Homesick
Wandering Souls: Edge of Chaos Unveils a Haunting Tale of Disillusionment
Lyrics
I'm homesick
The speaker expresses a feeling of longing for home.
The swamps and fetid marshlands that call themselves my home
Describes the home as swamps and marshlands, suggesting a challenging and unpleasant environment.
Our roots grow deep here, burrowed deep within our bones
Highlights the deep connection to the home, with roots symbolizing a strong and intrinsic tie within the speaker's identity.
Brackish streams and a salted coast
Depicts the environment with brackish streams and a salted coast, implying a harsh and inhospitable setting.
Inhabited by a town of ghosts
Refers to a town of ghosts, indicating a desolate or abandoned community.
God bless the fallen, our blackened heroine
Acknowledges fallen individuals, possibly heroes, with a reference to a blackened heroine.
I hold no love for this place, for it's become a disgrace
The speaker expresses a lack of love for the current state of the home, considering it a disgrace.
Watch the ship capsize and drown in degradation and despair
Visualizes a ship capsizing, symbolizing a downfall and sinking into degradation and despair.
I hold no love for this place, for it's become a disgrace
Reiterates the speaker's lack of affection for the home.
Watch the ship capsize and drown in degradation and despair
Repeats the imagery of a ship capsizing and sinking, emphasizing the negative transformation of the home.
Marshlands and meadow reeds that flank the wasted years
Describes additional features of the environment, such as marshlands and meadow reeds, alongside a sense of wasted years.
Our fallen comrades, hallowed be thy end
Pays homage to fallen comrades, suggesting a somber and respectful tone.
Self-inflicted and five-eights deep
Suggests a self-inflicted pain that runs deep, possibly indicating internal struggles.
A silver spoon or a chunk of lead
Contrasts a silver spoon with a chunk of lead, possibly representing the choices between luxury and hardship.
There's no escaping from this wasteland full of dread
Conveys a sense of entrapment in a wasteland filled with dread.
I hold no love for this place, for it's become a disgrace
Restates the lack of love for the current state of the home.
Watch the ship capsize and drown in degradation and despair
Reiterates the imagery of a ship capsizing and sinking, emphasizing the degradation and despair.
I hold no love for this place, for it's become a disgrace
Reemphasizes the speaker's discontent with the home.
Watch the ship capsize and drown in degradation and despair
Repeats the visual of a ship sinking, highlighting the ongoing deterioration of the home.
I hold no love for this place, for it's become a disgrace
Restates the lack of love for the current state of the home.
Watch the ship capsize and drown in degradation and despair
Reiterates the ship capsizing imagery, underlining the continuing degradation and despair.
I hold no love for this place, for it's become a disgrace
Expresses the ongoing lack of affection for the home.
Watch the ship capsize and drown in degradation and despair
Repeats the depiction of a ship capsizing and sinking, emphasizing the persistent degradation and despair.
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