Most of the are lyrics taken from Ode, a poem written by the English poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy in 1873. The poem is famous for originating the phrase “movers and shakers” to refer to powerful, world-changing individuals and groups — which also seems to be the theme of the song.
Ode by Arthur O'Shau...
[Verse 1]
We alone, sea-breakers, by desolate streams
World-forsakers, forever it seems
Built the world's great cities
Trampled kingdoms down
With a new song's magic conquered each and every crown
[Pre-Chorus]
Was it that one man's soul
Cursed and broken
With that one light shining
That does not depart
With that one word out
One last spoken
Brought heaven-wrought flame
In another man's heart
[Chorus]
There's only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
There's only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
[Verse 2]
We crush them all with black prophesying
For each generation is a dream that is dying
And the sun's so high
Scorning hope of the morning
No future nigh
Goes the warning
[Pre-Chorus]
Was that one man's soul
Cursed and broken
With that one light shining
That does not depart
With that one word out
One last spoken
Brought heaven-wrought flame
In another man's heart
[Chorus]
There's only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
There's only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
There's only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
There is only treason now
Death from above
[Pre-Chorus]
Was it that one man's soul
Cursed and broken
With that one light shining
That does not depart
With that one word out
One last spoken
Brought heaven-wrought flame
In another man's heart
Was it that one man's soul
Cursed and broken
With that one light shining
That does not depart
With that one word out
One last spoken
Brought heaven-wrought flame
In another man's heart
[Chorus]
There's only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
There's only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
There's only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
There is only treason now
Death from above
There is no reason why
Death from above
Death from Above was written by Jérôme Reuter.
Death from Above was produced by Trisol Music Group.
Rome released Death from Above on Thu Jan 21 2021.