To Dust to Dust

From Desires to Denials: Unraveling the Depths of 'To Dust to Dust'
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Lyrics

Just desserts and just denial

Addressing consequences (desserts) and refusal to acknowledge them (denial)

Soft insert or thrust inside

Reference to gentle or forceful penetration or intrusion

Could you shut the light?

Asking to turn off the light, possibly symbolizing avoidance or secrecy

Of the Earth and of design

Exploring the themes of Earth and intentional creation

Bask in mirth or bathed in bile

Contrasting between joy and disgust, or happiness and bitterness

'Tis but defiled

Characterizing something as corrupted or impure

Silver teeth to golden guts

Metaphorically depicting a transition from valuable qualities to inner corruption

Not enough to all too much

Expressing dissatisfaction with quantity—either too little or excessive

Will to hear to will to hush

Describing conflicting desires to listen and to remain silent

Shore to shore to dust to dust

Symbolizing life's journey from one end to another, ending in mortality

In trust to skip, in faith to dive

Opting to avoid or trust, having faith in taking risks

Wash the skin and flush the eyes

Mentioning cleansing actions, perhaps to erase or forget

String thrice the bind

Emphasizing the strength of attachment or bondage

God it hurts, Oh God I tried

Expressing pain and effort in attempting something

What's the worth of how I lied

Questioning the value of deception and falsehood

Yet just beside

Indicating proximity to something significant or consequential

Silver teeth to golden guts

Reiterating the shift from valuable traits to inner corruption

Not enough to all too much

Echoing dissatisfaction with quantity, emphasizing imbalance

Will to hear to will to hush

Revisiting the conflicting desires to listen and to remain silent

Shore to shore to dust to dust

Recalling life's journey from one shore to another, culminating in mortality

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