"Next Of Kin" lyrics

"Next Of Kin"

Every morrow, every year
Choir in the sounds
The final sorrow, so shed a tear

Someone dies within creation
Doubts in everlasting life
How to lie to one innocent child
You are loved, I'm execrated
You belong, I circle strife
Routine pathways in escape from the wild

We are left in a city all alone
In the breathing of ashes
On the earth, one second
Just a piece of meat in essence

Every morrow, every year
Choir in the sounds
The final sorrow, so shed a tear

We are left in a city all alone
In the breathing of ashes
On the earth, one second
Just a piece of meat in essence

We are left in a world that's burning
Crawling through embers to safety
And my name is next to last
Feast on famine and death on the broadcast

Finding friends in algorithms
Forgot the sound of my daughter's voice
Please remind me of my emptiness
The hissing of machines lost rhythm
As death would give an interview
In a metropolitan holiness

I am outside waiting
Outside waiting
I am outside waiting
Outside waiting

Am I the last one of my kind,
Who's afraid of dying?
But I would perish to save a child
And give all I can for love
It seems I might have reconciled
Even if my destiny's lying
For the ones I hold dear I hold close
And force my way through the ether


Thanks to Omar for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Mikael Akerfeldt
You May Also Like
Paradise Lost - "Fall From Grace" Oh! No celebration for the damned One last defiance on command Receiving malice for mistakes Rejoice as adversaries fall As we fall from grace And we touch death's hand too soon As we fall from...
Devin Townsend Project - "Hyperdrive!" So cold, in the night Where the river flows Where the river flows So cold, in the night Where the river flows Where the river flows Sail away Hey, I'm sorry Everyday's a new day Hooray for love Hey,...
Porcupine Tree - "Nine Cats" A butterfly sailed on the breeze Past a field of barbed wire trees Where golden dragons chased around Pampered poppies on the ground Two silver trout sat way on high And watched a royal samurai...
The Contortionist - "Early Grave" Come get your sleep And in the wake, breathe deep 'Cause when this all fill your lungs It'll feel just like you're a sinking stone Oh, it happened to us all When we lose control We lose control We...
Pain Of Salvation - "Meaningless" I still smell of sweat Still the scent of my giving in Try to feel regret But I want it to stay on my skin I still fantasize Close my eyes to be wrong again Still those fuck-me eyes As I'm licking...