The Horizon's Burning
Burning Horizons: A Tale of Lost Decency and Fading Humanity
Lyrics
Me and you, and a weary December night
Reflecting on a difficult December night shared between two people.
Trying hard to work our way up from underground
Struggling to improve their situation from a challenging starting point.
The horizon's burning
Symbolic reference to a crisis or intense situation.
The horizon's burning
Reiteration emphasizing the intensity of the crisis.
Sullen Waves crashing in over land
Metaphorically describing overwhelming and gloomy circumstances.
Times are dark, I'm feeling helpless and bewildered
Feeling hopeless and confused due to the challenging times.
Cause the horizon's burning
Connecting personal feelings of helplessness with the crisis.
The horizon's burning
Reiterating the severity of the situation.
I liked you better before
Expressing a preference for a past version or situation.
Back when everyone knew the score
Referencing a time when things were more clear or understandable to everyone.
But nothing's like that no more
Highlighting the change and loss of familiarity in current times.
Cause the horizon is on fire
Linking the chaos with the burning horizon metaphorically.
What happened decency, what happened humanity
Questioning the disappearance of basic decency and humanity.
What happened decency, what happened to all those friendly words
Repeating the concern over the loss of kind and compassionate expressions.
The disappeared over night
Emphasizing the sudden vanishing of these positive elements.
Disappeared over night
Reiterating the abrupt disappearance of positive qualities.
I liked you better before
Repeating the preference for a previous state of affairs.
Back when everyone knew the score
Recalling a time when things were more straightforward and understood by all.
But nothing's like that no more
Emphasizing the unavailability of that previous state in the current times.
Cause the horizon is on fire
Linking the chaos again with the burning horizon metaphorically.
Me and you and a weary December night
Recalling the same weary December night, possibly indicating it's a recurring situation.
We're doing next to none, I gaze down that black and endless tunnel
Expressing a sense of doing very little while facing an uncertain future.
The horizon's burning
Reiterating the intense situation and its impact on the future.
The horizon is on fire!
Strong emphasis on the crisis through repetition.
I liked you better before
Reiterating the preference for a past version or situation.
I enjoyed myself before
Expressing a former enjoyment of life before the current chaotic situation.
But nothing's like that no more
Emphasizing the loss of that previous enjoyable state.
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