Who Built the Road
Journey Through Desire: Unraveling the Road of Self-Discovery
Lyrics
Who built the road that led to my self esteem
The speaker questions the origin of the path that led to their self-worth.
Twisted and crushed black metal and bones
Describes the road as being constructed from twisted and crushed black metal and bones, suggesting a difficult and painful journey.
Who passed the buck who pressed my flesh to yours
Asks who is responsible for passing the responsibility and for the intimate connection between the speaker and someone else.
Spilling like wine and sweeter than tears
Compares the experience to spilled wine, sweet like tears, possibly indicating a mix of joy and sorrow.
Oh I hope we more than survive
Expresses a hope for more than mere survival, possibly alluding to a desire for a deeper connection or meaning.
With trembling visions that terrify
Refers to unsettling visions that cause fear or anxiety.
So who built the road, who turned it all around
Asks about the creator of the road and its transformative effects.
Pick though the wreck scramble in the dust
Encourages searching through the wreckage, perhaps metaphorically for understanding or resolution.
Who built the road, who was the foolish one
Raises a question about the architect of the road and implies that someone made a mistake.
Step at a time two hearts in the fire
Suggests a slow and deliberate progression, with two hearts facing challenges together.
Who lit the touch, who fanned the flames
Questions who initiated physical contact and intensified emotions.
With sparks in the dust, spent rivers of desire
Describes the aftermath with sparks in the dust and rivers of desire, indicating passion and consequences.
Oh why don't we learn from mistakes
Expresses frustration at the repetition of mistakes and the need to learn from them.
We stumble along with so many more to make
Reflects on the inevitability of making more mistakes as part of the human experience.
So who built the road, who could foresee
Asks who had the foresight to understand the long journey ahead and the answers sought.
That the answers we sought were many miles to go
Suggests that the sought-after answers were far away, requiring a considerable journey.
We were so lonely at times
Describes moments of loneliness in the past.
Fading away, sitting side by side
Depicts a fading connection while sitting side by side.
And we built the road, we were the chain gang
Claims joint responsibility for building the road, comparing it to a chain gang.
The cross that I bore the devil at my side
References personal struggles, with the speaker carrying a metaphorical cross and facing challenges represented by the devil.
Dark angel within the everlasting fire
Introduces the concept of a dark angel within the eternal fire, possibly symbolizing internal struggles or conflicts.
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