Fire Engine Red
Navigating Life's Abyss: Reflections on Excess, Benediction, and the Weight of Existence
Lyrics
Forgotten stories of excess
Reflecting on forgotten stories of excessive behavior.
Both real and fiction
Acknowledging a mix of real and fictional experiences.
Too many hollow lives spent
Commenting on numerous empty lives spent seeking blessings or approval.
Chasing benediction
Describing the pursuit of approval or blessing.
We plummet to the earth like
Using imagery of falling angels to depict a collective descent.
Scores of fallen angels
Symbolizing the shared tragedies played out on life's worn-out stages.
Play out or tragedies on empty,
Highlighting the enactment of personal tragedies on empty, worn-out stages.
Weathered stages
Suggesting a sense of despair and weariness in life's performances.
But before we lose it all
Anticipating the impending loss and challenges before reaching the end.
The final curtain call
Referring to the final moments and decisions before the end.
Conflicted and dejected
Expressing inner conflict and a sense of rejection.
Beware the opulence inherent in confusion
Cautioning against the allure of opulence in moments of confusion.
When reality's obscured
Warning about the distortion of reality by clouds and disillusion.
By clouds and disillusion
Addressing the challenges when reality is obscured.
Held under far too long by
Describing the prolonged suffering under the weight of existence.
The weight of our existence
Expressing the futile struggle against both time and distance.
We labor fruitlessly against
Both time and distance
Commenting on the ongoing struggle against the passage of time and physical separation.
what's in the past can't be undone
Stating that the past cannot be undone.
You got to separate to become one
Emphasizing the need to separate in order to find unity.
Your indecision hides the guilt
Highlighting the concealment of guilt through indecision.
Just underneath your clouded eyes
Describing hidden guilt beneath clouded eyes.
So sick you'd sell your soul
Portraying a deep sickness leading to the willingness to compromise one's integrity.
For another fifteen minute lie
Criticizing the desperation to trade one's soul for fleeting moments of fame or recognition.
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