Ji Lyrics

A race suppressed by oath and seal
The ancient tribe, it groans
This cold life released us from the physical plane of the human race
Closing the lines
Pave the way, to destroy the light of their day
Disgusting, thriving on the sun
Teeth they grind, waiting for the planets to align
Take back what belongs to the dominant being
Congregate spilling blood

We are the dark, that feed upon the living in solid shadow
Conquer the earth and bleed the carbon masses in solar shadows

As the cold wind blows, feel the ice freezing over skin
On a chilled horizon, rides the destiny of our poor and foolish kind

From the sun into the deep we go
Leaving all known from above this lightless world
The humans sleep, while violently commanding "darkness flee the dream."
Foreboding waves, unclear, crash on seas
Drawing night

We are the dark, that feed upon the living in solid shadow
Conquer the earth and bleed the carbon masses in solar shadows

Dimensions collide, while the creature resides inside of us all
There's something evil pulsing to life that has been repressed by civil tides
Open the barrier lines
A race suppressed by their repeal
The ancient tribe still groans
Emotion receding as the beast grows
We boast the dark, unholy, presence abound
We are the darkness around

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Genius Annotation

“Ji” is a gender-neutral honorific in many South Asian languages. It is put before a name to indicate that the speaker has respect for that person/thing. This song is, therefore, likely about an elder race coming back to reclaim a scathed Earth from humans, in a similar manner to the ending of 2112

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Matt Halpern via Music Radar

Misha wrote it as an instrumental, it was really cool because it’s an eight-string song, so it’s got a certain sound. We all gravitated towards it and started putting our ideas together.

“It’s one of my favorites, and it shows two sides to the band – the really heavy, groovy, somewhat chaotic side, and the mature, ambient side, which you can definitely hear in the bridge.

“A fun song. It’s probably one of my favorites on the album.”

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