Lyrics
These shades of gray are the essence of night
Describes the various shades of gray as symbolic of the darkness of night.
They're the definition, I'll make your life
States that these shades define the narrator's intent to influence or control someone's life.
Darkness and fright
Refers to darkness and fear.
Your last cry
Implies the final expression of fear or distress.
Withstand my deadly grip
Challenges the listener to endure the narrator's lethal control.
Survivor of tyrants
Describes someone who has survived oppressive rulers or figures.
Survivor of emptiness
Indicates survival despite feeling emotionally hollow.
Survivor of lies
Suggests enduring falsehoods or deceit.
Your soul will die for me
Declares the ultimate possession of the listener's soul by the narrator.
I'll take your wildest dreams
States the intent to take away the listener's deepest desires.
I'll take your everything
Expresses the intent to take everything from the listener.
I'll be your resurrection, your annihilation
Describes the narrator as both the source of revival and destruction for the listener.
I feel the day has come, it's come
Expresses a sense of anticipation for a significant event.
For the end to rise
Indicates the arrival of an end or conclusion.
One pain, one sin, one humiliation for this degradation
Highlights the suffering or degradation caused by one instance of pain, sin, or humiliation.
We march in darkness
Describes a march through darkness, possibly signifying difficult or desperate times.
In desperation
Emphasizes the desperation felt during this march.
In vital creation
Suggests the creation of something important or vital during this challenging time.
Son
Addressing someone as a "Son."
Burn my eyes, wake me from the dead
Asking for a drastic action to bring the narrator back to life from a metaphorical death.
Eternal whirlwind of sorrow
Describes an everlasting cycle of grief and sadness.
I faced your hate and found nothing to repair the emptiness in you
Encountering hate but finding no remedy for the emptiness within the hater.
The life you want so much, this hollow sky that rots
Describes a desire for a particular life or world that lacks substance.
This world will swallow you whole and spit you out so cold
Conveys the idea that the world will consume and discard someone without warmth or care.
Leaving you with nothing serene and nothing to die for
Leaving someone with nothing meaningful to hold onto or believe in.
Break the cycle of wanting all that is out of reach
Advises breaking the cycle of longing for unattainable desires.
You want this far too much,
Indicates an excessive desire for something.
Temptation's endless trap, for a dying breed
Describes temptation as an endless trap for a dying group or type of people.
These shades of gray are the essence of night
Repeats the idea that shades of gray represent the darkness of night.
They're the definition, I'll make your life
Reiterates that these shades define the narrator's intention to control a life.
Darkness and fright
Repeats the concepts of darkness and fear.
Your last cry
Repeats the idea of the final cry in distress or fear.
Withstand my deadly grip
Challenges endurance against the narrator's deadly influence once again.
Survivor of tyrants
Reiterates survival against oppressive figures.
Survivor of emptiness
Reiterates surviving despite emotional emptiness.
Survivor of lies
Reiterates enduring falsehoods or deceit.
Your soul will die for me
Reaffirms the claim of the narrator to claim the listener's soul.
In words of desperation
Expresses that despite desperate pleas, one's cries go unheard.
Your cries are never heard
Reaffirms that cries in desperation are ignored.
In words of desperation
Indicates the act of surrendering one's essence or core to the narrator.
You sell your spirit to me
Reiterates the selling of one's spirit or essence to the narrator.
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