In the weak light
I saw you becoming the lie
Taking it all for granted
Like freedom
It's something you'll never have
Forget what's said
And hear me sing to you
How I've set out to kill my soul
The nightward ways
The labor it brings
The verdict that I came for
Migration's song
Patterns of death overwhelms
Fixation rise
I came along the way
And came to a conclusion
The indifferent sky
Is made of lead and so beautiful
Submission
Come to will
In the weak light
I saw you becoming the lie
Taking it all for granted
Like freedom
It's something you'll never have
The parting
End origin
Fade into earth
Times ablaze
Under the flags we chose
Denied my step and froze my heart
Yet I stare
With nothing left to do
The verdict that I came for
Migration's song
Patterns of death overwhelms
Fixation rise
I came along the way
And came to a conclusion
The indifferent sky
Is made of lead and so beautiful
Submission
Come to will
Take your well deserved step
Into darkness
I'll become your eyes
You have no other
We have to walk along this wire
Trust the one that never trusted you
In the weak light
I saw you becoming the lie
Taking it all for granted
Like freedom
It's something you'll never have
The parting
End origin
Fade into earth
It's a revival of sorts. I've wanted to keep this going for a long time, but life seems to step in when inspiration strikes. As a creative myself, I need to keep writing. So, back into the music we go.
I got to see Katatonia open for Devin Townsend in 2012. All I can say is that was a beautiful experience. This song originally appeared on their 2012 album, "Dead End Kings." The band followed up a year later with "Dethroned and Uncrowned," an all-acoustic rendition of "Dead End Kings." Katatonia opened the show with this song.
It's hard to deconstruct this song as it is densely packed with imagery. Jonas Renkse has a knack for writing some very melancholy, yet complex, lyrics. Since contemporaneous art is often a personal reaction, one can only wonder what happened to him in his younger years. The only thing I can do at this point is offer a more visceral reaction.
A lot of the lyrics echo some things that were said to me, both before and after the song was published. "I saw you becoming the lie" is one that holds a particular power over me. Although the emotions are ephemeral, the memories are not when they are triggered. It was taken for granted, however. And freedom, well, there's a price for that, and most aren't ready to pay.
There are also promises in the song... becoming the eyes and walking the wire together. While those don't exactly echo things said to me, they do serve as stand-ins. Only time will tell if those promises are kept. Until then, we go on, living our ephemeral existence while sometimes pondering an alternate timeline.
I realize this may be a little much with which to start a revival of this blog, but this came up today in my iTunes shuffle and I just sat back and closed my eyes while it played. It's a song that has great personal meaning to me. I prefer the acoustic version, which is linked below.
I'd love to hear your thoughts after listening to the song. Please feel free to comment below.
