Paradise and Plague
Journey Through Paradise and Plague: Embracing Life's Fragility
Lyrics
Warn only those who choose to hear
Warn only those who are willing to listen.
A disappearing trail of death
Reference to a fading path marked by death.
So spare me your sentiments and accept me as I am
Reject sentiments; accept the speaker as they are.
Salvation reaches out through familiar screams
Salvation is sought amid familiar cries, urging the speaker to stay.
Begging me to stay
The pleas for the speaker to stay persist.
Reserve your mourning for the dead
Save mourning for those dead who wished for more time.
Who wish they had but one day left
Expressing regret for not having more time before death.
No need to waste your grief on me, I'm with you now
The speaker is now present, no need to grieve; they are with the listener.
Will the ones I love
Will the speaker's loved ones forgive the premature departure?
Forgive me for leaving too soon?
The speaker questions if they will be forgiven for leaving early.
Caught in the space between paradise and plague
Caught in a state between paradise and plague (symbolic of life's dualities).
There's nowhere I'd rather be than with you
The speaker expresses a preference to be with their loved ones despite challenges.
Warn only those who choose to hear
Repeat of line 1, emphasizing selective warning.
A disappearing trail of death
Repeat of line 2, emphasizing the fading path marked by death.
Abandon the hope you had and accept me as I am
Abandon hope and accept the speaker as they are.
No one could save me
No external force could save the speaker; they feel destined for hardship.
I was born inside my grave
The speaker metaphorically states they were born into a challenging existence.
No one could save me
Reiteration of line 20, emphasizing the inability to be saved.
I was born inside my grave
Reiteration of line 21, emphasizing the challenging nature of the speaker's life.
Reserve your mourning for the dead
Repeat of line 7, reiterating that mourning should be for those who wished for more time.
Who wish they had but one day left
Repeat of line 8, emphasizing the regret for a shortened existence.
No need to waste your grief on me, I'm with you now
Reiteration of line 9, emphasizing the speaker's current presence with the listener.
Will the ones I love
Repeat of line 11, questioning forgiveness for the premature departure.
Forgive me for leaving too soon?
Repeat of line 12, expressing doubt and seeking forgiveness for leaving early.
Caught in the space between paradise and plague
Repeat of line 13, emphasizing the struggle between paradise and plague.
There's nowhere I'd rather be than with you
Reiteration of line 14, expressing a preference to be with loved ones despite challenges.
There's nowhere I'd rather be than with you
Reiteration of line 14, emphasizing the speaker's preference to be with loved ones.
There's nowhere I'd rather be than with you
Reiteration of line 14, underscoring the speaker's preference to be with loved ones.
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