Board Up the House
Dark Desperation: Boarding Up Hope in Genghis Tron's Melodic Dystopia
Lyrics
The streets have gone dark
The environment or surroundings are in a state of darkness.
They've been dark for days
This darkness has persisted for several days.
We board up the house
People are taking precautions by barricading their homes.
Hide upstairs and wait and wait
Residents hide on upper floors, anticipating an uncertain situation.
Just outside
Awareness of disturbing sounds outside the shelter.
We hear awful sounds
Fearful reactions while in bed.
Cower in bed
Huddled in fear, thinking only of self-preservation.
And think of ourselves only
A self-centered focus during the crisis.
The last lights are all fire
The remaining sources of light are destructive or dangerous.
We let the heat thrive
Allowing destructive forces to flourish.
Panicked a week
Expressions of panic and chaos over a week.
Starved just as long
Suffering from hunger for an extended period.
We're two signs of life
Only a few signs of life remain.
Our doors are marked
Doors are marked, possibly to signal distress or a plea for help.
Desperate chants of
Desperation expressed through chants or calls for assistance.
"Help will come
Repeating the hope and plea for help, emphasizing the inability to leave.
Help will come
-Can't try to leave
-Help will come, finally"
-The last lights are all fire
Similar to line 11, referring to the destructive nature of the remaining lights.
Let the heat thrive
Continuing to let destructive forces thrive.
Turn the seas sour
Turning the seas sour, possibly indicating environmental decay.
Bleed the ground dry
Depleting the ground of its resources.
I won't wait
A decision not to wait for external help.
You'll give up with me
Encouraging someone else to give up as well.
No one comes
A realization that no help is coming.
And we rot in bed
Facing a deteriorating situation while in bed.
No one comes
Reiteration that no help arrives.
And the boards stay up
The barricades or protective measures remain in place.
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