[Verse 1]
Sickness spreads throughout us
Farther, deeper
Like fire it hides
Far below
[Verse 2]
A wild beast awakens
To darken the sun
Its eyes rule the fear
Fear that follows you
Like a shadow
A shadow that darkens the sun
[Chorus]
Falling from the sky
Buried underground
An undefined form
Of our own demise
[Verse 3]
Sickness spreads throughout us
Farther, deeper
Like fire it hides
Far below
[Refrain]
Farther, deeper
Farther, deeper
[Chorus]
Falling from the sky
Buried underground
An undefined form
Of our own demise
[Outro]
Oh, father
Is this your god's will?
Oh, mother
You let the black sun rise
Oh, son
This is the gift I offer
Oh, daughter
I see embers in your eyes
What I Leave Behind was written by Thomas Hedlund & Kristian Karlsson & Johannes Persson & Fredrik Kihlberg & Andreas Johansson.
What I Leave Behind was produced by Cult of Luna.
Cult of Luna released What I Leave Behind on Fri Feb 05 2021.
That was a really hard song to put together. The version we recorded in Norway during the A Dawn to Fear session, it was just too massive. It’s a very sludgy, brutal song, and I don’t mind that at all, but it wasn’t really dynamic enough. It’s thick and heavy, but if you’re not careful, it can becom...