Lyrics
It's twilight and I wake up hot
Beginning of the song, waking up in a disturbed state.
My body's soaked in a cold, cold sweat
Experiencing intense physical reaction to a nightmare or distressing thoughts.
I reenact the lurid scenes
Replaying vivid and sensational scenes in the mind.
And clawed engravings in my head
Suffering mentally with deep emotional scars.
Oh, I can't punch hard enough and I run
Expressing inadequacy and a feeling of running away from challenges and pain, possibly a metaphor for avoiding life's difficulties.
I can't kick high enough and I run
-I can't shoot straight enough and I run
-I can't hold on enough and I run
-Oh, I can't stay down enough and I run
-I can't take pain enough and I run
-I can't bleed fast enough
-I can't die dead enough
-The air is thick, but the oxygen's thin
Describing a tense atmosphere and physical sensations, possibly indicating stress or danger.
My heart is beating like a drum, boom!
-And ice is flowing through my veins
-Explosives on my lips and in my lungs
-Oh, I can't punch hard enough and I run
Continuation of feelings of inadequacy and escape, with a focus on physical incapability.
I can't kick high enough and I run
-I can't shoot straight enough and I run
-I can't hold on enough and I run
-Oh, I can't stay down enough and I run
-I can't take pain enough and I run
-I can't bleed fast enough
-I can't die dead enough
-I don't know what I'm running from
Uncertainty about the source of distress and a mysterious internal struggle.
And I don't know where I'm running to
-There's something deep and strange inside of me I see
-I don't know what I'm running from
Reiteration of not knowing the cause of the inner turmoil but feeling compelled to confront it.
And I don't know where I'm running to
-Something's compelling me to run into the dark
-And now I am more driven than before
Intensification of determination, seeking revenge or resolution, and sensing the proximity of a threat.
And now I live just to settle score
-And now I feel the nearness of your breath
-Now I introduce you to your death
-I am more driven than before
Repetition of the theme of determination, revenge, and a confrontation with impending danger.
I live just to settle score
-I feel the nearness of your breath
-I introduce you to your death
-I can't punch hard enough
Reiteration of physical and emotional incapability, emphasizing the inability to escape death or inner turmoil.
I can't kick high enough
-I can't shoot straight enough
-I can't hold on enough
-I can't stay down enough, die dead enough
-I can't take pain enough, die dead enough
-I can't bleed fast enough, die dead enough
-I can't die dead enough, die dead enough
Final emphasis on the impossibility of escaping death, suggesting a resignation to fate.
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