Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-92.232.230.34-20130719223612/@comment-8207536-20130725055845

It sounds like the first verse addresses RWBY (and possibly JUAN) and Ruby in particular. This will be their 'time to shine'. However, their time at Beacon will likely not be conventional, as it has been for who knows how long; "...we are lightning straying from the thunder", "...hope your're ready for a revolution", "Welcome to a world of new solutions."

the second sounds more like its foreshadowing the trauma that the world will undergo; how serious the damage will be; "day and night will sever". There may also be a connection to the prologue where we see castle markers on the world map which suddenly vanish.

That's my feeling on the song as a whole.