Wintersick
Wintersick: Battling Bitterness in the Icy Embrace of Despair
Lyrics
Wintersick
Introduction to the theme of winter sickness.
Madness creeps in to steal my mind
Expression of encroaching madness affecting the speaker's mind.
Unwelcomed ghost of some other time
Reference to an unwelcome ghost from the past haunting the speaker.
Frozen bones seek hibernation
Personification of the speaker's bones seeking hibernation due to winter.
As winter wrath breeds consternation
Winter's harshness causing anxiety and unease.
Memories die with fading sun
Association of memories fading with the setting sun.
Like claustrophobia upon my tongue
Comparison of memories fading to the sensation of claustrophobia.
Nothing lasts forever
Reflection on the impermanence of all things.
Outside the swirling ivory hell
Describing the outside world as a swirling, snowy hell.
Frigid air so mesmerizing
Descriptive imagery of the mesmerizing frigid air.
For inside it I shall dwell
Expressing a desire to dwell within the harsh winter environment.
Pacing floors of depression
Physical and emotional restlessness reflected in pacing floors.
A head so full of tricks
The speaker's mind is filled with deceptive thoughts or illusions.
An everlasting bitterness
Indication of enduring bitterness that persists over time.
Has left me Wintersick
Summary statement indicating the speaker's affliction with winter sickness.
Beneath the frozen skies
Reference to the wintry sky and environment.
As seen through crystal eyes
Viewing the frozen world through crystal-clear eyes.
Poison the soul and devouring light
Metaphorical poisoning of the soul and the darkness of a hypothermic night.
Of another hypothermic night
Continuation of the chilling atmosphere and its impact on the speaker.
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