Counting the Cost
Cost of Illusions: Ashton Allen's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
I am ready to be hypnotized
I am prepared to be mesmerized or captivated.
And see the whole world through invisible eyes
Willing to perceive the world from an unseen perspective.
I'd feel much better if there was no light
Expressing a preference for darkness, perhaps metaphorically suggesting a desire for obscurity or lack of clarity.
So turn on the dark and I'll just fade into the night
Requesting the absence of light to blend into the night.
It's a trick, believing that you're in control
Highlighting the illusion of control in life.
Living all of your life, never filling the hole
Living a life without addressing a fundamental emptiness or void.
Every hour that passes is one that I've lost
Acknowledging the passage of time and the perceived loss of hours.
To figure it out, I'm counting the cost
Expressing a struggle to comprehend life, indicated by "counting the cost."
Gratification that has no delay
Immediate satisfaction without delay, questioning its acceptability.
Its gone in an instant, do you think its okay?
Highlighting the fleeting nature of instant gratification.
And all of your enemies are closing in tight
Feeling surrounded by adversaries from all directions.
You're down to the left, and they're up to the right.
Positional description of being overwhelmed by challenges.
It's a trick, believing that you're in control
Reiterating the theme of illusory control.
Living all of your life, never filling the hole
Emphasizing the lifelong struggle to fill a perceived emptiness.
Every hour that passes is one that I've lost
Repeating the acknowledgment of time passing and its perceived loss.
To figure it out, I'm counting the cost
Continuing the struggle to understand life's complexities.
I know that you love the way I turn you on
Recognition of the appeal in the way the speaker influences someone.
Like a beautiful ??? with a worn out welcome
Comparing the speaker's impact to a beautiful yet worn-out welcome.
You know that I'd love to sit and stare ???
Expressing a desire to enjoy moments of contemplation but unable to endure the ups and downs of life.
But I just can't take the bad with the good anymore
Unable to tolerate the negatives along with the positives.
I am ready anaesthetize
Expressing readiness to be anesthetized, possibly seeking emotional numbness.
You can remove the fear that's here inside my eyes
Inviting the removal of fear from the speaker's eyes.
It's a trick, believing that you're in control
Reiterating the theme of illusory control.
Living all of your life, never filling the hole
Emphasizing the perpetual struggle to fill the perceived void.
Every hour that passes, I can never get back
Stressing the irreversibility of time and the inability to reclaim it.
To figure it out, I'm facing the facts
Facing the reality of life and attempting to understand it.
Believing that you're in control
Reiterating the theme of illusory control.
Living all of your life, never filling the hole
Re-emphasizing the lifelong struggle to fill a perceived emptiness.
Every hour that passes is one that I've lost
Repeating the acknowledgment of time passing and its perceived loss.
To figure it out, I'm counting the cost
Continuing the struggle to understand life's complexities.
Counting the cost.
Concluding with the repetition of the theme of "counting the cost."
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