Fallout
Sturmreaktor Lyrics

War. War never changes.
The nature of war is constant, always causing destruction and loss.

The end of the world occured pretty much as we had predicted.
The world was destroyed due to overpopulation and resource scarcity, as predicted.

Too many humans, not enough space or resource to go around.
The cause of the apocalypse was a lack of space and resources for the human population.

The details are trivial and pointless.
The specifics of how the apocalypse happened are irrelevant in the face of the devastating consequences.

The reasons, as always, purely human ones.
The cause of the apocalypse was ultimately caused by human faults and actions.

The earth was nearly wiped clean of life.
The destruction of the world resulted in a near-complete eradication of all life.

A great cleansing.
The apocalypse can be seen as a 'cleansing' of the Earth, wiping away all that was before.

An atomic spark struck by human hands.
The catastrophic event that caused the apocalypse was the result of human-initiated atomic warfare.

There is more than what you behold.
Despite the desolate state of the world, there is still potential for hope and for better things.

That is what we once were told.
This hope and belief in something more was something that people were once taught and believed in.

But all that's left, is despair,
However, in the face of destruction and chaos, despair is the overwhelming emotion.

so how can you see what isn't there?
It's difficult to see anything positive or hopeful when all that surrounds you is destruction and despair.

What once were verdant plains we turned
The previously lush and verdant landscapes of the world had been transformed into wastelands.

into cold and frigid earth.
These wastelands had become inhospitable and barren, reflecting the new reality of the world.

The landscape has been laid to rest
The once-beautiful landscape of the world has been destroyed, and is no longer alive or thriving.

in its nuclear winter dress
The world is now stuck in a state of nuclear winter, caused by the aftermath of atomic warfare.

Searching all over this frozen soil
In the face of this desolation, people are still searching for a place to call home, a place of safety and belonging.

for a place where we can live
This search is driven by the need for survival and the desire to create a new life for humanity.

a place that we may call our own.
This search is also driven by a need for belonging and identity, for a place where people can call their own.

Across the barren wastelands,
Despite the challenges and dangers of the wasteland, people still push forward in their search for a new home.

away from the flame
This search is also driven by a need to escape the horrors of the atomic devastation.

we'll find our sanctuary,
Despite everything, there is hope that people will find their safe haven, a place of sanctuary.

we will prevail.
Humanity will survive, no matter how bleak the situation may seem.

Cities of the righteous
The once-great cities of the world, filled with proud and righteous people, were destroyed in the apocalypse.

and the proud and the just
These cities were filled with people who believed in justice and righteousness, but it was all for naught.

was turned into ashes
The cities were burned to the ground, reduced to nothing but ashes.

and shattered to dust.
The once-great cities were destroyed, crumbled into dust that was scattered across the wasteland.

But a kingdom shall rise
Despite the destruction of the old world, a new world will rise up to take its place.

where the stars once fell
This new world will be built upon the ashes of the old, where the stars (representing hope and light) once fell.

We'll find a place
The search for a new home will not be in vain, and a place to build a new life will be found.

to build our castle in hell.
Despite the challenges and difficulties, humanity will make a new life for itself, even in the midst of the devastation and destruction.

Who were right and who were wrong,
In the face of the apocalypse, the question of who was in the right and who was in the wrong becomes irrelevant.

was decided by the strong.
Those who had the power to survive and rebuild were the ones who determined the course of the new world.

Correct the faults, indoctrinate,
In building the new world, people will work to correct past mistakes and instill new beliefs and ideals.

when it failed, eradicate.
If these efforts fail, people will be eliminated in order to preserve the survival of the new world.

Then the vaults got filled with crowds
As people searched for safety and security from the destruction of the world, they filled up bunkers and other hiding places.

as nations traded mushroom clouds.
Meanwhile, nations continued to use nuclear weapons against each other, trading mushroom clouds in a seemingly never-ending cycle of destruction.

We are not the ones to blame,
Despite the role humanity played in the destruction of the world, individuals cannot be blamed for the overall outcome.

but we're bearing the burden as we're...
However, people must still take responsibility for the consequences of their actions, even if they weren't directly to blame for the apocalypse.