Linked Horizon - Shoukei to Shikabane no Michi Lyrics

[TV Version]

That day, humanity remembered

The shadows moving through the darkness give you an uneasy feeling
The uncertain future blooms on the thin ice, ready to be picked up
Every time night's curtain fell, our napes were touched by those cold, menacing hands

Turning our backs on the dusk, We clung to the back of hope
And we pursued the truth, well knowing we are heading straight to hell
What will you relinquish to make this dream come true?
The devil temptingly whispers "Tread your path with corpses"
"What lies beyond these walls?" This is the truth we pursued in our youthful days
We can finally grasp the truth, we just need to tread on the corpses

The arrows will fly over their heads
We will spread our wings and fly
Our hearts will be bundled up
But it is still too early to sing a requiem
As the sun is yet to submerge behind the horizon

And we will follow the waves that are straying from us...

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[Full Version]

(Der Weg der Sehnsucht und der Leichen)

That day, humanity remembered

The shadows moving through the darkness give you an uneasy feeling
The uncertain future blooms on the thin ice, ready to be picked up
Every time night's curtain fell, our napes were touched by those cold, menacing hands

Turning our backs on the dusk, We clung to the back of hope
And we pursued the truth, well knowing we are heading straight to hell
What will you relinquish to make this dream come true?
The devil temptingly whispers "Tread your path with corpses"
"What lies beyond these walls?" This is the truth we pursued in our youthful days
We can finally grasp the truth, we just need to tread on the corpses

The cycle of remorse and resentment resounds in our small birdcage
And at the far-away end of our memories, we ask ourselves "what is the meaning of freedom?"
Ah... The young vessels who have fallen in the whirlpool of possibilities
What will the zephyr of fate offer them?
Was it someone's vow to save humanity? Or was it someone else's aspiration?
Sorrow and hatred change places
But the crimson arrow aims for both
Humanity yearned for wings, so they flew to the skies
But the deceitful devil lies about everything he sees, as we follow the path of corpses
"What lies on the other side of the sky?"
In our youthful days we were just captive animals
But now, the light of the long-gone days shines and lights our path corpses

I wonder what you would see from up the skies
I wanted to go to another place far away from here
I always dreamed in my youthful days that the edge of this world
Would be something that would exceed my expectations and astonish me with its grandeur
The price of wanting freedom is a frozen bed of dirt
Sometimes we lend the face of God and justice shows us its fangs
Just like living inside a cage was hell so is living outside of it

Even though we are burdened by our sins, heading forward still has a meaning
The devil mutters "Follow the path of corpses"
"What lies beyond this darkness?"
"The truth we were cursed with in our youth!"
Someday we will be rewarded, by following the path of corpses

The arrows will fly over their heads
We will spread our wings and fly
Our hearts will be bundled up
But it is still too early to sing a requiem
As the sun is yet to submerge behind the horizon

And we will follow the waves that are straying from us...