Bowels Of The Bardo
Eternal Transformation: Embrace Chaos, Reject Chains
Lyrics
Oh child of noble family, see in this way without distraction
Advising to perceive without distraction, addressing as a child of noble family
So worried about boiling
Expressing concern or anxiety about a boiling situation
Yet you wont get out of the water
Staying in a problematic situation despite the discomfort
They are the herd in your eyes
Referring to others as the herd seen through one's eyes
But you're the next in line to slaughter
Being next in line for a destructive fate
I will never bend the knee
Declaring refusal to submit to gods, devils, or anything in between
To gods, or devils, or anything in between
Rejecting allegiance to various entities
Thousands of different forms
Reference to numerous diverse manifestations
Thousands of different shapes
Highlighting the diversity of forms and shapes
You are bound
Emphasizing a state of being bound or constrained
We're not the same
Pointing out the difference between individuals
Crawl through the chaos
Encouraging perseverance through chaos
Last through the aeons
Enduring through vast stretches of time
Relish to wade in the mud
Finding pleasure in confronting challenges or difficulties
Face the sight of your blood
Facing the reality of one's own bloodshed
Oh child of the bowels
Referring to the listener as a child of the bowels
Turn away from the sword
Advising to turn away from conflict or violence
So you'll be forced to wander
Predicting a fate of perpetual wandering due to avoidance
Forever craving more
Expecting an eternal craving for more
I will never bend the knee
Reiterating refusal to submit to higher powers
To gods, or devils, or anything in between
Consistently rejecting allegiance to any supernatural beings
Thousands of different forms
Reiteration of diverse forms and shapes
Thousands of different shapes
Highlighting the multitude of manifestations
You are bound
Emphasizing a state of being bound or constrained
We're not the same
Reiterating the distinction between individuals
Crawl through the chaos
Encouraging perseverance through chaos
Last through the aeons
Enduring through vast stretches of time
Relish to wade in the mud
Finding pleasure in confronting challenges or difficulties
Face the sight of your blood
Facing the reality of one's own bloodshed
In fear
Expressing fear
You will escape
Anticipating an escape from fear wherever possible
Wherever you can
Advising to endure pain
Take the pain
Suggesting integration and transformation through pain
Integrate
Encouraging the listener to rise as a god through integration
And arise a God
Reiteration of the transformative power of pain
Take the pain
Encouraging the listener to embrace pain for personal growth
Integrate
Reiterating the idea of integrating pain for personal evolution
And arise a God
Encouraging the listener to transcend and become godlike through personal evolution
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