The Second Babel
Defiance Unveiled: The Second Babel's Haunting Truth
Lyrics
Punishing the human beings for their perpetual defiance of truth
Punishing humanity for consistently defying the truth.
As the war machines devour the land we round up all their kings in line
Amid war machines consuming the land, leaders are gathered together.
The haunting sound of a blessed genocide
Describing the haunting impact of a genocide considered blessed by some.
I am the one
Assertion of identity as "the one."
I am the truth
Claiming to represent the truth.
Burned alive - Stay still
Command to burn and remain still.
Bath in the light - I am the one
Associating with being the embodiment of light and "the one."
Burned alive - Stay still vile soul
Continuation of the command to burn while addressing a wicked soul.
Desensitized - I am the truth
Claiming desensitization and affiliation with the truth.
I am the one
Reassertion of being "the one."
There's no worst treason than sheer disobedience
Stating that disobedience is the ultimate betrayal.
You had no freedom of speech
Denial of freedom of speech.
Rip out their tongues for this is the day
Metaphorically suggesting punishment by removing tongues for defiance.
The second Babel will fall
Predicting the fall of a second Babel-like structure.
Won't make it out alive
Expressing doubt about survival.
Foundations are giving in
Implying the collapse of foundations.
You are voiceless forgeries
Referring to people as voiceless imitations.
Mankind has lost his speech
Claiming humanity has lost its ability to communicate.
The tower falls piece by piece
Portraying the gradual collapse of a tower.
Crushing slowly refugees as rain
Metaphorically depicting refugees crushed like rain.
Mow down the skies
Symbolically destroying the sky.
Unmask the dethroned
Revealing those who were once powerful.
Basking in the sun of sooth
Enjoying the comfort of falsehood.
Dust you were and dust you will return as letters turn to naught and fade
Referring to the return to dust, indicating insignificance.
Crawling like the naked beast you are and rotten to the core - Afraid
Describing someone as a degraded and frightened creature.
The haunting sound of a blessed genocide
Reiteration of the haunting nature of a blessed genocide.
I am the one
Reiteration of being "the one."
I am the truth
Reiteration of representing the truth.
Burned alive - Stay still
Command to burn and remain still.
Bath in the light - I am the one
Claiming to be the embodiment of light and "the one."
Burned alive - Stay still vile soul
Continuation of the command to burn while addressing a wicked soul.
Desensitized - I am the truth
Claiming desensitization and affiliation with the truth.
Wake up - Worthless
Command to wake up with a sense of worthlessness.
Freedom has left you in chains
Stating that freedom has led to being chained.
Slave to a superior domain
Portraying being enslaved to a more dominant power.
Torment - Endless
Describing endless torment due to the loss of freedom.
Freedom has left you in chains
Reiterating that freedom has led to being chained.
Slave to a superior dominion
Being enslaved to a superior dominion reiterated.
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