The Ministry of Lost Souls

Producers

Jun. 4, 20071 viewer11.9K views

The Ministry of Lost Souls Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
The water's edge is where she waits
Lost soul still wandering
Meant to die but she's stuck
Not crossing over

The other side is where he waits
His spirit reaching out
Meant to save but she's too scared
To take his hand

[Pre-Chorus]
Living in a world without you (Drowning in the past)
Is living in no world at all
So now I call on you

[Chorus]
Remember me, I gave you life
You would not take it
Your suffering was all in vain
It's almost over now

Don't turn your back on paradise!

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[Verse 2]
Feeling scared, she's prepared
To give up everything
She can't stand
To feel like half of her is fading

He will choose the only way
To rid her of her pain
Take her soul now
The decision has been made

[Pre-Chorus]
Living in a world without love (A burden to my soul)
Is living in a worthless world
So I will call on you

[Chorus]
Remember me, I gave you life
You would not take it
Your suffering was all in vain
It's almost over

Remember me, you were so young
How could I tell you?
Remember me, I am the one
Who saved your life that night

[Bridge]
I was the one
Who would not abandon you
Even in death
I was the one who would not leave you

I used my freedom to protect you
And all the while direct you
Do you remember me this time?
Even in death, I gave you life

I gave you life!

[Instrumental Break]

I wanted to deserve a place
A place beside you
This time when I reached out my hand
It reached all the way to heaven

[Chorus]
Remember me, I gave you life
You would not take it
Your suffering was all in vain
It's almost over now

Goodbye!
It's almost over now
Goodbye!

It's time
I release you from this life
Don't turn your back on paradise!

[Instrumental Guitar Outro]

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The 7th song on their 9th studio album.
The song is about a woman who was saved from downing living with severe survivor’s guilt, eventually, contemplating suicide to see her rescuer. The rescuer, the man who died saving her, watches over her in the afterlife, sees what she’s about to do and fights through the other side to stop her, saving her one last time before saying goodbye.

The instrumental sections are just as lyrically relevant as they can paint a very vivid illustration of the journey from the afterlife back to reality, with the outro perfectly representing ascension.