Brainwaves
Survival in the City of Dreams: Unveiling the Depths of Humanity
Lyrics
My brainwaves
Expressing the speaker's brain activity or thoughts.
Are fueling me
Implies that the speaker is driven or powered by their thoughts.
But I've forgotten
Acknowledging a loss of connection with one's humanity.
My humanity
Highlighting the speaker's sense of forgetting their essential human qualities.
I do what I can even kill, steal, and cheat
Describing extreme actions (kill, steal, cheat) driven by the harsh environment of the city of dreams.
'cos it's survival in the city of dreams
Explaining the necessity of such actions for survival in a challenging urban setting.
so now we stand here on the rubble of the rich
Setting the scene amid the ruins of the wealthy, suggesting a societal collapse or upheaval.
where we fight to be heard
Describing the struggle to be heard in a world where voices often go unnoticed.
when no one's listening
Expressing the futility of speaking out when there's no audience.
though the bonds of this cruel poverty
Questioning whether the harsh bonds of poverty can be overcome.
will they be broken?
Pondering the potential for breaking the chains of cruel poverty.
say you will have mercy
Pleading for mercy or compassion from an unspecified entity or person.
will you still have mercy have mercy on me?
Reiterating the plea for mercy and questioning if it will still be granted.
will you still have mercy?
Repeating the inquiry about the continuity of mercy.
Will you promise to mourn me every day
Promising to be mourned every day after the speaker's departure.
When I am gone?
Asking for a commitment to remember the speaker when they are no longer present.
In a city where we can never grow old?
Reflecting on mortality in a city where aging is seemingly impossible.
Where we live and die by another's hand
Describing the vulnerability of living and dying at the mercy of others.
Will you promise to remember?
Seeking a promise to remember something the speaker couldn't endure.
I could never stand
Expressing a personal inability to withstand a certain situation or feeling.
Why we fade get lost forever
Wondering why the speaker and others fade and get lost forever.
I had other plans
Indicating that the speaker had plans that may not come to fruition.
You did too
Suggesting that both the speaker and someone else had alternative plans.
Let's go together
Proposing a joint journey or action with the other person.
It's a dream one that we lost because
Referring to a lost dream that both individuals shared.
They will not have mercy
Asserting a lack of mercy from an unspecified source or society.
They will not have mercy have mercy on me
Reiterating the absence of mercy and questioning its availability.
They will not have mercy
Affirming the absence of mercy from a broader perspective.
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