Gone
Echoes of Desolation: Casket Cassette's Haunting Tale
Lyrics
Wrote me a letter from the psych ward
The person received a letter from someone in a psychiatric ward.
They took away your laces and the H that you scored
The individual's belongings, including shoelaces and drugs, were confiscated.
Blue socks they gave you, so you'd never slip and fall
Blue socks were provided to prevent slipping in the psychiatric facility.
You fall apart anyway, what's the point of it all
Despite precautions, the person is falling apart emotionally, questioning life's purpose.
Gone, gone, you are gone
Repetition emphasizes the profound sense of loss and absence.
Gone, gone, you are gone
-Gone, gone, you are gone
-Gone, gone, you are gone
-5150, now you're on your own
5150 is a California legal code for involuntary psychiatric hold, suggesting the person is now on their own after such an event.
You're sick and lost, even in your own home
The individual feels unwell and disoriented, even within their own home.
After the hospital nothing really changed
Post-hospitalization, there is a lack of meaningful change in the person's life.
Cuz what's the difference with a needle in your vein
Comparing the impact of drug use to the insignificance of other life choices.
Gone, gone, you are gone
Reiteration intensifies the theme of irretrievable loss and departure.
Gone, gone, you are gone
-Gone, gone, you are gone
-Gone, gone, you are gone
-The ground is waiting up in Glendale
Refers to the awaiting burial site in Glendale, indicating an acceptance of mortality.
The coffin's waiting, it just needs one last nail
The coffin symbolizes the inevitability of death, needing only one final closure.
White dresses in the wind blow ragged, free and wild
Imagery of white dresses in the wind suggests a fleeting and untethered existence after death.
Without a body they just float for a while
Without a physical form, the departed souls seem to float freely for a while.
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