How The Knife Gets Twisted

Twisted Blades: Unveiling the Brutal Symphony of Carnifex
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Lyrics

This is a war against all

This signifies a broad conflict involving everyone.

Let the world dissolve away

Encouraging the detachment from the world's concerns.

Rotting flesh aftermath

Describing the aftermath of decaying flesh, possibly a metaphor for destruction.

There is no escape

Indicates a lack of escape, suggesting a dire situation.

No matter what you say

Regardless of what is said, there is no way out.

What you say

Reiteration of the difficulty in escaping the situation.


This is our fate

Expressing a fatalistic perspective on destiny.

No one can escape

Emphasizing the inevitability of facing the presented fate.

Dead hearts don’t fear death

Suggesting that those without emotions are not afraid of death.

Take your fears and lay them to rest

Encouraging confronting and overcoming fears.

This is a war against all

Reiteration of a conflict involving everyone.

Only the strong survive

Emphasizing survival only for the strong.

We’ll Watch the weak fall

Observing the downfall of the weaker ones.

Where were going, we’re going alone

Highlighting a journey where isolation is inevitable.

If we make it back, no-one really knows

Uncertainty about returning from the journey.

Look into the still waters of death

Encouraging introspection in the face of death.

It’s your face it reflects

Suggesting self-reflection through death's reflection.

This is how the knife gets twisted

Describing a situation where betrayal or harm intensifies.

Scream into the void, but no one ever listens

Expressing the frustration of not being heard.

This is how the knife gets twisted

Reiteration of the intensifying effects of betrayal or harm.

Disease of humanity, survival of the hated

Commenting on the destructive nature of humanity, favoring those disliked.

Look into my heart

Inviting scrutiny into the speaker's emotional state.

You’d know that I was gone

Implying the speaker's absence from a familiar emotional state.

Make space in hell

Suggesting the inevitability of the speaker's arrival in hell.

Cause you know I won’t be long

Confidently stating the speaker's brief stay in hell.

Need another body to feed to the machine

Expressing the need for more victims to satisfy a metaphorical machine.

Blood and guts

Stressing the machine's simplicity—only requiring blood and guts.

It’s all it really needs

Highlighting the minimal requirements for the destructive machine.

This is hell

Describing the current state as a hellish mental construct.

And its all in your mind

Emphasizing the psychological nature of the portrayed hell.

External man

Describing the human condition as externally imposed and destined for death.

Born to die

Reiterating the fatalistic view of human existence.

This is a war against all

Repetition of the idea of a widespread conflict.

Only the strong survive

Reiteration of survival favoring the strong.

We’ll watch the weak fall

Repeating the observation of the weaker ones' downfall.

Where were going, we’re going alone

Reemphasizing the inevitable solitude in the journey.

If we make it back, no-one really knows

Reiterating the uncertainty about returning from the journey.

Look into the still waters of death

Encouraging introspection through the still waters of death.

It’s your face it reflects

Reiterating the reflection of the face in the waters of death.

This is how the knife gets twisted

Reiteration of the escalating impact of betrayal or harm.

Disease of humanity, survival of the hated

Restating the destructive nature of humanity, with survival favoring the disliked.

Let the world dissolve away

Repetition of the call to detach from the world.

Rotting flesh aftermath

Reiteration of the aftermath of decaying flesh, possibly symbolizing destruction.

There is no escape

Reiterating the absence of escape, reinforcing a sense of hopelessness.

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