The eternal rest - Denial of Death

The eternal rest, by Denial of Death. Single, 2021. - Music and lyrics by Haereticus - The song “The eternal rest“ was recorded, mixed and mastered in Nuremberg, Germany. Special thanks to Rodrigo Pithon and to Smara Kand. The quote by Arthur Schopenhauer was extracted from “Parerga und Paralipomena“, §.156. ► Official Website =========================== LISTEN TO DENIAL OF DEATH =========================== ► Bandcamp ► Spotify ► iTunes ► Amazon Music ► Deezer ► Apple Music =========================== GET IN TOUCH (SOCIAL MEDIA) =========================== ► Instagram: ► Facebook: ==================== THE ETERNAL REST ==================== Before I died, I gazed at the stars The night sky was so bright They looked sad, sublime As if they were the tears of mankind I wandered throughout the Earth Fleeing the despair of life But wherever I went All I met was pain Even the spring was gray I lied every day under the sky As the seasons passed by Writing lament chants Thoughts of death Flooded my soul The eternal rest I longed for I tried and failed No cosmos, just chaos Death and life Unjustified No meaning above No meaning below Unbearable Earth Nowhere to go To live or to die All the same Empty sky No one to blame All the disgrace, evil, and pain Made me anguished and despaired I finally lost my faith Kierkegaard led me astray We can regard our life As an episode that aimlessly disturbs The blissful repose of nothingness Life’s just a spark between two black holes The darkness before my birth And the darkness after my death