Grace
Ikuinen Kaamos Lyrics

The yellow leaves fly with the wind
The leaves that were once full of life and green are now aged and fall with the force of the wind

Covering the graves below
Their hearts may not beat anymore, but their graves are now home to the covering of the leaves

The willow
A tree that symbolizes grief and sorrow, a perfect description for the scenery

The old man stands in the doorway
An old man who is probably a visitor or a caretaker of the cemetery

Wiping his
As the old man wipes his eyes, his senses are filled with emotions he tries to leave behind

Eyes with soiled sleeve
Numbness and dirt fill the sleeve of his clothes as his eyes are covered with tears

He kneels at the foot of the
The old man kneels, bare and alone at the foot of those who have gone before him

Graves
This is the place of those who have left the world, their final resting place

And touches the time-worn epitaph
His wrinkled hand, as he touches the tombstone, fills with stories that only he holds

Blessed are the
The words on the stone tell that pure-minded people are the ones who will see the divine

Pure in heart,
Only those who do not have a spot of grime in their hearts are those who will see the unseen

For they shall see God
Those whose hearts are pure are the only people who are allowed to see God

The grief of
The old man's heart is filled with a deep ache

Loss claws at his bleak soul
As he mourns the loss of his beloved ones, his soul becomes more hopeless

The wind carries the first
Nature recognizes his miserable heart and brings the first of the autumn's despairing storms

Freezing rain
The old man knows that the freezing rain brings the knowledge of the cold, which is a metaphor for the separation of the living and the deceased

With the rain appears a light
Through the gloom, a ray of light shines as if it is moving towards him

The
It seems to only be one light, but the grandeur of the light shines bright and illuminates everything around it

Bright ray of the cold autumn day
On the darkest day, even one light can brighten up everything and give hope

It illuminates the cliffs
The light shines on the cliffs, and their grandeur and power of the landscape are revealed

Beyond the field
The field is where nothing grows anymore. Yet amid the darkness, the bright light reveals the grandeur of beyond

And casts vast shades upon the soaked
The vast shadow that the light casts is darker than the black of the night and makes the ground that is soaked with tears and rain seem darker now

Grass
The grass becomes a witness of the old man's pain, yet holds the mystery of the cycle of life from their dead bodies

The man recoils from his distant thoughts
The light shines on the dead and the dark corners of his mind where he has hidden away feelings he has to leave behind

The
It is not just a raindrop, it's as if the rain is trying to comfort him for a little while

Rain flows along his furrowed cheeks
With his tears and the pouring rain, the old man's cheeks are covered with water that flows across like a river

He stares at the warmth
The light, like a sign of hope, is what he concentrates on

Of caressing light
The light comforts him and helps him be okay with letting it all go

And weeps the unseen tears with the
The old man cries because he knows that even if he tries to hide it, he will never truly overcome his sorrows

Rain
The rain represents grief and sorrow, but also the beauty of the cycle of life and new beginnings

He touches the grass with the palm of his
As if he knows this may be his last chance, he reaches his hand out to touch the grass of the people who have gone before him

Hand
Through his hand, he senses the coldness of the earth underneath, but it also makes him feel closer to them

And lets the wind sway him towards the past
As the wind moves him ahead, it also brings him closer to his past memories, reminding him of the time when everyone whom his heart is attached to were still around

He
The old man

Follows the path of forgotten oblivion
He follows the path of those buried, where nothing can be heard but silence, as if they were forgotten over time and brought to oblivion

And vanishes in the
As he lets himself be washed away by the rain, all of his sorrows and memories eventually fade away as he is buried next to them

Rain on his dying day
On his last day on earth, he remembers and misses those who have gone before him as if the rain was falling on their behalf