Arcarsenal
Echoes of Beware: Unveiling the Enigmatic Depths in At the Drive-In's Arcarsenal
Lyrics
I must have read a thousand faces
The speaker has observed countless expressions or emotions on people's faces.
I must have robbed them of their cause
The speaker feels like they have taken away the reasons or motivations from these faces.
Sickened thirst, sickened thirst
There's a profound and overwhelming desire or need, possibly for something destructive.
Keeps it together
This thirst or desire is what holds everything together for the speaker.
Soft white glow in the cranium
A serene and calming mental state represented by a soft white glow in the skull.
A bull's eye made sedated
Despite being tranquil, there's a targeted and sedated focus, like a bull's eye.
Beware
A warning to be cautious or watchful, possibly related to the speaker's intense desires.
Beware
-Beware
-I must have read a thousand faces
Reiteration of the speaker reading numerous faces, emphasizing their perceptiveness.
And all these voices won't give up
The persistence of voices or thoughts that the speaker cannot escape from.
Sickened thirst, sickened thirst
The intense desire or thirst is still present, acting as a binding force.
Glues it together
This desire holds everything together, possibly both internally and externally.
Catatonic leisure at 1000 miles per hour
A state of catatonic leisure at an extremely high speed, suggesting a paradox or contradiction.
Beware
Repetition of the warning, emphasizing the importance of being cautious.
Beware
-Beware
-So who's in charge in here?
The speaker questions who is in control, expressing a desire to meet this authority figure.
Barking out loud so clear
-Because I'd really like to meet him
-So who's in charge in here?
-In the rear view of this mirror
-Because I'd really like to meet him
-So who's in charge in here?
Reiteration of the speaker's curiosity about the person in charge.
Barking out loud so clear
-Because I'd really like to meet him
-Uproar east
Enigmatic lines, possibly indicating chaos or disruption moving from east to west.
Strike west
-Have you ever tasted skin
Metaphorical imagery of tasting skin and sinking teeth in it, possibly alluding to experiencing or indulging in something raw and intense.
Sink your, sink your teeth in it
-Have you ever tasted skin
-Sink your teeth into
-Have you ever?
A rhetorical question, asking if the listener has ever experienced something profound or intense.
Beware
Final repetition of the warning, underscoring the need for vigilance or caution.
Beware
-Beware
-Beware
-Beware
-Beware
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