GUSTAV - Rise & Fall Lyrics

Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall

Feel your breath as it comes and goes
Everything is in a flow

Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall

In spring the flowers bloom
In autumn they wither
In the morning sun rises, in the evening it sets
To make way for the moon

A life is born, it grows
Grows old and finally dies
Hunger and thirst arise
And fall silent again

Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall

A melody will sound
Only to fade away again
And so will the deep bond
To a long forgotten friend

Even the greatest empire will one day crumble
To make way for something new
Even the tallest, most eternal seeming mountain
One day returns to be sand in the blue

Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall

Hatred and war, they come to be
To be followed by times of love and peace
Nothing exists eternally

Is it not this impermanence
That gives us hope in times of darkness?
Is it not this cycle of life
That makes everything more beautiful
That lets life be more worthwhile?

There must not be sorrow or suffering
Be conscious
Be mindful
Be at peace

Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall