Lyrics
I was angry and I was drunk without enough rope to hang it all up
Feeling angry and intoxicated, with a sense of hopelessness and no solution.
We were sold a tent revival, but brother it was only a trash fire
Reference to a false or disappointing spiritual experience, comparing it to a deceptive tent revival that turned out to be a mere trash fire.
So we let it burn
Choosing to let the disappointment and disillusionment burn instead of trying to salvage it.
And I returned from the shadow of the wood
Returning from a challenging or dark period symbolized by the "shadow of the wood."
One broken wing, distorted memory
Experiencing personal brokenness and a distorted memory, possibly from the past.
And now I am all darkness can sing
Embracing the darkness within and expressing it through singing.
Ever since I've been awake, I've been engulfed in light-less flame
Since becoming aware or enlightened, feeling overwhelmed by a light-less flame, possibly symbolizing challenges or negativity.
I can't un-think the thoughts that've led me to be
Unable to forget the thoughts that led to the current state of being.
Or be unborn again
Expressing a desire to undo past actions or experiences, to be reborn or start anew.
When I was a kid we brushed the blood
Recalling a childhood ritual involving blood and death-related imagery.
Over the doorway and watched
Continuing the description of a childhood memory, watching death pass by.
Death pass down the street
A desire to move away from dark and morbid themes, expressed through a wish to sing about something else.
God, I just want to sing about something else
Expressing a longing to sing about topics beyond eternal rest and past wrongs.
To sing about more than eternal rest
Continuing the desire for a broader range of topics in songs, beyond the morose and negative.
Or every wrong that's ever been
Expressing a wish to sing about the positive aspects of life, moving away from dwelling on wrongs.
To sing of life
A plea to sing about life itself, embracing its joys and challenges.
To sing of love
Expressing a desire to sing about love, emphasizing positive and uplifting themes.
Just give me peace
A straightforward request for peace, possibly as a culmination of the desire for positive and harmonious themes in music.
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