[Verse 1]
I often dream of huge, numb buildings
Jet-black, sinister architecture
Being installed when nobody sees
[Verse 2]
And when I wake up
I imagine being crushed by one
Imagining its weight, its silence
And the absence of excuses for a havoced life
And the privilege of a 22-kilometer tombstone
[Hook]
Jotun
[Chorus]
A body of black
That carried no reflection
Defying its own room
Un-earthly eggs of decreation
[Verse 3]
There would be colonies
Mushroom-scattered, forever out of context
Rising spores from a dying world
To pollute, to chase away what's left
[Bridge]
Sun-white, pulverized desert stone
And serpentine lizard mouths
Pales away the pyramids
Rewriting 4,500 years of history
[Verse 4]
Dream its own existence in one single final word
[Hook]
Jotun
[Chorus]
A body of black
That carried no reflection
Defying its own room
Un-earthly eggs of decreation
[Chorus]
A body of black
That carried no reflection
Defying its own room
Un-earthly eggs of decreation
[Verse 5]
Can we identify them
As the flint buried in our reptile skulls
Or the time-bomb coded in our DNA
[Hook]
Jotun
[Chorus]
A body of black
That carried no reflection
Defying its own room
Un-earthly eggs of decreation
Here the sense of impending doom is amplified, creating a vivid premonition of an armageddon. The imagery of a “22-kilometer tombstone” alludes to the potential devastation of a nuclear explosion, emphasizing its overwhelming power. This concept gains momentum in the following verses, amplifying the apocalyptic undertones.
The narrator’s dream sets a scene of impending doom, portraying a subtle and hidden threat. The mention of “huge numb buildings” and their architecture serves as a metaphor for humanity’s swift progress, suggesting a detachment from our roots. This gradual distancing hints at a self-destructive path leading to our eventual ruin.
Here is a clear image of the destruction of famous monuments/natural locai showing just how powerless humans are. The ones destroyed are the statue of liberty (New York), acropolis (Athens), fjords (norway), and New York itself