Below the Bottom

Rising from Depths: Unveiling the Powerful Message in Hatebreed's 'Below the Bottom'
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Lyrics

Half dead, you trod through life

Expressing a state of being partially alive, moving through life without true vitality.

So dependant, a shell of a man

Dependent and diminished, a mere shell of a complete person.

Follower of the blind, you have nothing

Following blindly without purpose or possessions.

My empathy has turned to rage

Empathy has transformed into intense anger.

My pity has turned to hatred

Pity has evolved into strong resentment.

In selfishness you've sunken to the depths

Descending into selfishness, reaching profound lows.

How much lower can you go

Raising the question of how much further one can sink.


All virtue decayed, now a memory

Virtues have decayed, existing only as memories.

So many friendships lost

Countless friendships have been forfeited, leaving only adversaries.

Only enemies

Feelings of pain and disdain mirrored towards the subject.

Same I feel for you, pain I feel for you

Expressing shared pain and empathy towards the individual.

To cleanse yourself you've got to let go

Encouraging the act of letting go for personal purification.


Are you not alone now?

Raising a question about the person's current state of loneliness.

Are you not what you've become?

Challenging the individual to acknowledge their transformed self.

I want to give you the strength to overcome

Expressing a desire to provide strength for overcoming challenges.

The strength to reject those who have brought you down

Encouraging resistance against those who have negatively influenced.


Take a look, take a look at yourself

Prompting self-reflection on the current state of being.

What do you see what have you become?

Questioning the individual's perception of their transformed identity.

Take a look, take a look at yourself

Encouraging self-awareness and acknowledgment of a degraded state.

You've gone below the bottom

Stating that the person has descended to a point beyond the lowest.


You've taken their lies as your own

Adopting falsehoods from others, attempting to justify personal hypocrisy.

Tried to justify your own hypocrisy

Bearing the consequences of one's own actions and choices.

You bear the mark of consequence

Wearing the visible mark of the outcomes of one's deeds.

You've lied to yourself, you've lied to me

Engaging in self-deception, lying both to oneself and others.

You've betrayed your own soul

Betraying one's core self, compromising integrity.

Sacrificed all you were

Sacrificing the essence of who they once were.

In selfishness you've sunken to the depths

Further sinking into selfishness, reaching new depths.

How much lower can you go

Pondering the limits of how much lower one can fall.


All virtue decayed, now a memory

Reflecting on virtues now faded into distant memories.

So many friendships lost

Lamenting the loss of numerous friendships, surrounded by enemies.

Only enemies

Feeling shame and pain for the individual's current state.

Shame I feel for you, pain I feel for you

Expressing shared shame and pain towards the person.

To cleanse yourself you've got to let go

Reiterating the importance of letting go for personal cleansing.


Are you not alone now?

Prompting the realization of the individual's current solitude.

Are you not what you've become?

Challenging the person to confront their transformed self.

I want to give you the strength to overcome

Expressing a desire to provide strength for overcoming adversity.

The strength to reject those who have brought you down

Encouraging resistance against those who have negatively influenced.


Take a look, take a look at yourself

Prompting self-reflection on the current state of being.

What do you see what have you become?

Questioning the individual's perception of their transformed identity.

Take a look, take a look at yourself

Encouraging self-awareness and acknowledgment of a degraded state.

You've gone below the bottom

Stating that the person has descended to a point beyond the lowest.

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