Automatic
Navigating the Abyss: Dismemberment Plan's Automatic Meaning Unveiled
Lyrics
I dunno what brings you 'round again
I am uncertain about the reason for your return.
I dunno what sends you on your way once more, it's not for me to say
I don't know what prompts your departure again; it's not within my authority to explain.
there's a bright light right around the bend
There is a promising future just ahead.
see it bathe us both in that fluorescent glow, so monstrous and final
I can see a radiant light enveloping both of us, but it's overwhelming and seems conclusive.
I could see you through the dirty waves
Amidst turbulent circumstances, I observed you vanishing beneath the turbulent waves.
smiling like a vampire as you disappeared beneath the whitecaps
You were smiling like a vampire, adding a mysterious and eerie element to your departure.
but a man can't live for what he saves
However, a person cannot solely exist for what they save or accumulate.
I could feel my toes curl through the yellow sand as I watched you slip away
I sensed a physical reaction as I stood on the yellow sand, witnessing your gradual departure.
Once again the politics of common sense: you do and I don't
Once again, the practical considerations of common sense dictate your actions versus mine: you act, and I refrain.
I could tell you it's not true but what's the use, it's automatic
Although I could deny the reality, it seems futile because the actions are instinctive or automatic.
caught inbetween
Caught in the middle, torn between conflicting forces or choices.
was a star that once burned crazy red
There was a star that used to burn with intense passion, now faded and lifeless.
an ashen globe that spins with dead momentum lost in absolute space
An orb turned to ashes, spinning without energy in the vast emptiness of space.
even as this wavelength pulses dread
Despite this, a persistent wavelength of distress continues to radiate.
linger like the cold burn of electric shocks, so slow to fade away
Similar to the lingering sensation of electric shocks, slow to dissipate.
Once again the fireworks of bad ideas: you will and I won't
Once again, the extravagant display of misguided notions: you act, and I refrain.
light the sky with long-gone hate that comes from where it's automatic
The sky is illuminated with long-past animosity, stemming from an automatic or instinctive source.
caught inbetween
Caught in the middle of opposing forces or choices.
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