Eternal

The lyrics present life as something moving toward an unavoidable end. The speaker describes love and emotion fading, tragedy filling existence, and people approaching death with grief. The mood grows from weary questioning to a more openly desperate cry, although the repeated question about whether we are “born to pass away” suggests the speaker has not found an answer.

Several images make this bleak view vivid. “Burnt out love” suggests affection that has been used up, while “eternal sleep” is a softened image of death. The “righteous fathers” who weep may represent respected elders or authority figures who are also unable to escape loss. “Chosen words” that “fail to sustain” imply that carefully selected language, beliefs, or comforting explanations cannot provide lasting support.

The song can be read as a meditation on mortality and the limits of hope, but its questions leave room for uncertainty. “Eternal sleep” might suggest final rest, yet the repeated fear of being “lost forever” makes that rest seem unsettling rather than peaceful. The lyrics do not clearly explain who the “powers” are or what people are expected to believe, so the focus may be less on a specific doctrine than on the human struggle to find meaning when love, hope, and life appear to fade.