Lyrics
Tearing out the structures, walls and confines of the eccentric apparitions that we all know as time
Tearing down the established structures, walls, and limitations of the strange and unreal appearances that we collectively recognize as time.
The only uncertainty that's certain is we're all gonna die
The only certainty in life is the inevitability of death.
Whose life will you be watching flash before your eyes
Whose life will you witness flashing before your eyes?
Is this what you planned or what you thought it would be
Is this the life you envisioned or what you expected it to be?
Have you done your best to chase the American dream
Have you given your best effort to pursue the American dream?
Trading vitality for atrophy, you'd kill for this currency
Trading vitality for decline, willing to sacrifice for material wealth.
THIS is not what life means to me
This is not the essence or meaning of life according to the speaker.
Open your eyes to the streets lined with coffins, filled with the dreams of stifled prophets
Open your eyes to the streets filled with coffins representing unfulfilled dreams of suppressed visionaries.
Count me out of it, I won't buy into this trend
Exclude me from this; I won't conform to this popular pattern or behavior.
Self deprivation as a means to an end
Depriving oneself as a method to achieve an ultimate goal.
Paving your way to the grave with money and fame
Creating a path towards one's demise by pursuing money and fame.
Blatant lies and empty excuses to patronize your own inhibitions
Using obvious lies and hollow justifications to bolster one's own fears and restrictions.
You're wasting time, surviving on visions of what life is like when lived to its fullest
Wasting time, surviving on imagined scenarios of a fulfilling life.
What will you sacrifice? How much is enough
What are you willing to give up? How much is sufficient?
When will you see that this life you've chosen, will never fill you up
When will you realize that the life you've chosen will never bring you true satisfaction?
A man-made gallows and it's always the same
A structure created by humans for execution, and it's consistently the same.
Where you hang your self-worth by the rope of your fame
Where you attach your self-esteem to the noose of your fame.
Count me out of it, I won't buy into this trend
Exclude me from this; I won't conform to this popular pattern or behavior (repeated).
Self-deprivation as a means to an end
Depriving oneself as a method to achieve an ultimate goal (repeated).
Paving your way to the grave with money and shame
Creating a path towards one's demise with money and shame (repeated).
You crave completion, something to make life worthwhile, so maybe someday you can die with a smile
You desire fulfillment, something that makes life meaningful, so that perhaps you can face death with contentment.
But what is it that you've really gained
But what have you truly gained that will be remembered by others?
No one here will remember your name
No one present will recall your name.
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