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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Awaken from the Dark Slumber (Spring)" by the artist "Wintersun"

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Wintersun's Awaken from the Dark Slumber (Spring) is a song about the cyclical nature of life, death, and rebirth, using the metaphor of changing seasons.

Part I, "Dark Slumber," depicts the onset of dark times, symbolizing winter or a long period of decline. The lyrical protagonist finds himself trapped in this state, consumed by fear, disease, and hopelessness. The world is plunged into darkness, bound by ice and snow. All life seems dead, but this is not the end, but a transition.

Part II, "Awakening," marks the arrival of spring, the rebirth of nature and hope. "We" in this part of the song are the forces of life awakening after a long winter. They cast off the shackles of darkness, rise from the ashes of the past, and bring with them the energy of renewal. The song calls on the listener to awaken along with nature, to shake off the shackles of fear and despair, and to enter a new cycle of life.

Part I The Dark Slumber

Beneath the murky soil

The draw of the ancient spell

Swallowing everything in the ground

And then there was no sound

Twisting the roots of life

Distorting the obscure shapes

The day was creeping into night

And then there was no light

The mist was rolling from the mountains

Creatures were crawling under the ground

The darkness fell from the sky

And then there was no life

The spell was too strong

Too weak to resist its pull

The wind was frozen still as I took my last breath

But then there was no death

The days turned into years

The years turned into eternity

The natural order was twisted into dark harmony

Dark dark harmony

I created my own fears

The mist of sorrow encircled my thoughts

The demons came forth from the shadows bringing dark disease

Dark dark disease

With a sudden roar the ground trembled and cried

As the fire burned a hole in the sky

The light was swallowed into the ground

And the colors were broken in the night

And all the stars' creations were left to die

Now! Let the dark disease wipe out all the living

Oh! And let all the lands be filled with silence

In the night's cold embrace you left me astray

And the hope of new life fades away

Now! Let all the lands be covered in black snow

Will the morning sun ever rise again

And let all the creatures of the forest turn into stone

The slow demise has begun

Will this be forever

Part II The Awakening

From the realms below we ride

And in terror they run and hide

From the shadows of old we rise

Awaken from the dark — from the dark slumber

Over the ancient ruins we fly

Where the old kings go to die

And new kingdoms rising high

Awaken from the dark dark slumber

Awaken from the dark — from the dark slumber

Awaken from the dark dark slumber

Rise!

Creatures of the dawn

Crawling from the depths of the frozen earth

As the shadows were twisting and turning beneath the sun

The sound of the moaning beasts

Blaring through the forest

As they're roaming wild beneath the morning sun

Ride! Ride with us again!

Fight! And live as free men!

Die! And be born again!

Ride! Ride!

Ride with us again!

Fight! Fight!

And live as free men!

Die! Die!

And be born again!

Die and be born again!

Centuries in darkness

Bound to ruthless ice and snow

As the dawn of the new world rises, we shall be free

By the fire we live and die

And the light of the sun fills our eyes

From the fire beyond the ancient stars we are born

From the realms below we ride

And in terror they run and hide

From the shadows of old we rise

Awaken from the dark — from the dark slumber

Over the ancient ruins we fly

Where the old kings go to die

And new kingdoms rising high

Awaken from the dark dark slumber

Awaken from the dark — from the dark slumber

As the old worlds fall behind

Our spirit reaches wide

With no fear breathing new life

Awaken from the dark dark slumber

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