only empire
Only Empire Unveiled: A Tale of Forgiveness and Crumbling Realms
Lyrics
And so you are forgiven
Forgiveness is granted to you
like a dream
Similar to a dream
a plastic bag to
A metaphorical comparison to a plastic bag used for decoration
decorate the walls it seems
Utilized to adorn the walls
like a great idea
Representing a fantastic concept or notion
a motion filled
Filled with movement or action
to circumvent the end
Intending to bypass or avoid the conclusion or end
your neighbour tried
Someone nearby attempted
to flip the switch and to pretend
To switch something off and pretend
I had you in my storybook
Referencing the presence of the listener in the singer's story
come and complain to me
Inviting the listener to voice their grievances
now you are the only constant in time
Now, the listener is the only consistent element across time
what if I would let you know
The singer contemplates informing the listener about a situation
that everything's overgrown
Everything has grown excessively
and all the things I wanted to show you are gone
The singer's intended things to show the listener have disappeared
the only empire I've known
The singular dominant power or influence experienced by the singer
I can see it crumbling, I can see it crumbling
The singer observes the identified empire deteriorating
it's been firmly in your hands
It has been under your control
and they're holding on to it
The possession of it by someone, and their attempt to maintain it
but there's no one to get to them
However, there is no accessible help or aid for them
turn the lights on and off
An action of turning lights on and off
will the internet please shut up
An appeal for the internet to cease its noise
letters on a pile
Depiction of letters stacked together
feels a bit like a reckoning the light
A comparison to a situation that feels like a moment of judgment or evaluation brought to light
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