Lyrics
How do you take those bones
Questioning how to handle challenges or difficulties represented by "bones."
Keep 'em close, keep 'em shining
Advising to keep the challenges close and make them shine, possibly implying learning from them.
Caged around a heart so cold
Describing a guarded and cold heart, perhaps wounded or emotionally distant.
A heart so broke, a heart that's pining?
Describing a broken heart that longs for something, expressing a sense of loss or unfulfilled desire.
How do you keep losing fights so well?
Asking about repeated failures and inability to conceal emotional scars.
See, you can't hide, bruising bright, so tell me
Highlighting the visibility of emotional wounds and asking for an explanation.
Tell me, tell me how can you steal then sell me?
Questioning how one can betray and then profit from the betrayal.
Again the devil won't speak now
Suggesting the silence of the devil, possibly indicating the consequences of sinful actions.
Our sins are too dark to wash out
Acknowledging the severity of sins, implying they cannot be easily absolved.
You know he's dragging us both down
Noting the negative influence of the devil on both individuals.
Better burn than drown
Suggesting that facing the consequences of actions is better than avoiding them.
How do you make the bad look so good
Questioning how someone can make immoral actions appear appealing.
Covered in ash and soot?
Describing a person covered in the remnants of destruction, reflecting on past actions.
Thinking 'bout what we had and what you took
Reflecting on the loss of something valuable and what was taken away.
And now what's gone for good
Acknowledging that something precious is now permanently lost.
Preaching man's teaching ways
Discussing teachings and principles but struggling to break through confusion or uncertainty.
Just can't seem to breach the haze
Describing challenges in understanding or following moral guidance.
Prays and prays for days and days
Highlighting persistent prayers for relief from suffering or guilt.
To each his own to ease his pain
Expressing the idea that everyone copes with pain in their own way.
Again the devil won't speak now
Reiterating the silence of the devil in the face of sins.
Our sins are too dark to wash out
Reinforcing the idea that sins are deeply ingrained and challenging to overcome.
You know he's dragging us both down
Emphasizing the negative impact of the devil on both individuals.
Tried to love, tried to hate, tried my best
Expressing attempts to love and hate, trying to appreciate the passage of time.
To appreciate the way the days fade by
Finding it increasingly difficult to appreciate life as intelligence grows.
I find it harder and harder the smarter you are
Highlighting the challenge of understanding life's complexities as intelligence increases.
The farther am I
Feeling more distant or disconnected as intellectual awareness grows.
Your fruit's so sweet to eat but it hurts to bite
Describing something tempting but painful to indulge in.
Whether the flames of the fire or the waves of the water
Choosing between different forms of suffering, whether through fire or water.
I'll surely die
Accepting an inevitable demise regardless of the chosen path.
Again the devil won't speak now
Reiterating the devil's silence in the face of sins.
Our sins are too dark to wash out
Reinforcing the idea that sins are too deeply rooted to be cleansed.
You know he's dragging us both down
Highlighting the negative influence of the devil on both individuals.
Ooh babe I love it when you lie like that
Expressing appreciation for deceptive behavior or lies.
Cool blade sliding down my cold, pale back
Describing a cold and potentially harmful action, questioning the roles played in a situation.
"Who played who?" both you and I ask and ask and ask
Continuing to question the dynamics of a relationship and the truth of actions.
Again the devil won't speak now
Reiterating the devil's silence in the face of sins.
Our sins are too dark to wash out
Reinforcing the idea that sins are too deeply rooted to be cleansed.
Know we dragged ourselves down
Acknowledging personal responsibility for the downward spiral caused by sinful actions.
We either burn or we drown
Presenting a binary choice of consequences, either burning or drowning.
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