Black Silk
Black Silk: Unveiling the Dark Dance of Redemption
Lyrics
I filled up my cup with diamonds and rust
I gathered valuable experiences and memories, represented metaphorically as diamonds, and faced challenges and decay, symbolized as rust.
I filled up my cup
I continued to accumulate experiences and memories.
These bones, they turned to dust
A reflection on the inevitable process of aging and mortality, as the speaker acknowledges the transformation of their bones into dust.
I walk in these shoes oh, just like you do
The speaker empathizes with others, expressing that they navigate life's challenges just like everyone else.
I walk in these shoes just, oh, like you do
Reiteration of the shared human experience, emphasizing the universality of facing life's trials and tribulations.
Unveiling the child within
Exploring and revealing the innocence or vulnerability within oneself.
Before the grace of your sin
Reflecting on the grace associated with one's sins or wrongdoings.
And Lucifer has made a bed
Reference to Lucifer creating a metaphorical resting place using harmful words.
Of wicked words to rest themselves in
Describing the negative impact of hurtful words and the lasting effect they can have.
Go to sleep and we'll all give in
Suggesting a surrender to negative influences and a collective submission to the consequences.
Black silk, oh, wrapped around your neck
Symbolic mention of black silk around the neck, possibly representing deceit or danger.
And a cutthroat ilk, oh, behind your back
Reference to a treacherous group or community that operates deceptively.
The crimson moon undresses you
Imagery of the moon exposing a person, possibly indicating revelation or vulnerability.
And you lay your face down
Describing a moment of submission or defeat with the face placed down.
With your heart on the ground
Expressing vulnerability with the heart metaphorically placed on the ground.
For the devil has made his round
Highlighting the recurring theme of negative influences or malevolent forces at work.
Mother, he's got me up against the wall
Addressing a maternal figure and expressing a feeling of being trapped or cornered.
Fading into a line so small
Suggesting a fading sense of self or identity, possibly due to external pressures.
I heard you say I died that day
Allegedly hearing someone declare the speaker's death, metaphorically or literally.
And I lay face down
Repetition of the act of lying face down, indicating a recurring theme of submission or defeat.
With my heart on the ground
Reiterating vulnerability with the heart symbolically placed on the ground.
For the devil has made his round
Reaffirming the influence of negative forces or temptation in the speaker's life.
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