Avalon
The Black League Lyrics

Chaos. Hysteria. Madness Millennial,
The current age is marked by catastrophe, confusion, and derangement.

Men like flies in every corner.
Humans are everywhere, like ubiquitous, insignificant insects.

Hell-on-Earth and End-of-Time
The world is a living hell, and the apocalypse is imminent.

These times and these places must be all wrong
Something is fundamentally out of place with the contemporary era and its locales.

It's too damn hot or too damn cold, we must get out -
The extreme weather conditions are intolerable, necessitating a departure.

So down we go:
We descend into a lower plane of existence or a different realm.

Avalon! Avalon! Avalon! Avalon!
The subject cries out repeatedly for Avalon, a mythical place associated with paradise.

Would you tell me which way the wind... blows?
The artist seeks guidance, both literal and metaphorical, as to how to progress.

A second chance. A Second Coming.
The prospect of redemption and salvation is invoked, perhaps in a Christian context.

A second earth, a second birth, none of us will live to see.
A new world or genesis is promised, but it can only be experienced after death.

Now choose your side... Now choose your arms...
A call to arms is issued, requiring people to pick a stance and prepare for a conflict.

Now if you are with me, I can show the way -
The artist offers to lead a group of like-minded individuals in search of Avalon.

Let us seize the day!
The group is encouraged to act decisively and make use of their limited time.

Beggars moan in every corner
Suffering and poverty are pervasive and visible.

Avalon! Preachers preach: "The End is Nigh!"
A religious message of fatalism and doom is proclaimed, with Avalon serving as a counterpoint.

Avalon! Infected blood, infested land,
The land is diseased and cursed, with its inhabitants contaminated as well.

Avalon! No World Without an End!
The subject states that there can be no true resolution or conclusion to existence.

Avalon! Now, I don't want to heal the world!
The singer expresses a cynicism or refusal to attempt social or environmental improvement.

Avalon! And I don't want to drop the bomb!
The subject denies any desire for violent or destructive action.

Avalon! For it seems so close, yet so far away
The concept of Avalon is tantalizingly nearby, yet frustratingly unattainable.

Avalon! There somewhere, Avalon!
The song ends with another plea for Avalon, a haven or ideal that remains elusive.

Would you tell me which way the wind... blows?
The song concludes with the same refrain, emphasizing the search for direction and purpose in a turbulent world.