Against the Dying of the Light Songtext
von Dormant Ordeal

Somewhere between Camp IV and the summit
I stumbled upon a man I have never met
And I stared into his eyes that resembled mine
Couldn′t hear my own thoughts
Yet I recall the words he said over the wind

From where we stand I can already see your tomb
The remaining part of your life is now measured in moves
Try hard to skip the third step you're about to take
Try hard not to die here, it doesn′t have to be today

Against the dying of the light
Against the limits of the mind
Rage, rage!
Until the ice peels off the ground
Until snow blindness kills the eyes
Rage, rage!

Onward!


6.5k more feet and I was supposed to head home
That might not be the best place to think but it popped in my mind
The more freezing the wind the warmer it gets
I know I can't stop now
I need to stop now

Until the ice peels off the ground
Until snow blindness kills the eyes
Rage, rage!
Against the dying of the light
Against the limits of the mind
Rage, rage!

This haze is unbearable and I'm terrified
Air so thin I feel like I′m fading out
Mother, if this is all that′s left
So be it

Onward!

The man sat beside me
I could tell he was sensing my fear
A brief moment of silence
Then he disappeared

Whomever finds me first, forgive me
Death was grinning at me from afar and smiling from within
Mistakes have been made, but that is the path that I chose
I may not be coming back home