Although a cliche subject in metal, fear of annihilation is something we've

all experienced at one time or another. In this case, we try to decipher,

lyrically and musically, a set of reoccurring nightmares I used to frequently

have."



Centuries of war and waste

Have dealt a mortal blow

Mother earth begins to rot

Humanity on death row

Life does slowly cease to be

Death seems so surreal

As earth becomes a vacant lot

There's nothing left to heal



No colour in the skies

No one left to blame

And we thought we were wise

As I fade, I feel revived

Shocked back into life

Opening imperilled eyes

Imperilled eyes



Cessation of physical life

Blackness rains from above

What right did power have

To annihilate the earth I loved

Now a barren wasteland

The die is cast

A planet that once did teem with life

No evidence of a past



No colour in the skies

No one left to blame

And we thought we were wise

As I fade, I feel revived

Shocked back into life

Opening imperilled eyes

Imperilled eyes



Centuries of war and waste

Have dealt a mortal blow

Mother earth is now no more

There's nothing left to heal



No colour in the skies

No one left to blame

And we thought we were wise

As I fade, I feel revived

Shocked back into life

Opening imperilled eyes

Imperilled eyes