Defeated

Defeated Dreams: A Soul's Struggle Against Time
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Lyrics

You donʼt want it, itʼs all been depleted

You donʼt desire it; everything has been exhausted.

Locked in place the time has defeated it all

Stuck in a moment, time has overcome and defeated everything.

Over and over and over and over

Repetition emphasizes a sense of ongoing struggle or repetition of issues.

You donʼt want it, itʼs all been depleted

Similar to line 1, reiterating the lack of desire due to depletion.

Locked in place the time has defeated it all

Reiterating the feeling of being stuck as time defeats everything.

Drifting and falling and seeing it all go

Experiencing a sense of drifting and falling, witnessing the loss.

Down in a hole Iʼve been hopin and dreamin

Feeling low and immersed in despair, expressing hope and dreams.

I cannot believe that thereʼs nothing

Expressing disbelief that there is nothing holding the speaker together.

Keeping me whole

No apparent support or foundation to keep the speaker whole.

Keeping me whole

Repeating the absence of something keeping the speaker complete.

Get out of my way when I come out bleedin

Warning others to stay away when the speaker is in pain.

Nothings right and I feel Iʼm deceiving the world away

Feeling that nothing is right, and there's a sense of deceiving the world.

All the lies at bay oh

Keeping lies at bay, possibly a struggle to maintain honesty.

This defeated the purpose of dreaming

Expressing that dreaming has been defeated, possibly due to circumstances.

And I cannot see all the ways that itʼs hurting

Unable to see the ways in which the situation is causing pain.

Itʼs downward

Describing a downward spiral or negative trend.

The fires burning

Symbolic fire burning, possibly representing internal turmoil.

Locked away and I feel all alone again

Feeling isolated and alone, possibly due to being locked away.

Glad to die and I see through your wounds and your lies

Expressing a willingness to die and seeing through deception.

Please fall

An urging for a downfall or negative outcome.

Down in a hole Iʼve been hopin and dreamin

Similar to line 7, feeling low and immersed in hope and dreams.

I cannot believe that thereʼs nothing

Reiterating disbelief in the absence of support or completeness.

Keeping me whole

Nothing apparent is keeping the speaker whole.

Keeping me whole

Reiterating the lack of something maintaining the speaker's completeness.

Get out of my way when I come out bleedin

Warning to stay away when the speaker is in pain and bleeding.

Nothings right and I feel Iʼm deceiving the world away

Expressing a feeling of deceiving the world, with nothing feeling right.

All the lies at bay oh

Keeping lies at bay, emphasizing the struggle with deception.

Your deceiving

Pointing out that the speaker is involved in deceiving others.

The world is believing

Noting that the world believes in the speaker's deception.

Way down in the open

Being in an exposed and vulnerable state.

Youʼre dragging your crown on my

A metaphorical reference to someone dragging their burdens on the speaker's soil.

Soil

Reiterating a sense of being burdened and troubled.


Fingernails digging youʼre way out

Describing a physical effort to dig out and escape challenges.

Relieving your mountains of crutches

Relieving oneself from the burdens or dependencies.

And no one believes that you're sane

Expressing a belief that others may not see the speaker as sane.

Finally you're

Finally reaching a state of being.

Down in a hole Iʼve been hopin and dreamin

Similar to lines 7 and 21, feeling low and immersed in hope and dreams.

I cannot believe that thereʼs nothing

Reiterating disbelief in the absence of support or completeness.

Keeping me whole

Nothing apparent is keeping the speaker whole.

Keeping me whole

Reiterating the lack of something maintaining the speaker's completeness.

Get out of my way when I come out bleedin

Warning to stay away when the speaker is in pain and bleeding.

Nothing's right and I feel Iʼm deceiving the world away

Expressing a feeling of deceiving the world, with nothing feeling right.

All the lies at bay oh

Keeping lies at bay, emphasizing the ongoing struggle with deception.

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