Lyrics
I made a choice between moving and breathing
I faced a decision between taking action and breathing.
Pins and needles coming back from numb now
Feeling sensations like pins and needles as numbness recedes.
Now you're here to stay
Now that you're present, it's a permanent presence.
Too late turn away
It's too late to turn away or avoid the consequences.
Or close your eyes
Alternatively, you can close your eyes.
Afraid to live
Expressing fear of living.
Too scared to die
Expressing fear of dying.
On the other hand that could be a lie
There's uncertainty; the previous statements might be untrue.
What else compels you to reach out and touch a ghost
Questioning what motivates one to connect with the supernatural.
Rather than turn away
Choosing to confront rather than avoid.
Or close your eyes
Similar to line 5, suggesting an alternate choice of closing eyes.
Now you're here to stay
Reiteration of a lasting presence now that a choice has been made.
Rocking out for the dead really don't seem all that bad
Finding solace or positivity in performing for the deceased.
Rocking out for the dead really don't seem all that bad
Repeating the idea that performing for the dead isn't so bad.
(Rocking out for the dead really don't seem all that bad)
Reiteration with emphasis on the lack of negativity.
I choose life
Choosing life over avoidance or denial.
I choose a real life
Choosing a genuine and authentic life.
(Rocking out for the dead really don't seem all that bad)
Reiteration of the positive perspective on performing for the dead.
I choose life
Choosing life instead of a passive existence.
I choose to wake up
Choosing to wake up metaphorically or literally.
I made a choice between moving and breathing
Repetition of the choice between action and breathing.
Pins and needles
Repeating the feeling of pins and needles as numbness fades.
Back from numb now
Reiteration of the sensations returning from numbness.
I made a choice between moving and breathing
Repetition of the initial choice between action and breathing.
Pins and needles
Repeating the sensations of pins and needles.
Back from numb now
Reiteration of the return from numbness.
I push my face to the window
Physically pressing oneself against a window.
(Smoke and music filled the air)
Setting a scene with smoke and music in the air.
Then I wrapped upon the door
Knocking on a door.
And gross laughter floated through instead of the tunes
Encountering unpleasant laughter instead of the expected music.
They tried to convince us to stay forever
Someone attempting to convince to stay perpetually.
Fill the void with whiskey and women
Suggesting filling emptiness with vices like alcohol and women.
But it could've been a mirror visage of living nihilism
Pondering if this lifestyle mirrors a nihilistic existence.
Rocking out for the dead really don't seem all that bad
Finding positivity in performing for the dead.
Rocking out for the dead really don't seem all that bad
Repeating the idea that performing for the dead isn't so bad.
(Rocking out for the dead really don't seem all that bad)
Reiteration with emphasis on the lack of negativity.
I choose life
Choosing life over avoidance or denial.
I choose a real life
Choosing a genuine and authentic life.
(Rocking out for the dead really don't seem all that bad)
Reiteration of the positive perspective on performing for the dead.
I choose life
Choosing life instead of a passive existence.
I choose to wake up
Choosing to wake up metaphorically or literally.
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