"Impermanence" lyrics

"Impermanence"
(feat. Winston McCall (Parkway Drive))

We've got a choice but still we'd rather choose to suffer
'Cause there's no escape once the fuse is lit
Locked in this pantheon
Swimming with concrete shoes
The reaper comes to take the best of you
Can you see the writing on the wall?

There is a subtle space that we'll all discover
'Cause there is a seat reserved for the spirit
Passing through one by one
Riding a torpedo
We wash away into the overflow
Can you see the writing on the wall?

We're barricaded
'Cause nobody wants to meet their maker
The seeds are sown then we die alone, we die alone
Eviscerated
We're all players in a symphony
That fights against impermanence
Again, and again, and again, and again, and again
Again, and again, and again!

Do you really wanna live forever?

We are so lost staring into all the colour
It hurts but reality is counterfeit
We came from the beyond
Living a cameo
One final breath and then we split in two
Can you see the writing on the wall?

We're barricaded
'Cause nobody wants to meet their maker
The seeds are sown then we die alone, we die alone
Eviscerated
We're all players in a symphony
That fights against impermanence
Again, and again, and again, and again, and again

Even the doomed refuse
We were born to lose
Do you really wanna live forever?
'Cause those afraid to die will never truly live
They'll never truly live

Even the doomed refuse
We were born to lose
Do you really wanna live forever?

We're barricaded
'Cause nobody wants to meet their maker
The seeds are sown then we die alone, we die alone
Eviscerated
We're all players in a symphony
That fights against impermanence
Again, and again, and again, and again

We are barricaded
'Cause nobody wants to meet their maker
The seeds are sown then we die alone, we die alone
Eviscerated
We're all players in a symphony
That fights against impermanence
Again, and again, and again, and again, and again


Thanks to braye for adding these lyrics.
Writer(s): Daniel Joseph Searle, Alex Anthony Dean, Joshua Middleton, Adam Michael Christianson, Sam Carter
Sam Carter of Architects told about "Impermanence", "If you can hear some unusual clanging sounds on this, there's good reason for that. Me and Ali went to Devon to finish some vocals, as there were a few lines we still had to do, and while we were there we decided it might be a good idea to add some extra percussion to a few of the tracks. When we got there, Pete, the guy who owns the studio, plonked a fire extinguisher down next to Ali and said, 'Right, you've got to hit this because it will sound wicked.' So me, Dan and Ali were basically in a room playing like we were in STOMP. Actually, I should probably say Slipknot, as that's a bit more metal. And more appropriate too, as Ali actually was actually wanking off his nose while he was playing."
Drummer Dan Searly explained, "It just felt like a stompy end-of-the-world song. And kind of thematically leading on from where we left off in 'Holy Hell', a little bit more concentration about mortality and the nature of our existence."
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