Sanctuary
Wolf King Lyrics


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Born from the soil of the earth
Thrown to the fire
Still defying the laws of fate
Willing to conspire
All you give
Is all you'll fucking get
New grief, denied reprieve
Conceived and forced to breathe

Bitter bones slowly breaking
Shouldering the weight
Spat out by the world

No rest comes for the weary
The sins of man have to be carried
Another ghost ascends the stairway
For death is the only sanctuary

Cast down as fallen star
Left to die
The journey trudges on
An ax to grind
All you give
Is all you'll fucking get
New grief, denied reprieve
Conceived and forced to breathe

Conceived and forced to
Breathe in the ashes
And fade away
The coffin is nailed shut
Here to stay
They say no rest comes for the weary
The sins of man have to be carried
Another ghost ascends the stairway
For Death is the only sanctuary

No rest comes for the weary
The sins of man have to be carried
Another ghost ascends the stairway
For death is the only sanctuary





Another ghost ascends the stairway
For death is the only sanctuary

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Sanctuary" by Wolf King describe the struggles of living and existing in a world that is full of pain and darkness. The first stanza talks about how humanity is born into the world and thrown into the fiery trials of life. The lyrics "born from the soil of the earth, thrown to the fire and still defying the laws of fate" emphasize the idea that even though we are born into difficult circumstances, we still have the power to overcome them. The lines "willing to conspire, all you give is all you'll fucking get" suggest that the only way to survive in this world is to be willing to fight and work for what you want, and that you will only receive what you put in.


The second stanza talks about the burdens of life and how heavy they can become. The lyrics "bitter bones slowly breaking, shouldering the weight, spat out by the world" paint a picture of a person who is barely able to hold on, struggling to survive the weight of the world. The lines "no rest comes for the weary, the sins of man have to be carried" emphasize how life is an endless cycle of pain and suffering. The final lines of the chorus "for death is the only sanctuary" suggest that the only release from this endless cycle of pain is death.


Overall, "Sanctuary" is a song that embodies the struggles of living in a world where pain and suffering are ubiquitous.


Line by Line Meaning

Born from the soil of the earth
We are all products of our environment, shaped by the world around us from the moment we are born.


Thrown to the fire
Life can be a trial by fire, subjecting us to difficult and painful experiences that shape us even further.


Still defying the laws of fate
Even when everything seems stacked against us, we can still push back and try to make our own destiny.


Willing to conspire
Sometimes we have to work together in order to achieve our goals and overcome the obstacles in our path.


All you give Is all you'll fucking get
The world can be cruel and unforgiving; what we put into it may not always come back to us in equal measure, and we may have to fight for what we deserve.


New grief, denied reprieve
Sometimes we feel as if we cannot catch a break, as if the hardships keep piling up and we are powerless to stop them.


Conceived and forced to breathe
We are born into this world without our consent, and we must take in its air and its hardships whether we want to or not.


Bitter bones slowly breaking
The struggle of life can be physically and mentally exhausting, leaving us drained and depleted.


Shouldering the weight
We all have our own burdens to bear, and we must learn to carry them even when they seem overwhelming.


Spat out by the world
Sometimes we feel as if we have been cast aside or rejected by society, as if we do not belong in this world.


Cast down as fallen star Left to die
We can sometimes feel as if our dreams and ambitions have been shattered, as if we have been left to wither away from lack of hope.


The journey trudges on
No matter how hard it gets, we must keep moving forward and never give up on our quest for fulfillment and meaning.


An ax to grind
Sometimes we have a chip on our shoulder, a reason to seek revenge or vindication for the wrongs done to us.


Conceived and forced to Breathe in the ashes And fade away
No matter how dark it gets, no matter how much we struggle or how much we suffer, we must always remember that we are alive - and that we must keep fighting.


The coffin is nailed shut Here to stay
Ultimately, we will all die, and we will all be buried in the earth - our final resting place in this world.


They say no rest comes for the weary The sins of man have to be carried Another ghost ascends the stairway For Death is the only sanctuary
Life can be a cruel and unrelenting march, full of pain and hardship, but we must carry on and fight to make the most of our brief time on this earth - for in the end, death is our only escape.


No rest comes for the weary The sins of man have to be carried Another ghost ascends the stairway For death is the only sanctuary
No matter how much we struggle or how much we suffer, we must keep pushing forward, carrying the weight of our sins and our hardships - for in the end, death is the only peace we will know.


Another ghost ascends the stairway For death is the only sanctuary
We will all die eventually, and the journey through life is one of constant struggle and hardship - but in the end, we will all find peace in the arms of death.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DANIEL MAURICE WILSON, JUSTIN LOUIS RAISEN

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