Omnivore
Omnivore's Lament: Unveiling Life's Cruel Paradox
Lyrics
Oh, little figures that toil under weather and sun
Reference to individuals working tirelessly despite harsh conditions.
Your backbreaking labor is earning you nothing but hopes undone
Despite hard work, their efforts yield nothing substantial, leading to unfulfilled hopes.
Here nothing is sacred; what pride there is left will not hold
Nothing is considered sacred, and any remaining pride is diminishing.
The price of your failure is shown in the trinkets that weigh you down
Visible consequences of failure are represented by insignificant possessions.
I'm swimming in obscenity that gives me not one second's peace
Feeling overwhelmed by obscenity, unable to find peace or respite.
Mirror all my faults and flaws, crack jokes at all that I'm made of
Seeing one's faults mirrored, ridiculed, and made fun of.
Weeping in our restless sleep, we're dreaming of lucidity and peace
Desiring clarity and tranquility while experiencing restless sleep and dreams.
All good withers and dies
Emphasizes the transient nature of all good things.
We seized it all, only to let go
Having possessed everything only to lose it.
The empty winners drowning in the flow
People who gained nothing from their victories are overwhelmed by their emptiness.
We are all forlorn
A sense of collective sadness and loneliness.
Riddle is solving itself as I kneel and devour
Metaphorical depiction of solving a personal puzzle or struggle through consuming it.
The strength of the terror will never relieve you of crawling on
Intense fear or anxiety doesn't alleviate the continuous struggle.
Small voices are prying at secrets I don't want to share
Feeling uncomfortable about revealing personal secrets to others.
Pathetic and sweet, all remorse is cut off with the leech that bleeds me
Unable to feel remorse due to external factors draining emotions.
All good withers and dies in our hands
Reiterating the impermanence of good things, emphasizing their fleeting nature.
We seized it all, only to let go
Having obtained everything only to lose it again.
The empty sinners drowning in the flow
Those who gained nothing from their wrongdoings are overwhelmed by emptiness.
I'm swimming in obscenity that gives me not one second's peace
Feeling overwhelmed by obscenity, unable to find peace or respite (repeated from line 6).
Mirror all my faults and flaws, crack jokes at all that I'm made of
Seeing one's faults mirrored, ridiculed, and made fun of (repeated from line 7).
The silent heartstone at my feet: We're gagged and bound and incomplete
Sense of being incomplete and constrained, represented by a silent heartstone at one's feet.
Nothing holds in what we are. Our filth and greed has come too far
Realization that humanity's flaws and greed have reached an irreversible point.
The great deceit, the greater made by truth well hid in words and shades
Deception is widespread, concealed within truths and shades (complexities).
Ten letters on my stony bed to witness every mouthful fed
Symbolic reference to a stony bed with ten letters, possibly indicating a witness to one's actions.
'Cause I am the one who will rip you apart
Claiming the power to destroy or harm others due to internal turmoil or frustration.
So die
A statement of finality or demise.
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