Alight in the Aftermath - Soilwork

Then they came in shapes and dreams

Visions wrapped in smoke and steam

Spoke to me in twisted tongues

Words that burned inside my lungs

Then they came to bring the end

Infiltrate and then transcend

Whispers from the dawn of time

Spiritual but not divine

Where is the meaning to all that’s left behind

If I walk down that path?

From the beginning, we kept our souls entwined

Alight in the aftermath

Then they came like rain and wind

Flesh can’t hold the truth within

There’s no guilt, no one to blame

Spirits travel without names

And if that flame enlightens me

Will it relieve me of my needs?

To come alive, free from existence

Escape the emptiness where I was born

Then they come as travelers through astral planes,

diverting time

The great unravelers of all that’s hidden in your mind

I lift my gaze into the fire beyond

This wondrous phase, it will not last for long

Embrace this dawn like I once held you

You’ll know before my time is due

Then they came at no small cost

They alone know what I’d lost

After birth communiqué

This time, fire lights the way

Where is the meaning to all that’s left behind

If I walk down that path?

From the beginning, we kept our souls entwined

Alight in the aftermath