Enemy Mind
Warlord Lyrics


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Life, I know it so well
It's sorrow and tears and death
An abode of hell
My living hell . . .
Tomorrow I fear my breath
Will forever fail

Life, a moment in time
The years of a man they vanish
Into shades of night
The shades of night . . .
I fear my soul will be banished
To the realm of sighs

And who will descend to show me the light?
And who will remember me in my plight?

The sins of the soul will rise
The alien lie is in you
Forever you will fight
The Enemy Mind within you
Lie . . . in the fields where carrion dine

We are the Enemy Mind




We are thee, Enemy Mind
We are thee, Enemy . . . MIND!

Overall Meaning

The Warlord song "Enemy Mind" is a bleak and introspective reflection on life, death, and the existential struggle of the human soul. The first verse establishes a tone of hopelessness and despair, describing life as an "abode of hell" filled with "sorrow and tears and death." The singer fears that his breath will fail him and that his soul will be banished to the "realm of sighs," a metaphorical afterlife of sadness and regret.


The second verse extends this meditation on mortality, emphasizing the fleeting nature of existence and the inevitability of death. The years of a man vanish "into shades of night," representing the darkness that awaits in the afterlife. The singer frets that his soul will be lost forever in this realm, without anyone to show him the light or remember him in his time of need.


The chorus introduces the concept of the "Enemy Mind," which appears to be an internal demon or source of conflict within the singer's psyche. He is filled with "sins of the soul" and an "alien lie," which keep him in a perpetual state of struggle and conflict. The final lines, "Lie in the fields where carrion dine / We are the Enemy Mind," suggest that this demon is a shared experience among all humans, and that we are all struggling with this internal enemy.


Overall, "Enemy Mind" is a song that explores the dark corners of the human experience and the struggles that we all face in our daily lives. It is a powerful and haunting reflection on mortality, fear, and the human condition.


Line by Line Meaning

Life, I know it so well
I am familiar with the nature of life


It's sorrow and tears and death
Life is filled with sadness, crying, and death


An abode of hell
It is like being in hell


My living hell . . .
My life feels like a hell on earth


Tomorrow I fear my breath
I am afraid that I will not be able to breathe tomorrow


Will forever fail
I will die tomorrow


Life, a moment in time
Life is a brief period


The years of a man they vanish
A person's years pass quickly


Into shades of night
The years fade away like the darkness of night


The shades of night . . .
My years are disappearing like the darkness of night


I fear my soul will be banished
I am afraid that my soul will be sent away


To the realm of sighs
To a place of despair and sadness


And who will descend to show me the light?
I wonder who will come to guide me towards hope


And who will remember me in my plight?
I wonder who will think of me in my time of need


The sins of the soul will rise
The things I have done wrong will come to light


The alien lie is in you
You are harboring a foreign deception


Forever you will fight
You will always be in conflict


The Enemy Mind within you
You have an inner enemy


Lie . . . in the fields where carrion dine
Lay down in a place where dead animals feast


We are the Enemy Mind
We ourselves are the internal enemy


We are thee, Enemy Mind
We are your inner enemy


We are thee, Enemy . . . MIND!
We are the one you must fight within yourself




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Comments from YouTube:

tittitocci

My favorite song of the album, with a bit of Savatage's "Thorazine Shuffle" mood!! Great!!!

SavatageIsMyReligion

A M A Z I N G

Νικος Βραζιωτης

RIP Bill Tsamis, wonderful descent man, we, your Greek blood Brothers bow before you....

john deres

the best u,s and greek metal band ever

Ilias Ragnor

Did you know that the girl you hear in the intro is mairah his daughter?

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