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Chained Desperation: Unveiling Life's B-Movie of Struggle
Lyrics
Know your place"
Expressing the idea of societal expectations and limitations.
It's like a voice
Referring to an incessant and persistent influence or message.
That won't go away
Describing an enduring presence or impact.
Live vices we hold to tradition
Living by vices and adhering to traditional norms.
Like children not allowed to across the street
Comparing individuals to children restricted by societal rules.
Starving for some recognition
Expressing a desire for acknowledgment and validation.
Where want and honesty meet
Highlighting the intersection of desire and honesty.
Nothing known can match the bitter pain
Nothing familiar matches the pain of knowing happiness is just out of reach.
Of knowing happiness is just beyond the reach of your chain
Describing the bitter realization that happiness is unattainable.
And the overwhelming feeling it will be the same forever
Conveying a sense of hopelessness and the expectation that the situation won't change.
Now here I'm looking down a hole again
Facing a challenging situation or emotional struggle.
Treating damage and despair like they're long lost friends
Treating damage and despair as familiar companions.
With no remedy at all
Describing a lack of remedy for the challenges faced.
I'm just waiting for the fall
Waiting for a downfall or negative outcome.
Staring out the window
Observing the world with a sense of unattainability.
Like what's outside's unattainable
Feeling disconnected or unable to reach what's outside.
Cover me with roses for the funeral pyre
Symbolic request for a beautiful farewell.
Shoot this dashing carcass out to fucking sea
Expressing a desire for a dramatic farewell.
I can't wait, in this state
Impatience and discomfort with the current state.
This voice, these hands
Feeling disconnected from one's own voice and actions.
Don't feel like they're really
Questioning authenticity or identity.
Me
Feeling a sense of detachment from oneself.
I'm the blinded who can feel that he's surrounded by walls
Feeling trapped and surrounded by metaphorical walls.
And relief is very seldom cheap
Relief from challenges is rare and often comes at a cost.
Now I think I'm gonna snap
Sense of imminent emotional breakdown or collapse.
Like prey in a trap
Comparing oneself to prey caught in a trap.
Watch as desperation takes a seat
Witnessing desperation taking hold of the situation.
Forgive me my trespasses
Seeking forgiveness for transgressions.
Like I know I'll trespass tonight
Acknowledging the likelihood of repeating mistakes.
Don't want to hear any voices at all
Desire for solitude, avoiding external influences.
Even if they're saying I'm alright
Rejecting positive affirmations or reassurances.
Memories beating soundly on the body
Memories causing emotional impact on the body.
Cursing what's left of the sorry shell
Cursing the remnants of a damaged self.
I'd give anything to make this heart stop pounding
Wishing for relief from emotional distress.
Staring out the window
Repeating the sense of unattainability from earlier lines.
Like what's outside's unattainable
No specific meaning provided in the lyrics.
Now life's like a b-movie
Comparing life to a poorly received movie.
That no one wants to see
Introducing the metaphor of a zombie representing the self.
Here comes the zombie
The unwanted portrayal of the self as a zombie.
Portraying me
Feeling misrepresented or misunderstood.
What was once so crystal clear
Describing a loss of clarity and increased confusion.
Is now cranked past the norm
A situation or state of mind becoming more extreme.
And I can't take it anymore
Expressing an inability to endure the current situation
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