrong or right
we really don't want to die
by the hole in the sky
(vers:)
wake up all you people
we know it's no secret
we can't be that blind
we hope it is fertile
cause we don't want to die

as long here to stay
this is the right way

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Headstone Epitaph's "Hole in the Sky" ask listeners to consider the "hole in the sky," a metaphor for a looming threat that the singer can't identify. The singer is aware that time is limited and fleeting, stating that "our time is borrowed," and that "there is no tomorrow." The chorus suggests that perhaps the threat is deliberate, and that "maybe they want that all people die." Regardless of who or what is responsible for the hole, the singer stresses that it is a matter of life and death and that we must take action before it's too late.

The second verse implores listeners to wake up and open their eyes to the potential threat. The singer acknowledges that the threat may be "fertile," or able to be mitigated, but that this will only happen if people are willing to act. They don't want to die, and "hope it is fertile" so that they won't. The final line of the song, "this is the right way," could be seen as a call to arms to take action against whatever the "hole in the sky" may represent.

Line by Line Meaning

soon we realize
We come to understand

that hole in the sky
The mysterious gap in the sky

we don't know why
We do not comprehend the cause

there is no tomorrow
There is no future to look forward to

our time it is borrowed
We only have a limited amount of time

for a while
Temporarily

there's a hole in the sky
A gap in the sky exists

but we don't know why
We are uncertain of the cause

maybe they want
Perhaps they desire

that all people die
For all people to perish

it doesn't matter
It is not of importance