The Faded Line
Embracing Desolation: Lamb of God's Reflection on Betrayal and Hopelessness
Lyrics
Witness shame's parade, the pain of blame repaid
Witnessing a display of shame, experiencing the pain of blame being repaid.
It's fucking hopeless
Expressing a sense of despair and hopelessness.
Accusations and denial
Referring to accusations and denial, possibly suggesting a conflict or confrontation.
Hopeless, demon of another day
Describing a feeling of hopelessness, represented by a demonic force in another day.
Colorless, stoned, solid grey
Depicting a colorless and emotionally numb state, using the metaphor of solid grey and being stoned.
Emptiness, of promises I made
Feeling empty due to unfulfilled promises made in the past.
So faithless, the tenants long betrayed
Expressing a lack of faith and feeling betrayed by long-standing commitments.
Walk the faded line, cursed crawl of time
Describing the experience of walking a faded line, symbolizing a difficult and cursed journey through time.
Silence, the only promise ever kept
Highlighting the rarity of keeping promises, with silence being the only one that is consistently honored.
Familiar touch, a ritual to numb the cut
Describing a familiar touch as a ritual to numb emotional pain.
Salvation in vice
Finding salvation in vices or unhealthy coping mechanisms.
Anguish is realizing what could have been, but never was
Expressing the pain of realizing what could have been but never materialized.
It's emptiness that fills the cup
Emphasizing that emptiness fills the emotional void.
Devotion in the method of my fall
Describing devotion in the method of personal downfall.
Pointless, futility continuing
Labeling certain actions as pointless, suggesting a sense of futility.
Endless, flowing corrupted vein
Describing a corrupted and seemingly endless source of negativity.
Walk the faded line, cursed crawl of time
Reiterating the experience of walking a faded line and the cursed crawl of time.
Silence, the only promise ever kept
Reemphasizing the rarity of promises being kept, with silence being the only consistent one.
It's fucking hopeless
Reiterating a sense of hopelessness.
Hopeless
Expressing despair and hopelessness once again.
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