Season Of The Reaper
Pain Lyrics


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We came with nothing and with nothing we'll leave
The wheels of fortune has stopped and it bleeds
The burning angel and hungry crows
Their black eyes that drill holes in our souls
The tortured souls that won't find its peace

The endless screams that echo on
Lay down with the dead, the funeral has begun
No one comes to pay respect, come lay to rest
The night is still yours
When you're sleeping with the dead

And he smiles at you as he takes your life
It burns inside of you
It burns when you die

How sweet and calm, buried six feet under
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
The time has come to pay the price
When you're left to rot
Close your eyes and rest in pain

The endless screams that echos on
Lay down with the dead, the funeral has begun
No one comes to pay respect, come lay to rest
The night is still yours
When you're sleeping with the dead
When you sleep with the dead it burns

Lay down with the dead, the funeral has begun
No one comes to pay respect, come lay to rest




The night is still yours
When you're sleeping with the dead

Overall Meaning

The song "Season Of The Reaper" by Pain portrays the inevitability of death and what comes after it. The lyric "We came with nothing and with nothing we'll leave" suggests that in the end, none of our material possessions or status matter because we will all eventually die, and we can't take anything with us. The "wheels of fortune" stopping and bleeding could refer to the end of a person's luck or life, and the "burning angel and hungry crows" are symbolic of death and decay. The black eyes of the crows that "drill holes in our souls" represent the darkness and emptiness that people feel when they face their own mortality.


The chorus "The endless screams that echo on, lay down with the dead, the funeral has begun" emphasizes the finality of death and the mourning that comes with it. The following lines "No one comes to pay respect, come lay to rest, the night is still yours, when you're sleeping with the dead" suggest that in death, a person is alone and must come to terms with their own mortality. The phrase "sleeping with the dead" is a euphemism for being buried next to the deceased, and the thought of being alone in the quiet of the night with nothing but the dead can be unsettling. The final lines "When you sleep with the dead, it burns" could refer to the idea that the thought of being buried alive or being in a coffin can be scary.


Line by Line Meaning

We came with nothing and with nothing we'll leave
We were born with nothing and when we die, we take nothing with us


The wheels of fortune has stopped and it bleeds
Luck has run out and it causes pain


The burning angel and hungry crows
Symbols of death that await us


Their black eyes that drill holes in our souls
Death's presence haunting our minds and causing inner turmoil


The tortured souls that won't find its peace
The afterlife for those who've gone through immense pain


The endless screams that echo on
The cries of the dead still reside in the air


Lay down with the dead, the funeral has begun
Death has arrived and it's time to rest


No one comes to pay respect, come lay to rest
There's nobody left to mourn your death


The night is still yours
It's only in the afterlife that you can fully claim the time


When you're sleeping with the dead
When you're finally at peace, with other dead beings


And he smiles at you as he takes your life
Death comes with a smile as it takes away life


It burns inside of you
The pain doesn't end even after the heart stops beating


It burns when you die
Death isn't peaceful, it's painful


How sweet and calm, buried six feet under
Peaceful, but only after death


Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
A reminder of the inevitability of death


The time has come to pay the price
The time has come to face the consequences of life's actions


When you're left to rot
The gruesome fate of the body after death


Close your eyes and rest in pain
Death may bring peace, but it's not devoid of pain




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