["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