Glass Knight
Reflections of Courage: The Tale of the Glass Knight
Lyrics
When the worm came
Reference to a destructive force or a negative event symbolized by "the worm."
Scales of steel, laying all the fertile ground to waste
Describes the destructive impact of the event, comparing it to scales of steel ruining fertile ground.
Then the words came
Introduction of spoken words after the destructive event.
Whispers as first
The initial communication is subtle, starting as whispers.
Claiming any man would die
Warning that merely looking at the monster can be fatal for any man.
Just from looking in the monster's eyes
Expresses the fear induced by the monster's gaze.
So they called you here, like a tonic to fear
The people seek protection from the fear, calling for the Glass Knight.
But where did you go, Glass Knight
Questioning the disappearance of the Glass Knight after being called.
Cause you'll always find there's nothing behind
Highlighting the emptiness or lack of substance behind the Glass Knight's eyes.
The eyes of the young Glass Knight
Reiteration of the hollowness or lack of depth in the Glass Knight's gaze.
So you rode out, morals in hand
Depicts the Glass Knight riding out with a moral stance.
Strapping those reflections to your flesh
Symbolic act of attaching reflections, possibly representing virtues, to the Glass Knight's physical form.
The fiend rose, seething with sin
Description of the monster rising with intense sin or evil.
But one look at his own face sent the monster reeling
Monster's recoil upon seeing its own reflection, hinting at self-awareness and remorse.
Recoiling and reeking to the ground
The monster falls to the ground, overcome by its own reflection.
So they called you here, like a tonic to fear
Repeated call for the Glass Knight in times of fear.
But where did you go, Glass Knight
Questioning the disappearance of the Glass Knight after being called.
Cause you'll always find there's nothing behind
Emphasizing the lack of substance behind the Glass Knight's eyes.
The eyes of the young Glass Knight
Reiteration of the hollowness or lack of depth in the Glass Knight's gaze.
But when the people cheered
Recognition and celebration by the people when they see imperfections mirrored in the Glass Knight's face.
And came to the place
The crowd gathers to witness their own flaws reflected in the Glass Knight.
They saw their imperfections mirrored in your face
People are sobered and sickened by their own disgrace through the reflection.
They were sobered and sickened
The crowd feels shame for their imperfections.
Ashamed by their own disgrace
Resulting in an aggressive response, breaking and kicking the Glass Knight down.
So they fractured and smashed you and kicked you into the ground
The violent aftermath of the crowd's reaction towards the Glass Knight.
So they called you here, like a tonic to fear
Repeated call for the Glass Knight in times of fear.
But where did you go, Glass Knight
Questioning the disappearance of the Glass Knight after being called.
Cause you'll always find there's nothing behind
Emphasizing the lack of substance behind the Glass Knight's eyes.
The eyes of the young Glass Knight
Reiteration of the hollowness or lack of depth in the Glass Knight's gaze.
When the worms come, they summon you here
Reference to another occurrence of the destructive force, summoning the Glass Knight.
Stir you from your crystal coffin cold
The Glass Knight is awakened from a state of inactivity.
When the job's done, they banish you back
After completing the task, the Glass Knight is banished without the crowd facing their own reflections.
Before they see reflections, the leeches and the larvae in their minds
The avoidance of self-reflection by the crowd, preventing them from acknowledging their own flaws.
Cause they called you here, like a tonic to fear
Repeated call for the Glass Knight in times of fear.
But where did you go, Glass Knight
Questioning the disappearance of the Glass Knight after being called.
Cause you'll always find there's nothing behind
Emphasizing the lack of substance behind the Glass Knight's eyes.
The eyes of the young Glass Knight
Reiteration of the hollowness or lack of depth in the Glass Knight's gaze.
Cause they called you here, like a tonic to fear
Repeated call for the Glass Knight in times of fear.
But where did you go, Glass Knight
Questioning the disappearance of the Glass Knight after being called.
Cause you'll always find there's nothing behind
Emphasizing the lack of substance behind the Glass Knight's eyes.
The eyes of the young Glass Knight
Reiteration of the hollowness or lack of depth in the Glass Knight's gaze.
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