Song lyrics and meanings

[The chaser]

Today I'm deep, sentimental, whatever. A sentimental duck.

Anyways, I stumbled upon a new insomnium single, Ephemeral. I found it a very good song, and I decided to take a deeper look at the lyrics. So far, Insomnium has "The Chaser's best lyrics award" with this song and "Last Statement".

This thread objective is sharing songs, especially lyrics. Saying why you like them is a good point in this thread, so don't be afraid to show feels

I'm gonna post 'em here:

Ephemeral:

Spoiler below!

[2x]
Darkness is ignorance
Knowledge is light
Fight only with yourself
Or the shadows of the night

For this life will break you
Years will wear you down, wear you down
And every day you die a little
Until the shadows will take you, shadows will take you

Dying doesn't make this world dead to us
Breathing doesn't keep the flame alive in us
Dreaming doesn't make time less real for us
One life, one chance, all ephemeral, ephemeral

Darkness is ignorance
Knowledge is light
Fight only with yourself
Or the shadows of the night

All the pain and suffering will dispirit or feed you, dispirit or feed you
For each and every time your failures will craft you
When the fear of them is gone, fear is gone

Dying doesn't make this world dead to us
Breathing doesn't keep the flame alive in us
Dreaming doesn't make time less real for us
One life, one chance, all ephemeral,

We stumble and hover at the edge of the world
One life, one chance – that's all we have, that's all we have

Never walk away
Turn your back on yourself
One life, one chance – that's all we have

Dying doesn't make this world dead to us
Breathing doesn't keep the flame alive in us
Dreaming doesn't make time less real for us
One life, one chance, all ephemeral, ephemeral,

Meaning/Feelings:

I personally haven't find many lyrics as good as these. The message is clear: Life is ephemeral, and we have to live it to the max, for we will die one day (or just become old and useless).

Last Statement:

Spoiler below!

I have come to the end of my line
With these final steps I take back my freedom
Unchain the shackles that never could hold my mind

Time keeps running and running
Outstripping the dead tired ones
The hours will run out from us all
And in the end no one differs from the other

Only the blue sky and the green grass
Go on forever in this world
Where seconds feel like eternity
And years pass in blink of an eye

When the last rays of light
Set behind these shores
Night wraps me in its blanket
And leads my way to the stars

Through the fear and the ache
Pass the storm and the rain
I have made peace with the world
I am born again

I may be gone in the flesh
But my love will stay here
I am always with you in spirit
So just stay strong

No one wins tonight
No one gets a closure
No one walks away victorious

But don't forget me
Don't you forget me
Burn a candle for me when you can

I LOVE IT. This song is, maybe, one of the deepest I have ever seen: Although someone dies, his legacy still lives in the world, and, aware that it will die, the writer expresses his feelings: We all die, but don't forget me, for I have made a legacy for everyone. Although you slowly die, don't be afraid: Your time will come, and that doesn't have to be bad.

These are my interpretations of the lyrics, feel free to disagree or comment them

Lyrics taken from darklyrics.com.

PD: I have become quite a poster lately :|