Flicker

Unveiling Shadows: Katatonia's Flicker Lyrics Explored
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Lyrics

So cruel your desire

Expressing the intense and harsh nature of someone's desire

It pulled me under

Feeling submerged or overwhelmed by the desire mentioned in line 1

But the drapery of my eye won't fall

Unable to fully close the metaphorical "drapery of the eye," suggesting a persistent awareness or inability to escape

I lie in wait for the night to find you

Waiting for the night, possibly to confront or encounter the source of desire

Sepia teeth and claw

Describing the object of desire with imagery of sepia teeth and claw, possibly signifying aged or vintage aggression


Hope was changing lanes

Positive expectation or optimism shifting unexpectedly

I had to turn

Forced to change direction or perspective

Changed my pace

Altering one's speed or approach in response to the changed circumstances

Either way

Indicating a state of uncertainty or ambiguity

I grew so old

Expressing the feeling of aging or weariness


This is how I disappear

Describing a self-withdrawal or disappearance

Separated from the dead twin

Symbolizing a separation or detachment from something (possibly the desire mentioned earlier)

No hound is on my trail now

Emphasizing a sense of freedom or lack of pursuit

Journey to the heart of your deceit

Embarking on a journey to uncover the truth or deception

And defining my shed skin

Defining one's identity or self anew after a transformative experience

With no one waiting

Being alone with no one expecting or anticipating

I am waiting for no one

Choosing not to wait for anyone


Departure from the terminus

Symbolizing a departure or exit from a decisive point

Arriving on the 4th

Arriving at a specific moment or realization (4th)

Weightless in the arms of none

Feeling weightless or unburdened in the absence of connection

Flick of the switch, my name lit up

Metaphorically describing a sudden recognition or acknowledgment of oneself

Flickering in white, then gone

Highlighting the transient and fleeting nature of this self-awareness

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