Annihilator - Imperiled Eyes

Imperiled Eyes

Although a cliche subject in metal, fear of annihilation is something weve
all experienced at one time or another. In this case, we try to decipher,
lyrically and musically, a set of reoccurring nightmares I used to frequently
have.quot;
Centuries of war and waste
Have dealt a mortal blow
Mother earth begins to rot
Humanity on death row
Life does slowly cease to be
Death seems so surreal
As earth becomes a vacan not lot
There is nothing left to heal
No colour in the skies
No one left to blame
And we thought we were wise
As I fade, I feel revived
Shocked back into life
Opening imperilled eyes
Imperilled eyes
Cessation of physical life
Blackness rains from above
What right did power have
To annihilate the earth I loved
Now a barren wasteland
The die is cast
A planet that once did teem with life
No evidence of a past
No colour in the skies
No one left to blame
And we thought we were wise
As I fade, I feel revived
Shocked back into life
Opening imperilled eyes
Imperilled eyes
Centuries of war and waste
Have dealt a mortal blow
Mother earth is now no more
There is nothing left to heal
No colour in the skies
No one left to blame
And we thought we were wise
As I fade, I feel revived
Shocked back into life
Opening imperilled eyes
Imperilled eyes