Gilded Blade
Unveiling Life's Gilded Blade: A Melodic Reflection on Resilience
Lyrics
It takes a phonecall to cleave a life
It requires a significant event, represented by a phone call, to drastically change a person's life.
In two and you try and try
Despite efforts, attempts are made to mend and reconstruct the fragmented aspects of life.
To fix and recombine
Continued efforts to fix and combine the broken pieces gradually.
The pieces by and by
The process of restoration takes time, bit by bit.
It takes more than a Swiss army knife
Dealing with a challenging situation requires more than just a versatile tool like a Swiss army knife.
To fight what has no shame or aim
The adversity faced has no sense of guilt or purpose, making it difficult to combat.
You've seen the light
Recognition of the truth or reality.
Reflecting from its side
Observing the illumination emanating from the challenging situation.
All that you've been told
Everything you've been informed or advised.
You've heard about a billion times
Repeated exposure to information, possibly leading to desensitization.
All these magic words we say
Expressions and phrases used to convey magic or significance.
Are just air
Words spoken lack substance or impact.
For the gilded blade
Symbolic reference to a deceptive or ornate weapon.
It must be this time of year
A specific time of the year influencing deep thoughts or emotions.
That makes a lightest thought sink so deep
Profound contemplation caused by a particular season.
You raise your gaze
Lifting one's eyes to perceive distant lights, possibly representing hope or guidance.
To see the blinking lights of a plane
Observing the disappearing lights, akin to the fading of meaningful expressions.
They're vanishing like a phrase
Lights fading away, similar to a phrase losing relevance or connection.
That doesn't meet with what is happening
A disconnection between spoken words and actual events.
All these magic words we say
Repeated acknowledgment of the superficiality of spoken words.
Are just air
Words lack substantial impact or meaning.
For the gilded blade
Reiteration of the deceptive or ornate nature of a weapon.
We read x-ray prints
Examining X-ray images and predictions from a fortune teller.
And the fortune teller's hand
Seeking insight from both scientific and mystical perspectives.
After all, after all
Despite all, there is a realization that humans are fragile, akin to sleeping on a precarious branch.
We're just sleeping on a branch of a tree
Symbolic representation of the fragility and instability of human existence.
Go ahead and do your time
An encouragement to endure hardships and serve one's time.
Go ahead and do your time
A repetition of the call to endure difficulties or challenges.
You've seen the light
Recognition of the truth or reality, similar to line 7.
Reflecting from the side
Observing the illumination emanating from the challenging situation, similar to line 8.
Of the gilded blade
Reiteration of the deceptive or ornate nature of a weapon, similar to lines 13 and 23.
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