Brothers in Arms '12
NOI!SE Lyrics

These mist covered mountains
The singer is currently in a place unfamiliar to them, a place blanketed by a thick fog.

Are a home now for me
Despite the singer's unfamiliarity with their current surroundings, they've grown accustomed to this place and now consider it their home.

But my home is the lowlands
Although they've grown comfortable with where they are now, the singer acknowledges that their true home is in the lowlands.

And always will be
This preference for the lowlands is not something the artist believes will ever falter.

Someday you'll return to
The artist believes that whoever they are addressing will eventually leave this unfamiliar place and return to a place they are more familiar with.

Your valleys and your farms
The place the singer believes their addressee will return to is one of domesticity, where they can farm and raise animals in a valley in relative peace.

And you'll no longer burn to be
Once the addressee has left their current location, they will no longer feel the need to fight alongside the singer.

Brothers in arms
In their current place, the artist and addressee are united in their struggle against a common enemy.

Through these fields of destruction
As the artist and addressee fight alongside one another, the land around them has become a wasteland.

Baptisms of fire
The fighting that they've endured has been likened to a ritual cleansing in fire, as they emerge from these battles changed.

I've witnessed your suffering
The singer has borne witness to the pain their comrade has experienced as a result of their shared experience.

As the battle raged higher
Despite the increasing difficulty of their struggles, they did not abandon each other.

And though they did hurt me so bad
At times, the addressee's actions unintentionally harmed the singer.

In the fear and alarm
During these difficult times, the singer felt afraid and anxious.

You did not desert me
Despite the harm they may have caused, the addressee remained loyal to the singer.

My brothers in arms
The artist reaffirms their relationship with the addressee and how they've bonded in their struggle.

There's so many different worlds
It's clear to the artist that there are countless realities one can experience in their life.

So many different suns
To go along with these different realities are different sources of light and warmth.

And we have just one world
Despite all the different experiences one can have, there's only one world that humans live on and share.

But we live in different ones
Although we share the same planet, humans live vastly different lives depending on their personal experiences and the worlds they inhabit.

Now the sun's gone to hell and
As night approaches, the artist notes how the once present sun has vanished from sight.

The moon's riding high
As the sun sets, the moon takes its place as the center of attention in the night sky.

Let me bid you farewell
The singer acknowledges that all good things must come to an end, and they must part ways with their comrade.

Every man has to die
The artist muses upon the inevitability of death for all people, even those who have gone through difficult struggles together.

But it's written in the starlight
The longevity of their bond and what they've learned from their experiences together has been recorded and stored somewhere in the ether, for all to see.

And every line in your palm
Even the singer's palm has recorded this shared experience and contains evidence of their bond.

We are fools to make war
The singer recognizes the foolishness of humans to turn on each other and cause themselves and others harm.

On our brothers in arms
The artist uses the phrase 'brothers in arms' to illustrate the similarity between humans who have fought alongside one another, as siblings might fight amongst each other but are still family.