Der Weg der Sehnsucht und der Leichen (The Road of Aspirations and Corpses)
That day humanity received a grim reminder
It gives an uneasy feeling, the way shadows move along in almost no light
The uncertain future blooms on thin ice, ready to be picked at any time
Just how many times have our napes been caressed by those cold hands upon night's arrival?
Turning our backs to the dusk, we instead chose to cling to the back of a burning hope
And we chased after the truth, knowing very well the path to it would also lead to hell
"What are you willing to give up to make sure this dream will come true?"
The devil sweetly whispers as we lay down corpses to make our path
“What’s outside these walls?” The truth we sought after in our younger days
Finally, it is within our grasp, Just across the path of corpses
Laments and regrets repeat in a loop inside a miniature garden
And at the end of the memories’ flow We question the meaning of freedom
Aah, the vessels of young boys who fell into the swirling pool of possibilities
To each and every one of them, what did the winds of fate give them?
Was it the vow of someone, to save the rest of humanity? Or was it simply a dream of someone else? Grief and hatred change places
And the crimson arrow takes aim at both of them
People yearned to have wings just like birds have, and so they took up to the skies
And the devil cunningly exaggerates everything as we follow the path of corpses
“What’s on the other side of this sky?” In our younger days, we were nothing but captured animals
But now, the light from those days of old shines down and illuminates the path of corpses
I wonder what you might see if you look down on the world up from the sky?
I wanted to go someplace else that wasn’t where we were
I always dreamt in my younger days what would be at the end of the vast world
Something that would exceed all my wishes and surprise me with its absurdity
The cost of dreaming about freedom is a cold bed of dirt
At times, we borrow the figure of God as justice bares its fangs
And just as it was hellish within the cage, it was equally so outside of it as well
Whilst shouldering the weight of all the sins committed thus far, there’s still meaning in our every step forward
The devil murmurs in a low voice as we continue forth on the path of corpses
“What’s beyond this darkness?” The reality we were cursed with in our younger days
One day we will be rewarded with it Just past the path of corpses
《Crimson urge》 (An arrow) shoots along the tracks 《The resolution for freedom》 (The wings) will take flight
《Flower petals dedicated to our cause》 (Hearts) are tied up in a bundle, but
It's too early to《offer them to truth’s daybreak》 (sing a requiem)
As the sun has yet to sink behind the horizon
And we’ll chase after the wave moving further from us
English Translation: Attack on Titan Fandom