Exometrium
Unveiling the Inner Struggle: Every Time I Die's Exometrium
Lyrics
Peel off the leather and dig out your heart (x4)
Symbolic expression urging self-reflection and emotional openness.
Right before your very eyes I slipped off the husk
Underwent personal transformation, shedding a protective exterior.
I mastered the slight
Successfully learned a skill or mastered a challenging situation.
There's a getaway car that's been waiting my whole life
A metaphorical vehicle representing an opportunity for escape or change.
The engine has been running since the moment I arrived
A sense of urgency and constant readiness for significant life events.
A trap door in the gallows let the charlatan out but smoke and mirrors box him in
An escape from deception, but external factors confine and obscure the truth.
The rags and the bones were such a burden that I thought I'd collapse
Struggles and challenges seen as a heavy burden.
And only when I surrendered them did I find I had what it takes to burn myself at the stake
Letting go of burdens led to self-discovery and strength.
Did you smell a rat? (x3)
Raising suspicion and questioning honesty or integrity.
I had faked everything but my death
Admission of deception, particularly faking one's death.
Across the divide and onto the shore
Overcoming obstacles and reaching a new phase or place.
The strain on my back wasn't there anymore
Relief from a burden or challenge, signified by the absence of strain.
Wisdom teeth have replaced the fangs (x2)
Maturation and growth, represented by the replacement of harmful elements.
I've been scalped, scalped, scalped
Repeatedly faced challenges or attacks but persevered.
I've been knocked unconscious and I still haven't come around
Enduring difficulties without recovering or finding resolution.
There was so much trouble on my mind all the time
Constant mental turmoil and distress.
Call on the ten thieves and tell the I'm ready
Readiness to face consequences, possibly seeking redemption.
I looked up and the desert was everywhere
A sense of emptiness or vastness, possibly representing existential challenges.
But insight comes through blackened eyes
Insight gained through hardship or difficult experiences.
I climbed a hill to dig a hole in the ground where I could bury the faithlessness and the evidence that I was ever actually right
Burying past mistakes and doubts, striving for self-assurance.
My skin was on too tight
Feeling constricted or uncomfortable in one's own skin.
I could not identify the body
Unable to recognize one's own identity or experiences.
Us snakes evolve
Evolution and growth, akin to snakes shedding their skin.
It's what snakes do
Reiteration of the natural process of shedding, emphasizing change.
I could not identify the body
Continued difficulty in recognizing one's own experiences or identity.
Shed the fur and leave the womb
Symbolic act of shedding old ways and embracing new beginnings.
Peel off the leather and dig out your heart (x4)
Repetition of the opening line, reinforcing the call for self-examination.
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