Bear the Weight
Bearing the Weight of Lost Kings: Exploring Birdsong's Powerful Narrative
Lyrics
Strip me to my core
Stripping down to the core, revealing one's true self.
Close these vacant doors
Closing empty or unfulfilled aspects of life to ensure certainty.
Just to be sure
Taking actions for assurance and confirmation.
We've been hollowed out
Feeling emotionally empty or drained.
Knees and heads bowed
Bowing physically and mentally, perhaps in submission or defeat.
Then drowned in our doubt
Drowning in self-doubt and uncertainty.
Lies come from their mouths Just you wait 'til the world falls apart
Encountering deceit from others.
We bear the weight
Anticipating a challenging future and preparing to endure it.
To defend the man who would Fall in your place at the hands Of a king who is lost
Taking on burdens to protect someone who would take your place.
See how we're bled dry?
Noticing the emotional and metaphorical draining of life.
The sky runs red tonight
Describing a grim and intense moment with a red sky.
Veins torn open wide
Imagining veins torn open wide, possibly symbolizing deep emotional wounds.
Alone is how we die
Expressing the idea that one dies alone.
They consume
Highlighting the consumption, perhaps by external forces.
Blood spills from the open wound Cut too deep to start to heal The only thing we'll ever feel
Describing a profound and difficult-to-heal emotional wound.
Try to make the moment last Even when they break your back This might be the only time You'll know you're alive
Encouraging resilience even in the face of adversity.
We bear the weight
Reiterating the theme of bearing heavy burdens.
To defend the man who would Fall in your place at the hands Of a king who is lost
Defending someone who would sacrifice themselves for another.
The view of the horizon
Reflecting on an idealized view of the horizon.
Must be nice from up inside The ivory tower
Commenting on the detachment of those in positions of privilege.
So sit and find watching
Observing from a position of ignorance or indifference.
Though eyes so blind that
Describing someone with closed or ignorant eyes.
Nothing ever could go wrong
Sarcastically suggesting that nothing could go wrong.
We bear the weight
Reiterating the theme of carrying a heavy burden.
To defend the man who would Fall in your place at the hands Of a king who is lost
Defending someone lost at the hands of a misguided leader.
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