The Absence stated in late 2008 they would be entering the studio to record a new studio effort in March of '09. Due to time constraints and touring duties, the band said they would enter the studio on September 10th since the original date "wasn't the right time." However the band delayed studio entrance time once again and recently stated that they entered Mana recording studios on November 2, 2009 to record Enemy Unbound, their third studio album. Enemy Unbound was released in 2010. In 2013 guitarist Peter Joseph decided to leave the band, and ended up being replaced by Scar Symmetry guitarist Per Nilsson. They have recently self-released a new single "Oceans" and are in the process of recording / writing a new album.
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Necropolis
The Absence Lyrics
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Paralyzed and demoralized
From unhallowed voices upon the wind
Breathing in Our damnation
Unleashing the hordes to immolate
And the darkened angels to decimate
The burning within Our chests
All Our futures laid to rest
These hearts of decay
A crown, buried on the heads of the damning Necropolis these hearts of
Decay a crown, buried on the heads of the damning
The shadows frenzy around the weak
A light from the blur is dimming bleak
Where We face our battles won
Wings to ride in the blistered sun
Where the voices are drowning
Into a sea of despair
Until They rise above
With bloodied fists in the air
Necropolis
These hearts of decay
A crown, buried on the heads of the damning Necropolis these hearts of
Decay a crown, buried on the heads of the damning
A march upon perdition
While We storm the gates from hell to heaven This march upon perdition
While We storm the gates from hell to heaven
Necropolis
These hearts of decay
A crown, buried on the heads of the damning Necropolis these hearts of
Decay a crown, buried on the heads of the damning
The Absence's song Necropolis is an energetic metal song with powerful lyrics that express feelings of doom, destruction, and strife. The opening lines, "To ashes we fall, paralyzed and demoralized," convey a sense of hopelessness and despair. The singer is surrounded by unhallowed voices on the wind, breathing in damnation and facing the unleashing of hordes to immolate and darkened angels to decimate. The burning within their chests signals the end of their future prospects, with all possibilities now laid to rest. The reference to Necropolis refers to the city of the dead and the decaying hearts and minds of those who reside there, doomed to an eternal damnation. The verse speaks of the shadows that frenzy around the weak and a light from blur dimming bleak.
The chorus of the song declares that Necropolis is where the battles are won, where wings ride in the blistered sun, and voices are drowning into a sea of despair. But the singer rises above with bloodied fists in the air, ready to take on the challenges that lay ahead. The bridge speaks of a march on perdition, where the singer is storming the gates of hell to heaven. The song is an intense and powerful message of defiance in the face of the inevitable.
Line by Line Meaning
To ashes We fall
We are defeated and will soon perish
Paralyzed and demoralized
We are unable to act and have lost our spirit
From unhallowed voices upon the wind
We are being cursed and taunted by evil forces
Breathing in Our damnation
We are accepting and internalizing our fate of being damned
Unleashing the hordes to immolate
We are releasing an army to destroy everything in its path
And the darkened angels to decimate
We are calling upon ominous beings to bring destruction
The burning within Our chests
We feel an intense anger and desire for revenge
All Our futures laid to rest
Our hopes and dreams are destroyed and will never come to fruition
Necropolis
A city of the dead and damned
These hearts of decay
Our souls are rotten and corrupted
A crown, buried on the heads of the damning
We are the rulers of this place, but it is a place of damnation
The shadows frenzy around the weak
Evil forces are attacking the vulnerable
A light from the blur is dimming bleak
A small glimmer of hope is fading away
Where We face our battles won
We are in a place where we have already been victorious in past battles
Wings to ride in the blistered sun
We are flying high and fearless in a harsh environment
Where the voices are drowning
We are surrounded by sinister voices that are overpowering us
Into a sea of despair
We are sinking deeper into hopelessness and sorrow
Until They rise above
We will not stop fighting until we overcome our enemies
With bloodied fists in the air
Our hands are stained with the blood of our enemies as we triumphantly celebrate
A march upon perdition
We are marching towards our own destruction
While We storm the gates from hell to heaven
We are fighting our way through the most difficult challenges, from the worst places to the best
Contributed by Mila M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.