Candle Like Fuck
Elegy of Shadows: Navigating Despair in Dean Omori's Verse
Lyrics
The hangin' judge said it's the parents who deserve to die
The judge who hands out severe sentences believes that it's the parents who should be condemned to death.
And I don't know what to do with this day
Feeling uncertain about how to navigate through the challenges of the day.
And every second a good man takes his own life
Expressing the frequency with which good individuals take their own lives.
And I'm looking for a candle like fuck to light the way
Seeking something intense and impactful, like a powerful candle, to guide the way.
And I sacrifice myself to become a legend
Willing to sacrifice oneself in order to be remembered as a legendary figure.
Cigarettes and drugs and bottles of booze
Mentioning vices such as cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol.
And I gone blind one side of my heart
Experiencing emotional numbness or a lack of sensitivity on one side of the heart.
These days the great depression brought on by news
Referring to a contemporary state of economic downturn influenced by negative news.
I found this old record Jagger singing like God
Discovering solace or inspiration in an old record where Mick Jagger sings with a divine quality.
Internet down church lights out cross the street
Describing a situation where both the internet and church lights are unavailable across the street.
Ghosted rooms filled with old timer spiritual blues
Empty rooms filled with the melancholy blues of elderly individuals.
And the lights won't come on divinity got the devil to meet
Suggesting a spiritual darkness where lights won't come on, and divinity has a meeting with the devil.
Piano out from the weight of the storm
An old piano struggling under the weight of a storm.
And they're changing all the words of the songs everybody knew
Noting changes in the lyrics of familiar songs, possibly reflecting societal shifts.
I can't move with this girls shadow on me
Feeling restricted or unable to move freely due to the influence of a girl's shadow.
And I'm searching for a candle like fuck for you
Continuing the search for a powerful metaphorical candle, this time for someone else.
Mister congressman the family is all the same
Addressing a congressman and suggesting that families, despite differences, share common struggles.
And all the colour of money in the world won't make it fair
Highlighting the injustice that even with all the wealth in the world, fairness is elusive.
The great new depression people lynchin' alone
Describing a new era of depression where people are figuratively lynching themselves in isolation.
Know sometimes the Devil himself needs a prayer
Acknowledging that even the Devil himself may need a prayer at times.
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