Fall
Falling Shadows: A Tale of Self-Destruction and Betrayal
Lyrics
All the junkies in Kentucky
Alludes to drug addiction in Kentucky, setting a tone of struggle.
Could not write you out of this one
Implies the inability to escape a difficult situation.
Sinner, even God could not save you now
Suggests a sense of moral wrongdoing, beyond redemption.
For it is your own finger
Indicates personal responsibility for one's actions.
That is poised upon the trigger
Describes a critical moment, self-inflicted danger.
That is connected to the barrel in your mouth
Depicts a life-threatening scenario with personal agency.
It seems you are the architect of your heart's destruction
Accuses the person of causing their own emotional downfall.
It was your own eye that plotted this direction
Highlights self-destructive choices made by the individual.
Bridges you have burned
Refers to damaged relationships and severed connections.
Down blind alleys you have turned
Describes misguided paths chosen with no way out.
But there seems to be no artist left who would paint your resurrection
Addresses a lack of support for a potential positive change.
Are you falling?
Questions if the person is experiencing a downfall.
Do you need me somehow?
Asks if the individual requires assistance or support.
All those things you said you'd never do
Notes the irony of going back on promises made in the past.
Come so easily to you now
Highlights the ease with which negative actions are taken now.
Well, are you falling?
Reiterates the question about experiencing a downfall.
Did gravity let you down?
Asks if the force of gravity played a role in the person's decline.
Are you crying 'cause there's no one
Questions if the individual is lamenting the absence of support.
There to catch you now?
Asks if there's no one available to provide help now.
I don't think you understand the trouble you got yourself in
Expresses doubt about the person understanding the severity of their situation.
Does it hurt more to be under attack
Compares the pain of being attacked with the pain of betrayal by a friend.
Or to fall from the back of someone who called you friend?
Questions which is more painful: betrayal or a fall from friendship.
You got another thing coming
Warns of consequences if the person attempts to return to their past ways.
If you think you're coming this way again
Indicates a lack of acceptance for a return to destructive behaviors.
All them you had under your feet
Suggests a reversal of power dynamics, where those once beneath you now confront you.
Gonna put you up against the wall in the end
Foretells a judgment or confrontation awaiting the individual.
Now all the angels and the strangers
Refers to lost support from benevolent figures and unknown allies.
Who once were so kind to you
Emphasizes the disappearance of kindness and assistance once received.
Cannot be seen and are nowhere to be found
Highlights the absence of visible help or support.
And all those golden-throated shadows
Portrays the departure of positive influences and their impact.
Who for so long came stumbling through you
Describes the departure of previously supportive entities.
Have pulled the pennies from your pockets
Depicts the removal of tangible and intangible support.
And left them filled with doubt
Leaves the person filled with uncertainty and insecurity.
And now you're falling
Confirms the ongoing fall, with a sense of urgency.
The bottom's dropping out
Questions the efficacy of vocal expressions in the face of impending doom.
What good does all your screaming do
Highlights the futility of screaming if unheard.
If nobody can hear a sound?
Ponders the silence surrounding the person's distress.
Now that you're falling
Reiterates the acknowledgment of the person's fall.
Everybody knows who sold you out
Addresses the revelation of the person's betrayer.
And now you're crying 'cause there's no one
Confirms the absence of support, leading to emotional distress.
There to catch you now
Repeats the theme of no one being there to offer assistance.
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