Lyrics
I rose with the sun and I forgave myself for the sins of the world
I embraced a new day and forgave myself for the collective wrongs of humanity.
Self-destruction masks the abuse, a slave to the torment within
Self-destructive behavior conceals the internal suffering, enslaved to torment.
We ignore the truth of irrational antagonization
We overlook the reality of irrational provocation.
Misery sucks you in, addicted to the magnetization
Misery becomes alluring, and one becomes addicted to its pull.
I want to be the solution, no longer reduced to victim
Desire to be a solution, breaking free from the role of a perpetual victim.
A venomous serpent to strike upon this nation
A metaphorical venomous serpent, symbolizing a force against the nation.
Vessels disserviced
Vessels (people) are not served well or honored.
Despite our purpose
Despite our intended purpose or mission.
I took my fall, I was forced to take the burden
I experienced a downfall, forced to bear a heavy burden.
While the ghouls of commerce praise the massacre of freedom
Corporate interests celebrate the destruction of freedom.
Refusing to progress gives a false sense of control, but the cleansing fires of change will burn throughout us all
Resistance to change provides a false sense of control, but transformative fires will cleanse us all.
Will you stand by and let them make the call?
Challenging the listener to take a stand against oppressive decisions.
Will you be another stain upon the wall?
Asking if one will succumb to societal pressures or leave a mark of resistance.
Fiends ruled by greed
Those driven by greed are like monsters, thriving on the excesses of others.
Living in the excess of others’ needs
Living off the needs of others, these fiends engage in excess.
Torture playthings to creatures in power
Powerful individuals use torture as a tool against the vulnerable.
Who won’t survive the reckoning hour
These oppressors won't survive the impending moment of accountability.
When it’s time to pay your dues
Asking what excuses will be made when consequences must be faced.
What excuse will you try to use?
Highlighting the lack of value in death and the forgettable nature of one's memory.
You have no value in death
And your memory will die like the rest
The significance of an individual diminishes in death, and their memory fades away.
We are the ones made of art and memories that do not dissolve
We, as individuals, are unique creations, immortalized in art and enduring memories.
We watch on the screen imitations of blood, sweat, and tears
Observing imitations of life's struggles on screens, detached from real pain.
The source of suffering takes our pain and calls it home
The source of suffering claims our pain as its own, then discards it, forgetting its existence.
Then hangs it up like a badge, forgets it exists at all
The pain is hung up like a badge, only to be ignored and eventually erased.
When it’s time to pay your dues
Reiteration of the question about facing consequences when it's time to pay dues.
What excuse will you try to use?
Repeating the inquiry into the excuses one might offer when accountability arrives.
You have no value in death
Emphasizing the lack of value attributed to an individual in death.
And your memory will die like the rest
Reiterating the transient nature of memory after death.
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