Lyrics
While there was an air of a paradigm shift
Reference to a significant change in the prevailing model or pattern.
And men were dying for the death of the west
Men were sacrificing themselves for the decline of the western world.
Oh yeah
Expressing affirmation or agreement with the previous statement.
And the last thing I ever wanted to see
The speaker's reluctance to witness a particular sight or event.
Was these brand new sparkles
New, possibly unwelcome, developments or qualities.
Coming from your ever loving God damned eyes
Intense emotions conveyed through the other person's eyes.
Yeah
Reinforcement of the emotional intensity described in the previous line.
If you want it
Offering something to someone.
You can have it
Granting permission or expressing the possibility of obtaining something.
If you want to reap me
Metaphorical language referring to the speaker being taken advantage of or exploited.
Take it all away
Encouraging the complete taking of everything.
And everyone's a criminal
Labeling everyone as a criminal, suggesting a negative view of humanity.
Everyone's a criminal
Repetition emphasizing the criminality of everyone.
Every single last one of you is a criminal
Further emphasizing the universal perception of people as criminals.
'Cause the world is a crime
Declaring the world itself as a place of wrongdoing.
Yeah
Confirmation or agreement with the previous statement about the world.
You stood there as some small and frail deity in front of me
Describing someone as a deity in a vulnerable state before the speaker.
Shining like the fall sun
Comparing the person's radiance to the sun in autumn.
Making lucent patterns in our room through the windows
Creating bright patterns in the room through the windows, likely metaphorical.
Yeah
Affirmation or agreement with the previous lines describing the person's presence.
If should want it
Repeating the earlier offer or permission to take something.
Go ahead and take it
Encouraging the person to go ahead and take what they desire.
If you wanna reap me
Restating the metaphor of being harvested or taken advantage of.
Take it all away
Encouraging the complete taking away of everything.
Take it all away from me
Repetition, emphasizing the idea of everything being taken away from the speaker.
Take it all away from me
Continuation of the theme of loss or deprivation.
Not an asset I possess measures up in merit next to this
Stating that nothing the speaker possesses compares in value to what is being taken away.
Take it all away from me
Repetition, emphasizing the act of taking everything away.
From me
Repetition, possibly underscoring the personal impact of the loss.
From me
Reiteration, emphasizing the loss experienced by the speaker.
From me
Final reiteration of the loss, possibly concluding the song with a sense of emptiness.
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