Rebuilding
Unveiling Humanity's Sins: Bad Breeding's 'Rebuilding' Reflections
Lyrics
The rot has always been there, raked beneath the leaves
The decay has always existed, hidden beneath the surface.
Legacies of failure yearning for the thaw
Failures from the past longing for change.
Every spoil and flaw stain of human greed
Every imperfection and blemish, a result of human greed.
preserved in perpetuity - you reap all that you sow'
Consequences persist indefinitely - you face the outcomes of your actions.
But as the heat strips flesh and lead pierces dreams
Under intense pressure and harsh realities, they'll attribute the responsibility to you.
they'll impress that you're the one who planted the seed
Implying that you will be held accountable for initiating the problem.
See they will paint no doves and they will fold no cranes
No symbols of peace or hope, only a silent acknowledgment of our collective guilt.
No bird song on the wind, just the silence of our shame
Amidst challenges, there is no uplifting or comforting sign, just the shame of inaction.
And as the heat strips flesh and lead pierces dreams
Similar to line 5, reiterating the consequences and responsibility.
we'll scuttle in the silt of their greatest levelling
We'll navigate through the aftermath of their leveling, grappling with the consequences.
On hatred they thrive
They thrive on hatred, exploiting it to divide and conquer.
to mine and divide
Exploiting divisions in society, creating a distorted version of the present.
A distortion of present
Strangling and isolating to create discord, erasing historical connections.
with histories excised
Manipulating history to suit their agenda.
Suffocation and isolation
Using suffocation and isolation to carve divisions and sever ties.
to etch the split, sever the ties
Continuation of the divisive actions mentioned in the previous lines.
But there is contact in grief, union in agony
Despite the turmoil, there is unity in grief and shared suffering.
bonded by the guise of every stolen hour
Bonded by the pretense of stolen moments.
And there is latent love in the medicated guilt,
Even in medicated guilt, there exists an underlying love.
beneath dead labour and the laundering of time
Beneath the weight of labor and manipulated time.
And as the earth cries
Expressing the earth's distress through metaphorical crying.
its ailing breath
Describing the earth's struggle for survival.
what was sold abstract
Abstract concepts become tangible as hidden truths are revealed.
is dragged into view
Forcing acknowledgment of inconvenient realities.
that their only weapon
Highlighting devotion as the enemy's only weapon.
is our devotion
Devotion to degradation and fostering dissent.
to the degradation
Continued commitment to the destructive path.
of dissension
Emphasizing the role of dissent in their strategy.
How far will you drag the carcass of disgust?
Questioning the extent to which disgust is allowed to persist.
How many drowned on the shores of excess?
Asking about the toll of excesses and the casualties they cause.
No more abstractions
Rejecting abstract concepts and false hopes.
No more chimera of peace
Dismissing illusions of peace and advocating for a return to common values.
Restore the commonality
Calling for the restoration of shared experiences, debunking divisive beliefs.
they had you disbelieve
Addressing the manipulation that led to disbelief in common values.
in the isolated torment
Rejecting isolated suffering and the stench of conformity.
and the identikit stench
Condemning doubts and conformity thrown away without consideration.
in every doubt retched into the sink
Describing the aftermath of doubts and conformity.
with each empty performance
Referencing performances devoid of meaning or substance.
and the modesty to staunch the bleed
Emphasizing the modest attempts to stop the bleeding caused by conformity.
in the engineered suspicion
Addressing engineered suspicion and the perpetuation of cycles of exploitation.
and cycles of extortion
Describing the degradation before nature reclaims its balance.
before soil and sky reclaim
The return of soil and sky, erasing human impact.
and all that remains
The lasting scars of what could have endured.
are the pitted scars
The remnants of the impact, visible in the scars left behind.
of what could have stood
Reflecting on the potential that was lost.</td
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