‘Memento Mori’ is a Latin expression for “be mindful of death”, it was used to humble proud generals returning to ancient Rome, then later used in medieval times.

This reminder of human mortality is typical… Read More [Chorus]

As above, so below

Dismantled piece by piece, what's left will not decease

As within, so without

The seasons bring relief, let me live and die in peace

[Interlude]

(Let me live and die in peace, let me live and die in peace)

(Let me live and die in peace, let me live and die in peace)

[Verse 1]

I will be consumed, returned into the Earth

Only passing through, nothing left to hold on to

Like the thaw against the snow, into the undertow

Cut the chord and cast me out, and cast me out

[Pre-Chorus]

It's a promise that you cannot break

Was your life worth dying for?

The universe survives on give and take

Death is an open door

It's a promise that you cannot break

Was your life worth dying for?

The universe survives on give and take

Decay's the only law

[Chorus]

As above, so below

Dismantled piece by piece, what's left cannot decease

As within, so without

The seasons bring relief, just let me live and die in peace

[Spoken]

"Change, and everything is change, nothing can be held on to

To the degree that you go with a stream

You see, you are still, you are flowing with it

But to the degree you resist the stream, then you notice

That the current is rushing past you and fighting you

So swim with it, go with it

And you're there, you're at rest"

[Bridge]

It'll wear you down through skin and bone, through skin and bone

It's as if my mind has a mind of its own, has a mind of its own

It'll wear you down through skin and bone, through skin and bone

It's as if my mind has a mind of its own, has a mind of its own

[Verse 2]

When my heart skips two beats

I am hidden deep, fast asleep

The sea will part where oceans meet

Finally complete

[Pre-Chorus]

It's a promise that you cannot break

Was your life worth dying for?

The universe survives on give and take

Death is an open door

It's a promise that you cannot break

Was your life worth dying for?

The universe survives on give and take

Decay's the only law

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

Swan song, a declaration of endlessness

I swear I will not look back as I return into the black

When the veil lifts, how will I know, how will I know?

Will I see God?

[Chorus]

As above, so below

Dismantled piece by piece, what's left cannot decease

As within, so without

The seasons bring relief, just let me live and die in peace

[Spoken]

"You can't hang on to yourself

You don't have to try not to hang on to yourself

It can't be done, and that is salvation

Memento Mori, be mindful of death"