A mournful reflection on the irreversible changes brought by war, and the impossibility of returning to what once was.

This is the mournful exception for war, telling about permanent marks left on humanity. Its sadness is matched by the tone of words telling a tragic tale of a world that can go back no further. Subtle elements of more classical instruments such as the duduk and shakuhachi add to the song’s pathos.

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IRREVERSIBLE (lyrics translation)

Verse 1:

Don’t wait—it’s gone forever.
Dissolved, disappeared, vanished, lost for all time.
All that remains is the smoke, and the trees—crippled and broken,
Shreds of gray sky above, gardens soaked in crimson blood.

Verse 2:

You can’t bring it back, can’t gather it, can’t fix it with hands.
You can’t lift it, can’t mend it, can’t piece it, can’t set it right.
What once pulsed inside, what once shone with a soulful light,
Is somewhere beyond, not with us, fearless in open eyes.

Chorus 1:

Somewhere far away, the dawn will blaze red,
And a star will bloom in the sky.
Sing me a song of what’s no longer here,

 

Verse 3:

Let it go; tears won’t heal what’s gone.
What’s burned, dried up, and melted to ashen gray.
But keep the flame, the clear fire of memory strong,
It will pierce through the darkness and rise as a guiding star.

Chorus 2:

Somewhere far away, the dawn will blaze red,
And a star will bloom in the sky.
Sing me a song of what’s no longer here,
And how to find the road back there.

Outro:

The road back there…

 

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