institution of decay
Institution of Decay: Unveiling Life's Hard Truths
Lyrics
Significant, no, insignificant.
Expressing the contrast between being significant and insignificant.
That's all you are
Reducing someone's identity to being nothing more than what they are.
Try your best, no, you can't do your best.
Highlighting the futility of trying one's best without achieving significant progress.
You won't get far
Suggesting that despite efforts, one won't achieve substantial success.
Impotent, oh, you're so ignorant
Describing a sense of powerlessness and ignorance in facing life's challenges.
Life's oh so hard
Emphasizing the difficulty and hardships in life.
Deliverance from your enlightenment
Rejecting enlightenment or salvation from challenges that are disregarded.
That you disregard
Dismissing the value of enlightenment that is ignored or neglected.
Wasting, nothing's left of it
Stating that nothing remains of something, implying depletion or loss.
Taste it, touch the smell of it
Sensory imagery suggesting experiencing and savoring the remnants of something.
See God, it's irrelevant
Declaring the irrelevance of divine intervention or guidance.
Rise above and take what's holding
Encouraging to rise above challenges and overcome obstacles.
Wasting, hear the trumpets blare
Listening to the symbolic sound of trumpets heralding wastefulness.
This machine, nothing's stopping it
Describing an unstoppable machine, possibly representing destructive forces.
Fuck, kill, take the rest of it
Expressing aggression and a desire to take everything, leaving nothing behind.
Trickle down the flies can eat the
Describing a downward trickle of something, with flies representing decay.
Waste, that's all that's left of it
Summarizing that only waste remains, emphasizing loss or destruction.
Something, something has to give
Expressing a need for change or a breaking point in the current situation.
Ocean, rising, can you swim?
Using the metaphor of a rising ocean to question one's ability to cope with challenges.
Virtue signal, freak, but I won't let you have my
Rejecting the idea of giving away personal value or integrity.
Waste, that's really all it is
Reiterating that what remains is waste, underscoring the theme of loss.
Paper, such a commodity
Commenting on the commodification of paper, possibly symbolizing the value of information.
Oh god, Oh no
An exclamation expressing distress or realization.
Oh god no please don't take my
An urgent plea not to lose something valuable, possibly referring to personal integrity.
Waste
Reiterating the concept of waste as a significant loss or deterioration.
What's the ends, God, we'll use any means
Exploring the idea that achieving goals justifies any means, questioning morality.
We'll go oh so far
Expressing a willingness to go to great lengths in pursuit of goals.
Someone else comes in a little while
Anticipating that others will also face challenges and bear the consequences.
They'll bear the scars
Suggesting the lasting impact and scars from facing challenges.
So you see now, what's the reason to
Posing a rhetorical question about the purpose or reason behind certain actions.
Well I'll tell you why
Offering an explanation for a particular course of action.
Try to quit, well, don't be ignorant
Encouraging skepticism and not blindly accepting information or beliefs.
Just believe the lie
Advising to believe in a lie rather than facing uncomfortable truths.
Liar
Labeling someone as a liar, possibly reflecting deception or betrayal.
I don't care where you think I'm gonna go
Expressing indifference to others' opinions about one's destination.
The only thing that I really care to know, is if you see, if you care, if you're coming with me
Prioritizing the importance of shared understanding and companionship.
Sometimes it's just a purpose I'm looking for
Searching for purpose but acknowledging the challenge of finding it.
But it's honestly absurd to think it could be somewhere in that world
Rejecting the idea that purpose can be found in the external world.
My hands have been tainted, I'm a whore
Admitting to personal flaws or mistakes, possibly related to moral compromise.
But it's much better than a rotten institution of decay
Choosing personal flaws over the decay of an institutional structure.
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