Hourglass
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Hourglass Lyrics
Privileged, a chosen few
Blessed with our time in hell
Witness a divine vision
The day we all fell still
Rapture of the dying age
A shattered hourglass
Wrath of the warring gods
And so this, too, shall pass
[Verse 2]
It's only getting worse
Not worth a moment's regret
Each dawn, another curse
Every breath, a twisting blade
What will be left behind
In the ashes of the wake?
[Verse 3]
An ill wind blows this way
The edge of the envelope burns
Forbearance and my vengeance
Payment for your intent
Fear and death in the wings
In thrall of those fallen from grace
Petty is as petty does
Witness the mass disgrace
Fear and death in the wings
In thrall of those fallen from grace
Petty is as petty does
Witness the mass disgrace
[Verse 4]
God forbid you read the signs
Watch for meanings between the lines
Gehenna has now arrived
No hindsight for the blind
Your trust has been misplaced
Believed the lies told to your face
Became another casualty
And now it's too late
[Verse 5]
You finally made it home
Draped in the flag that you fell for
And so it goes
The ashes of the wake
[Outro]
It's only getting worse
It's only getting worse
It's only getting worse
It's only getting worse
It's only getting worse
About
Hourglass is Lamb of God’s second track off of their fourth full-length album Ashes of the Wake.
The song carries a strong anti-war theme, as do many of the songs on Ashes of the Wake.
The lyrics can be read as a denunciation of the American government regarding their involvement in the war in Iraq.
It’s a statement against the narrow-minded vision of the American government and at the same time a warning: there is no stop to the deterioration of society as long as America keeps up with their almost imperialistic urge to wage war on other countries.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
‘Hourglass’ is a really good example of the interplay and the dynamic between me and Willie, guitar-wise. I think it’s a really exciting guitar song. Lyrically, I think it’s an example of us touching on the doomsday feeling of the war in the Middle East at the time, and just kind of this real post-9/11 feeling of a scary new world that we were in.
– Mark Morton via Apple Music
- 1.Laid to Rest
- 2.Hourglass
- 5.Omerta
- 7.One Gun
- 8.Break You
