Set in Stone
Unveiling the Haunting Depths: Bloody Sunday's Set in Stone Meaning
Lyrics
Is this worth the lives
Questioning the value of the situation in terms of lives.
Is this worth the pain
Questioning whether the pain endured justifies the situation.
This is not the life
Rejecting the current existence as undesirable.
This is what you've become
Highlighting a transformation into something negative.
Driven to the point
Reaching a breaking point, possibly due to intense emotions.
Your desire is blood
Describing a strong inclination towards violence or aggression.
Unmatched by any man
Emphasizing an unmatched level of desire for blood.
The loyalty to you is steadfast
Expressing unwavering loyalty to someone or something.
Solid as stone
Comparing loyalty to being as solid and unyielding as stone.
Garnished by your words that are false as apparitions
Criticizing deceptive words, comparing them to false apparitions.
This flesh that you once considered so dear
Suggesting a former closeness or emotional connection.
Is proof of my ultimely demise
Claiming that one's current physical state is evidence of a tragic end.
And you still want more
Indicating a persistent desire for more, despite past suffering.
Innocent blood shed
Referring to the shedding of innocent blood, possibly as a consequence of actions.
Nothing to lose
Suggesting a state of having nothing left to lose.
As your sons
Referring to offspring who have experienced a downfall.
Have fallen now
Noting the fallen state of the sons, possibly due to external factors.
You spit untruths
Accusing the utterance of falsehoods, possibly for self-interest.
As you wait
Suggesting an anticipation of a reckoning or judgment.
For your judgement day
Connecting the waiting to a future day of judgment.
For all the tears that have yet to dry
Referring to tears that have not yet dried, indicating lingering pain.
For all the years that you've destroyed all of our lives
Accusing the destruction of lives over an extended period.
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