Legacy
Exploring Life's Legacy Through Blackheart Apparatus' Reflections
Lyrics
I was thinking about the day when Paul will die
I contemplate the future day when Paul, possibly someone significant, will pass away.
How should I feel?
Reflecting on this, I question the appropriate emotional response I should have.
The legacy runs through the minds
The impact and influence of one's legacy are present in people's thoughts.
What will it reveal?
Uncertainty surrounds what the legacy will disclose or reveal.
On the day when I will die
Anticipating my own mortality, I consider the consequences of my actions.
That sometimes I'm looking for
At times, I find myself searching for aspects of my past, possibly for understanding or closure.
All the drenched-up past
Alluding to a soaked or emotionally charged history.
I'll wait for what's in store
I await what the future holds for me, acknowledging the uncertainty.
But when I will become
Contemplating the future self, potentially weakened or vulnerable.
Some fragile broken man
The speaker envisions becoming a fragile and broken individual.
What legacy remains?
Questioning what legacy will endure after personal transformation.
Which legacy remains?
Raising the question of which aspects of the legacy will persist.
I was thinking of the day when John has died
Similar reflections on the day of John's demise, pondering emotions.
Recalling my potential feelings
Recalling past emotions and potential reactions to the loss.
I was thinking about the day my hope will die
Thinking about the day when personal hope will cease to exist.
Only now I feel it still
Despite the anticipation, the speaker still feels the hope lingering.
It can break me apart again
Acknowledging the potential of emotional breakdown.
When the oceans overfill
A metaphorical flooding, possibly overwhelming emotional states.
Where the ocean meets the sea
Describing a point where everything collapsed, perhaps a turning point.
Where it all collapsed
Reflecting on a specific location where significant events occurred.
Where it will begin
Contemplating the beginning of a new phase or experience.
The wave is going out and backing up its will into me
A metaphorical wave carries memories and experiences back to the speaker.
I'll be here on the day the world implodes
The speaker envisions being present on the day of a catastrophic event.
It will be funny because we failed
Finding humor in the collective human failure.
Though maybe our communication is breaking the message
Considering the possibility that communication may distort the intended message.
That making a profit will lead to oppression
Addressing the negative consequences of prioritizing profit over ethical considerations.
This is a correction to my deep depression
Recognizing a need for correction to alleviate deep depression.
That causes the artist's unhealthy obsession
Linking artistic expression to an unhealthy obsession.
The art of expression that breaks the convention
Exploring the transformative power of artistic expression that challenges norms.
It's all an aesthetic that keeps propagation
Characterizing aesthetic expression as a means of perpetuating ideas.
Of capital holders. This gives them the credit
Highlighting the role of art in giving credit to capital holders.
That steals their temptation. They aim to discredit
Addressing the intention to discredit systemic solutions.
Systemic solutions to easy world problems
Challenging the effectiveness of systemic solutions to global issues.
That seem complicated, if not paid attention
Emphasizing the complexity of world problems when not given attention.
Please pay attention, love is the message
Stressing the importance of paying attention to the message of love.
Please pay attention, love is the message
Reiterating the significance of love as a message to be heeded.
Please leave the message
An appeal to leave a meaningful message, possibly related to love.
Please love
An earnest plea for love.
I was thinking about the day when Chester died
Reflecting on the day of Chester's death, prompting contemplation.
I was thinking about the day my grandpa died
Recalling the day when the speaker's grandpa passed away.
We are all dying inside
A stark acknowledgment that everyone is undergoing internal decay.
Every day, all the time
An existential statement emphasizing the inevitability of constant decay.
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