Gnashing of Teeth
Embracing the Abyss: Dark Crucible's Ode to a Decaying World
Lyrics
I dream only of a dark sky. I pray the ravens fly
I yearn for a sky filled with darkness. I hope to see ravens in flight.
I feel it in my skin, the cold, crack and bitter
I sense the harshness and bitterness on my skin, a feeling of cold and cracking.
I dream often of death, I pray only for peace
I frequently dream of death and desire only for tranquility and peace.
Yes life, the divine gift of decay
Life, seen as a divine gift, is described as the inevitable process of decay.
What a foul fucking place
An expression of disgust for the current state of existence, describing it as foul.
What a wretched fucking world
A contemptuous view of the world, portraying it as wretched and unpleasant.
This deformed cognition, diseased and rotten
Referring to a distorted understanding, filled with disease and decay.
Atrophic and lifeless, corrosive and dead
Describing a state of degeneration and lifelessness, emphasizing corrosion and death.
Catatonic and cathartic
Using contradictory terms to convey a state of both inertia and emotional release.
Now you listen to every word I say!
An imperative statement demanding attention to the speaker's words.
This deformed cognition, diseased and rotten
Repetition of the distorted cognition, reinforcing the theme of decay and disease.
The Gnashing of teeth, the Grinding of bone
Introduction of intense imagery, symbolizing pain and suffering with the gnashing of teeth and grinding of bones.
The hate flows freely, frustration binds my soul
Expressing the free flow of hate and the binding nature of frustration on the soul.
Hear My Words!
A command, demanding that the listener pays attention to the speaker's words.
I offer no shelter, I am not a fucking slave
Declaring a lack of refuge and rejecting the role of a submissive servant.
I walk toward the great abyss
Walking towards a metaphorical abyss, possibly symbolizing a journey into the unknown or towards inevitable destruction.
And the infinite obscurity becomes my grave!
Choosing to face infinite obscurity, symbolized as a grave, embracing the unknown and darkness.
Gnashing of teeth, grinding of bones
Reiteration of the intense imagery of pain and suffering with the gnashing of teeth and grinding of bones.
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