Taking Root in Rotten Soil
Roots of Despair: Emberthrone's Poetic Reflection on Lost Faith
Lyrics
Everyday we stray further from a god who lost his way. In contempt we sing his name
Expressing a growing distance from a deity who seems lost, accompanied by contemptuous singing of the deity's name.
Minor, frail, a bastard out of key
Describing oneself as minor, frail, and musically dissonant, possibly suggesting a sense of inadequacy or discord.
The deafening drone of despair drowning, I dull my heart unto their pain
Facing overwhelming despair, choosing emotional numbness as a coping mechanism for the pain of others.
To heal one must bleed
Highlighting the necessity of suffering for healing.
Abandoned hopes trampled under feet
Describing abandoned hopes being trampled, reflecting on betrayal and disappointment.
Now spit in the face of those who once believed
Expressing defiance towards those who once had faith or belief in something.
Now frail, unclean shattered obsolete hearts beat extinct
Depicting fragility, impurity, and obsolescence of hearts that have been shattered and rendered extinct.
Sever from the unconscious
Advocating for detachment from the unconscious, possibly promoting self-awareness.
Surrender
Encouraging surrender, possibly to a grim reality or a challenging situation.
At the toll of absurdity Do unto others
Suggesting absurdity and advocating for reciprocity in behavior.
Dance
Encouraging dancing, possibly as a form of liberation or expression.
Dwell
Advocating dwelling, possibly on existential themes or experiences.
Die I'm Horrified by my selfishness I've complied
Expressing horror at one's own selfishness and compliance with a disturbing reality.
Do you believe in fiction
Posing a question about belief, questioning the distinction between fiction and reality.
Or do you believe in this
Challenging belief systems and prompting reflection on one's convictions.
Horrified by my selfishness
Reiterating horror at personal selfishness, emphasizing the emotional impact.
Dragged into the bright sky
Being forcibly taken into a bright sky, possibly symbolizing an unwanted exposure to harsh realities.
Subtleties coming apart at the seams
Describing subtle aspects falling apart, indicating disintegration or loss of nuance.
Piercing tears back into the eyes
Portraying tears being returned to the eyes, possibly symbolizing internal pain.
The only thrill left to die
Identifying the only remaining thrill as the desire for death.
Horrified
Repeating the feeling of horror, possibly intensifying the emotional impact.
A weeping wound, ripping at the roots of your rapture
Depicting a weeping wound affecting the roots of joy or ecstasy.
A weeping wound, Serve no gods, humor no masters
Emphasizing the weeping wound and advocating for independence from deities and authority figures.
Flowers of rust blooming with hate
Describing hate as blooming flowers of rust, possibly highlighting the destructive nature of negative emotions.
No other choice but to let absence carry me away
Accepting the inevitability of absence as a means of coping.
Slowly we seethe, watching these blurred line bleed
Observing and expressing anger at blurred lines, possibly symbolic of confusion or ambiguity.
Slowly we seethe, Screaming these songs we should not sing
Continuing to express anger, specifically at singing songs that should not be sung.
Slowly we seethe, the pain is forgotten we feel the memory, dissociation
Describing the experience of dissociation, feeling the memory while forgetting the pain.
last gasps from burning lungs
Portraying the final breaths from burning lungs, possibly signifying the end of a struggle.
A saviors last words, on the tip of my tongue
Referring to the last words of a savior, possibly questioning their impact or relevance.
Bite down to spite my lust
Biting down to resist lust, possibly suggesting a struggle against destructive desires.
Only to taste the blood
Tasting the blood after resisting desire, possibly symbolizing the consequences of self-control.
Slowly we seethe
Reiterating the slow simmering of anger or resentment.
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