Lyrics
Great Oppressor who feeds on human debris
Refers to a powerful oppressive force that thrives on human destruction and decay.
My veins are filled with thorns, it hurts to breathe
Expresses physical pain and discomfort, symbolized by veins filled with thorns.
Great Depressor, release me from your strange grip
Addresses a force causing deep emotional despair, seeking release from its grip.
I’ve been praying for dawn all of this time
Desires for a new beginning or relief, conveyed through the metaphor of dawn.
I was once human
Recalls a previous human state before a significant and drastic transformation.
Before I threw myself over the cliffs into the ocean
Describes a self-destructive act, jumping off cliffs into the ocean as a metaphor for surrendering to despair.
Reduced to the substance
Highlights a reduction of identity to a basic, essential substance.
Crushed in fathoms
Portrays the subject as overwhelmed and crushed in profound depths.
The Heavens besieged with the prayers of prey
Suggests divine forces besieged with prayers, possibly in a hopeless situation.
It’s here now breathing
Introduces a present reality, marked by breathing and dormant memories.
Dormant dead memories
References memories that are dead and inactive but still impactful.
The crown it wears in its skull
Describes a symbolic crown worn by the subject, possibly representing suffering.
The Oppressor casts down ash clouds to invoke undying dysphoria
Depicts the Oppressor causing enduring feelings of unease and dissatisfaction.
Enthroned are the burnt prophets
Mentions burnt prophets elevated to a position of influence or power.
Shards of light cut through and corrode the pillars in my mind
Describes the intrusion of discomfort and destruction into the subject's thoughts.
Demolishing my reality
Expresses the collapse of the subject's perceived reality under external pressures.
Turning the skies red
Symbolizes a drastic change in the environment, turning the skies red with turmoil.
I hear him speak vile verses
Reports hearing unpleasant and corrupt words spoken by an unnamed entity.
The grotesque forms thriving on our...
Describes grotesque forms thriving on the negativity present in human existence.
Behold Sickness in its true form
Labels a pervasive sickness as it truly is, acknowledging its existence.
In front of the gates I fell apart
Portrays a personal breakdown or disintegration in front of symbolic gates.
Withering to the soil fertilized by the human debris
Describes the subject withering away, contributing to the fertilization of soil with human decay.
Undying dysphoria
Summarizes the persistent, unending feelings of discomfort and dissatisfaction.
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