* Current members:
* Erik Rundqvist - bass, vocals
* Tobias Gustafsson - drums
* Peter Östlund - guitar
* Urban Gustafsson - guitar
* Former members:
* Ronnie Olson - vocals, bass
* Bengt Sund - bass
* Ulf Dalegren - guitars
* Thomas Bergqvist - bass
* Jussi Linna - vocals
Shrouded in Darkness
Vomitory Lyrics
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Smoke will persist, for centuries
Darkened skies, reduced sunlight
Mankind perished, all life extinguished
Buried under millions tons of ash and soot
Darkness cover the earth, humanity's final rest
Buried under millions tons of ash and soot
Darkness cover the earth, humanity's final rest
Buried under millions tons of ash and soot
Darkness cover the earth, humanity's final rest
The lyrics of Vomitory's song "Shrouded in Darkness" depict the catastrophic aftermath of nuclear warfare. The opening line, "Nuclear winter, warfare aftermath," refers to the deadly phenomenon of nuclear winter. Nuclear winter occurs when the massive fires ignited by nuclear explosions send massive amounts of soot, dust and smoke into the atmosphere, blocking out sunlight and causing global temperatures to drop below freezing. The resulting darkness and cold would persist for several years, making it nearly impossible for any surviving life forms to continue to exist.
The second verse paints a bleak picture of a post-apocalyptic world, describing "darkened skies" and "reduced sunlight." The line "mankind perished, all life extinguished" suggests the complete annihilation of all living things as a result of the nuclear winter. The lines that follow describe the earth being buried under "millions of tons of ash and soot," leaving humanity in its "final rest." The repetition of this line drives home the finality and hopelessness of the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Nuclear winter, warfare aftermath
After a nuclear war, the resulting winter will be devastating
Smoke will persist, for centuries
The smoke from the war will linger for hundreds of years
Darkened skies, reduced sunlight
The skies will be dark and the amount of sunlight reaching the earth will be significantly decreased
Mankind perished, all life extinguished
The war will result in the extinction of all life, including humans
Buried under millions tons of ash and soot
The earth will be covered by a massive amount of ash and soot
Darkness cover the earth, humanity's final rest
As a result of the war, the earth will be shrouded in darkness and it will be the final resting place for all of humanity
Contributed by Michael H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.