The bastard
Unveiling the Tangled Truth: The Bastard's Encounter with Captive Souls
Lyrics
I went back to the well, and gave it all I had ‘till I had no more.
I returned to a familiar situation and put forth my utmost effort until I had nothing more to give.
And then he spoke back to me about the meaning of it all, but I didn’t get a word right.
I received a response, perhaps from a higher power, explaining the significance of everything, but I failed to understand any of it.
Right… How wrong was I to assume those words would come back to me, maybe another day.
I was mistaken in assuming that those words would come back to me; perhaps they might be understood on another day.
And then that day arrived, when memory would serve me right, but my captain was away.
Eventually, the day came when my memory served me correctly, but the person in charge (captain) was not present.
Right? Right. Am I the one who’s cruel?
Questioning whether I am the one who is cruel.
The bastard is waiting outside my door.
A troublesome individual is waiting outside my door.
I told him: “fool, I’ll never let you in until the captain’s back at home”.
I informed this person that I won't allow entry until the captain returns.
Let me in, oh let me in.
The individual pleads to be allowed in.
I was at the well when you let my words pass you by and the secret was gone.
I was at the well when my words were ignored, and a secret was revealed.
And now you call the army of god?
Accusation of calling upon a divine force (army of god).
Flesh and bone and the will to obey?
Reference to human qualities (flesh and bone) and the willingness to obey.
Oh let them come.
An open invitation for external forces to come.
Tell your captain: run! oh dear captain: run! Am I the one who’s cruel?
Advising the captain to run upon hearing the voice of a god, questioning personal cruelty.
The bastard is waiting outside my door.
The troublesome individual continues to wait outside the door.
I told him: “fool, I’ll never let you in until the captain’s back at home” you know he’s not coming home.
Reiterating the refusal to let the individual in until the captain returns, expressing doubt about the captain's return.
He’s got the gold, the meaning of it all: the tangled truth, the wretched lie.
The troublesome individual possesses valuable things and claims to understand the essence of everything - both the twisted truth and the false lie.
And when he hears the voice of your god, if he returns the secret to your side,
If the troublesome individual returns a secret upon hearing the voice of a god, it may be too late to escape.
You’ll find it’s too late to run, to run.
Emphasizing the irreversible nature of a potential escape.
Am I the one who’s cruel?
Repeating the question about personal cruelty.
The bastard is waiting outside my door.
The troublesome individual persists in waiting outside the door.
I told him: “fool, I’ll never let you in until the captain’s back” Who’s cruel?
Reiteration of the refusal to allow entry until the captain returns, questioning who is truly cruel.
The bastard is waiting outside my door.
The troublesome individual continues to wait outside the door.
I told him: “fool, I’ll never let you in until the captain’s back at home”
Repeating the refusal to let the individual in until the captain returns home.
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