Shadow
Embracing the Shadow: A Journey from Desolation to Eternal Hope
Lyrics
Willing, broken, unable
Expressing willingness despite being broken and unable.
Fighting to preserve our seat at the table
Fighting to maintain a position or status in society.
Living in the moment becomes my addiction
Living in the present moment has become an addictive behavior.
On an earth that caters to my affliction
Existing on a planet that accommodates personal struggles and challenges.
The weariness of light filled hearts
Weighed down by the exhaustion of optimistic and loving hearts.
Live in a midnight world
Existing in a world shrouded in darkness, symbolized by midnight.
Hope becomes the anthem
Hope is the prevailing theme or message.
Of a generation trying to fathom
Describing the struggle of a generation trying to comprehend.
How a light can break through the defenses
Exploring how light can overcome defensive barriers.
Of a darkness losing in every tense, all because
Darkness is consistently losing in various situations due to hope.
The truest hope in all the world
Asserting that the truest hope in the world is already present.
Has already drawn near
Emphasizing the imminence of a profound hope.
If it's a war you want, it's a war you'll get
Willingness to engage in a conflict or struggle.
The power of pain and regret
The potency of suffering and remorse.
The apathy of contentment
Indifference associated with contentment.
Are all powerless against
These negative emotions are powerless against the shadow.
The shadow we live in
Highlighting the pervasive influence of the shadow in our lives.
The pressure is relentless
The pressure and challenges are unrelenting.
Imperfection clouds all of my senses
Imperfections obscure one's ability to perceive reality.
I hear the requiem starting to play for me
Hearing a solemn musical composition symbolizing a funeral or lamentation.
The only name I call for belongs to my king
The only name called upon belongs to a king, likely a divine figure.
The punishment that I deserved
Deserving punishment no longer applies.
It was no longer mine
The consequence of punishment is no longer a personal burden.
Time cannot confine me
Time cannot restrict or confine the individual.
The hope of history now bound to our tree
Hope from history is now intertwined with the individual's existence.
My eternity has now been purchased
Eternal life has been obtained, attributing value to a once worthless existence.
Giving worth to life that once was
The speaker recognizes the newfound worth in their life.
Worthless, and I know
Acknowledging the past as devoid of value.
That nothing in this life can take this
Emphasizing the invincibility of hope in the speaker's life.
Hope away from me
Reiterating the resilience of hope in the face of life's challenges.
If it's a war you want, it's a war you'll get
(Repetition of line 14)
The power of pain and regret
(Repetition of line 15)
The apathy of contentment
(Repetition of line 16)
Are all powerless against
(Repetition of line 17)
The shadow we live in
(Repetition of line 18)
My soul is free from the chains he broke
The speaker's soul is liberated from previously restraining forces.
The power he displayed invokes
Acknowledging the transformative power displayed.
I was so close to hell I still smell like smoke
Having narrowly escaped a negative situation, symbolized by the smell of smoke.
Hope and freedom meet within
The convergence of hope and freedom within the shadow.
The shadow we live in
The pervasive influence of the shadow in the speaker's life.
The shadow we live in
Reiteration of the prominence of the shadow in the speaker's existence.
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