Lyrics
With all my desperate symmetry
Expressing a sense of desperation while acknowledging a symmetrical aspect of self.
With all my white lights, and straight lines
Describing oneself with bright lights and straight lines, possibly alluding to order or clarity.
My skin will still sag
Reflecting on the inevitability of aging, as the skin sags with time.
ct the end of my life
Anticipating death and its impact on the physical body at life's end.
Death pirouettes through the flicker of the wick
Imagining death as a graceful dance (pirouette) through the fleeting moments of life represented by a candle's wick.
cnd makes you sick
Suggesting that death can be unsettling or disturbing.
Once interred, in turn to turn to bone
Describing the process of becoming bones after burial, with ribs as a metaphorical house for the lord, and insects gathering in worship.
Ribs like a house to the lord
-Once interred, in turn to turn to bone
-Bugs come to worship in hordes
-Once interred, in turn to turn to bone
Reiterating the theme of turning to bone after death, pondering the unseen fate, and expressing a hope not to be alone in the afterlife.
Fate unseen, kiss the stone
-You hope that where you are
-That you're not alone
-Then I awoke
Describing an awakening experience, possibly from a dream, with a comparison to a coiling and shivering eel and a personal connection to the grave.
To coil and shiver, like eel out of river
-Like the grave was my own
-Oh frailty
Reflecting on human fragility and questioning the possibility of facing even worse fates.
What worse fates could you possibly show me
-Once interred, in turn to turn to bone
Repeating the idea of turning to bone after burial, with ribs as a symbolic dwelling for a divine entity, and bugs as devoted worshippers.
Ribs like a house to the lord
-Once interred, in turn to turn to bone
-Bugs come to worship in hordes
-Oh, frailty
Reiterating the theme of human frailty and questioning the potential for even more challenging destinies to be revealed.
What worse fates could you possibly show me
-What worse fates could you possibly show me
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