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lastsleep (1944-1946)
"Tiny Hands (Au Revoir)"
Lyrics:
I awoke in the summer the sun struck the earth to furnish us with fire[i]. But jealous hands fashioned their cross to a sword[ii], brandished their gift as a torch to burn the light[iii]. "To the dead we owe only the truth[iv]" - the human condition[v]. Surveying the space between the nave[vi] I saw my own infernal grave - existential imperfection[vii].
We sat scrawling out notes on scratched oak tombs bullets bouncing off stonewall saints laid to rest by our Forebear[viii] at their children, at the dissidence of despair. This proximal milieu[ix] could close the door to the closeness that keeps us inside the spaces that we hide. My heart burns cold as life leaves my daughter's eyes. I am the mother of the dying, the dust, the denouement[x].
How can absence take my father's house? How can nothing take my daughter's life[xi]? Walk me out from this tomb. If you are the gate[xii] could you make a way? Come down from that cross; hold out your hands so I can see[xiii].
"Je suis sorti vivant du four crématoire. (I came out alive from the crematory oven;) Je suis le témoin sacré de l'église. (I am the sacred witness from the church.) Je suis une mère qui a tout perdu." (I am a mother who has lost everything)[xiv].
This fire burns your name on my lips; this smoke chokes your song on my throat. Now let death lynch my lungs, I offer what's left of this withering tongue. But oh, "No Exit[xv]" so bright as the light that shines behind the Son. I leapt through stained glass saints to fall to the garden where we first begun[xvi].
[i] June 10, 1944, to be exact.
[ii] Reference to the Swastika - originally a sign of the cross on which Jesus Christ committed the ultimate act of nonviolent resistance of evil, which was adopted by Adolf Hitler in 1925 and employed as the official symbol of the Nazi Party in Germany for societal brainwashing and genocide
[iii] The women and children of Oradour-sur-Glane were herded into their village chapel, locked in, and awaited their death as Nazi soldiers set fire to the church.
[iv] Voltaire
[v] Jean-Paul Sartre, Hannah Arendt, and many others
[vi] The central approach to the altar in Gothic and Romanesque church architecture
[vii] Franz Kafka, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir and many others
[viii] Jesus -- the origin of the Church
[ix] An environment defined by its social function. French in origin
[x] The final sequence of events in a story (primarily a literary term). French in origin
[xi] A challenge to the Augustinian view of evil being simply "the absence of good." Historical and current encounters with depravity, such as the egregious act that this song references, show evil as a real, active agent or force in our universe instead of a passive non-existence - a philosophy championed by modern humanism, Enlightenment, classical liberalism, etc. (This idea was popularized by Albert Einstein.)
[xii] John 10:9
[xiii] John 20:27-29
[xiv] A direct quote from the main character of this song, Madame Rouffanche, when she testified at a 1953 military tribunal in Bordeaux, France.
[xv] Sartre
[xvi] Madame Rouffanche escaped from the church by jumping through a stained glass window in the church and hid in a garden of pea plants until the Nazi soldiers left her village. She was the only survivor of the massacre. Her life ended and began again in a garden - to which I frame a parallel to the Genesis story of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden.

[@fredmcbob]

I found your music in search of videos about people with tiny hands to mock my friend who has tiny hands. I'm undecided whether to thank my friend for indirectly bringing me to your music, or to mock him harder. Damn him and his tiny hands.

[@davidmcjunkin3068]

Some friend you are...

[@butterdrawls]

Thank him, then tell him his hands will never be big enough to hold a whopper

[@veronikamadarova3869]

Masterpiece ❤

[@shawn2point0]

im just not understanding why anyone would dislike this dude

[@SunsetAlgorithm]

I'm so glad I found this :)

[@ProductBasement]

If only all Christian metal bands put this kind of thought and effort into their lyrics. Good job, Garrett. As Christians, we disagree on a lot, but I admire how carefully, thoughtfully, and artistically each word is written, and how you detail the meaning of each with footnotes

[@rawritssami]

This is literally what metal is meant to be. There is so much passion and meaning in this. It is a symphony in full effect.

[@Matt.Prouty]

I believe this is what heavy music was meant to be, full of passion and emotion, conveying an ever meaningful message. I cannot express how much I appreciate the sincerity entwined in your music, it is so refreshing. God bless you guys and the work you are doing, and keep using your gifts for His glory.

[@truth654567]

So beautiful and painful, I cry everytime I hear "I am a mother who has lost everything" . So tragic.

[@Militariahistory]

The song is about that infamous June 10th,1944 were soldiers of the 2nd SS panzer division "Das Reich" murder 624 french people in cold blood in a small french town.

[@FalsePhate]

Some of the most powerful and moving music I've ever heard. The lyrics are masterfully written and the sound is spot on. Congrats, guys, you've earned a fan.

[@bobobaoohd]

You guys should make guitar playthroughs ;)

[@ToraiHeKisa-Trihexa]

♜️

[@Gborg3]

You guys have an intimate mix of the different sounds you play, sing, and just make magic with its mix. People will complain it sounds too rough so you make them read the lyrics and then they finally see it at last. It's beautiful

[@timothymcdaniel2018]

You guys are what got me back to listening to Christian music again and began listing to metal core ,massive talent Little Rock is always welcoming u guys back

[@tommorton92]

This song is just full of raw emotion, it's an incredibly beautiful track.

[@qwertzq1]

This song fully convinced me

[@matthornick476]

My heart is qualified

[@richardbusby825]

Wow. Guitar work is very good!

[@BlackReaperGames]

New favorite song. By far.

[@Djblaze337]

One of my top 3 from Silent Planet.

[@jeffharak6317]

Agreed 4 sure!

[@Redus]

j'aime pas dsl les gens c'est pas méchant

[@calebbasoco4741]

I truly think this song is a master piece, and anointed.

[@J_buttas]

First time I heard this song and I was singing it like I've been listening to it forever... it's spiritually entangling my soul with yours. Lovely song guys, keep it up! (congrats on your signing!!)

[@DevonBenoit]

I can hear the metronome in the last 3 seconds of this song.

[@HopeAnchors7]

beautiful music you guys! So beautiful!

[@pHoTyPHoToN]

0:59 so powerful

[@D.Danko_thall]

This is too damn great! I wonder who that female voice belongs to :o

[@doriaharvey6068]

+D Danko Same, it was so pretty. - via YTPak(.com)

[@D.Danko_thall]

Yep!

[@doriaharvey6068]

:3

[@Tomozaurus]

+Doria Harvey It is Natalie Nicoles, she sings for the band Branches.

[@D.Danko_thall]

+Tom Parker OMG, thanks a lot

[@alekrunko]

This song needs to be blasted at the whitehouse on Jan 20th, haha

[@dennisleveron1473]

i like how the ad for this video is another music video!

[@lovelish]

just beautiful..

[@calebbasoco4741]

Truly a masterpiece

[@madara2051]

Very deep

[@marcowilliams8222]

"[ii] Reference to the Swastika - originally a sign of the cross on which Jesus Christ committed the ultimate act of nonviolent resistance of evil," ^^This is completely incorrect. It came from ancient tibet...