The Sleep Of Restless Hours, by Disillusion (1/2)

Album: Back To Times Of Splendor (2004)

Imposture!
At the peak of my triumphant march
Conjuration!
Doubt befalls me so close to the end.

Cannot move any further
Feet are tired from the haste
So close to the finale
I desperately need to rest

Face to face with the very substance of my journey
Just need to reach out and grab the gold
Take the crown and be king for a lifetime

But in the hour that I longed for
At the vertex of my crave
Just when I thought I had broken free
I'm even deeper inside the maze

But I don't feel lost anymore
Somehow I do not feel astray
Somehow I' m not the same as before
Maybe I've grown wiser on the way

So I write this down for you to know I've been here
Tired, torn and stripped down to the core

And that I'm not the same as yesterday
Somehow I've just grown wiser on the way

Thus, I write all this down for you to know I've been here
Close enough to almost feel your breath
Write this down for you to know
I've slept the sleep of restless hours
And when I woke, I left with the promise I would be back

Fool, Me!
Swimming in the burning sea
I have seen the careless me!

Thus, I write all this down for you to know I've been here
Close enough to almost feel your breath
Write this down for you to know
I've slept the sleep of restless hours
And when I woke, I left with knowing I would be back

Category:

Music

Tags:

• The
• Sleep
• Of
• Restless
• Hours
• Disillusion
• progressive
• metal

[Schnaggels]

Yes, this song maybe changed my life

[stormtrooper86]

this maybe is the most perfect blend of aggression and melancholy i heard in a while

[Redflowers9]

thanks for the cow bell, because otherwise I would have woken the house up if I didn't know it was metal. 

[fred3r1k]

ach wie lächerlich wenig aufrufe......

[cliffburton84]

@wolfsbane107 yeahhhh Pure poetry

[wolfsbane107]

After the first chorus at about 5:30. The layers are just so overwhelming in such an amazing way. It's honestly one of the greatest moments in music ever.

[theregnar02]

@cornishpastie9 no problem. another would be maybe barren earth if you're into a little folkish death metal. great growling and great lyrics

[cornishpastie9]

@theregnar02

I looked them up, they seem awesome! Thanks, I'm always on the lookout for death metal bands with vocals that don't annoy me (I hate really high-pitched screeches)!

[theregnar02]

@cornishpastie9 insomnium's stuff is really poetic if you're in a need of analyzing songs ;D

[cornishpastie9]

@kiskte

I'm always changing my opinion of what's my favourite album ever, but this is the top one pretty often. :P It's sad how people assume because something's death metal, or because it's metal at all, that it can't be beautiful, or profound. I mean, these lyrics compare with the poetry read in English Literature lessons at schools, but there's no chance they'd ever be considered such.

Don't mind me, I just get stressed about all the great works of art in the world that are being ignored.