The Price
Olympos Mons Lyrics


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When the morning mist is fading
And a new day's breaking through
I find myself walking this same old road

Some shadows are still dancing
To a music never ending
Among them walks a man with a heavy load
He's only doing what he's been told
It's the game he has to play
Nothing new, he's getting old
He lives from day to day

It's the price we pay
For every single day
We got to push to make the big wheel turn
Neither black nor white
Just another shade of grey
If you reach the sky the sun will make you burn

I am singing out my sadness
As the morning mist arise
Let the sun come melt my pain again

In the sunshine of tomorrow
There's a promise I've been told
About a future wrapped in golden chains

He's only doing what he's been told
It's the game he has to play
Nothing new, he's getting old
He lives from day to day

It's the price we pay
For every single day
We got to push to make the big wheel turn
Neither black nor white




Just another shade of grey
If you reach the sky the sun will make you burn

Overall Meaning

"The Price" by Olympos Mons is a song that talks about the struggles of everyday life and the sacrifices that we have to make in order to survive. The song begins with the mention of a new day, and the fact that despite starting anew, the singer finds himself walking down the same old road. Some shadows are still dancing, to a music never-ending, and among them walks a man with a heavy load. This man is only doing what he's been told, it's the game he has to play, nothing new, and he's getting old. He lives from day to day.


The chorus uses a metaphor of a big wheel that has to be pushed in order to turn, and this wheel represents the daily grind of life. The singer says that it's the price we pay for every single day. We have to push ourselves to keep going, to keep the wheel turning, and this is neither black nor white, just another shade of grey. If you reach the sky, the sun will make you burn. In the second verse, the singer sings out his sadness as the morning mist arises, hoping that the sun will come and melt his pain again. He talks about a promise he's been told, a future that's wrapped in golden chains, but he still keeps pushing along, like the man with the heavy load.


In essence, the song talks about how life can be tough, and we have to pay a price to survive, but there's always a ray of hope that keeps us going. The big wheel keeps turning, and we have to make the most of what we've got. The song uses vivid imagery and metaphor to convey this message.


Line by Line Meaning

When the morning mist is fading
In the early hours of the day when the fog is clearing up


And a new day's breaking through
As the sun rises to bring in a new day


I find myself walking this same old road
Traversing the usual path with no changes in sight


Some shadows are still dancing
A few remnants of past events still lingers on


To a music never ending
To a tune that never seems to stop playing


Among them walks a man with a heavy load
In the midst of all that, there's a man carrying a significant burden


He's only doing what he's been told
He's only following orders given to him


It's the game he has to play
It's the only game left for him to participate in


Nothing new, he's getting old
There's nothing new in his life, and he's getting weary of it


He lives from day to day
He's just surviving from one day to another


It's the price we pay
This is the cost we have to bear


For every single day
For every single day of our lives


We got to push to make the big wheel turn
We have to work hard to make progress happen


Neither black nor white
Not an either-or situation, but rather a complex one


Just another shade of grey
It's just another complex and ambiguous situation to deal with


If you reach the sky the sun will make you burn
If you aim too high, you'll get burned by the sun


I am singing out my sadness
Expressing my sadness through song


As the morning mist arise
As the fog lifts up in the air


Let the sun come melt my pain again
Let the sunlight ease my pain away


In the sunshine of tomorrow
In the bright and hopeful future


There's a promise I've been told
There's an assurance that has been given to me


About a future wrapped in golden chains
A future full of great opportunities and fortune




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[] Dark_Necrofear []

This is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard it would be better if you uploaded this with lyrics but great song thanks for uploading this

Lord Tchort

So underrated

Joel Nilsson Hedekäll

1485 views. I cannot comprehend this.

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