ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
Desolate Nights: A Journey Through Inner Turmoil
Lyrics
Dead of the night
Refers to the darkest part of the night.
This desert never sleeps
Symbolizes a relentless and unchanging environment.
Distorted state of mind
Describes a disturbed and troubled mental state.
And the days they turn to weeks
Signifies the passage of time, possibly hardships endured.
Cacophony describes
Highlights chaos in an environment that never rests.
This hell that never sleeps
Reiterates the constant turmoil and suffering.
I am awake and awake I will be
Expresses the singer's state of wakefulness.
I am awake, awake I will be
Emphasizes the enduring nature of being awake.
Sleep walking
Suggests a state of moving without awareness or purpose.
Night terrors
Implies experiencing frightening dreams during sleep.
There's no stars in this sky
Describes a bleak and starless sky, possibly hopelessness.
No life to the outside
Portrays a lack of life or vitality in the surroundings.
And these hands are not mine
Suggests a feeling of disconnection from one's own actions.
The breakdown will subside
Anticipates relief from a mental or emotional breakdown.
(It lurks inside)
Indicates a lurking internal struggle or challenge.
Exhaustion clouding the lines that define
Describes fatigue affecting mental clarity and understanding.
This conciseness
Speaks to the distortion of awareness and perception.
And the depths of this mind
Refers to the profound depths of the singer's mind.
(Desperate you're desperate to hide this aggression)
Suggests a desperation to conceal aggressive emotions.
(Question don't question your false perception)
Advises against questioning a false perception of reality.
All day all night
Repetition for emphasis on enduring hardship day and night.
All day all night
-The horizon glows red
Describes a reddish glow on the horizon, possibly danger.
Red like the thorns in my rattling head
Compares mental distress to thorns in the mind.
They're rattling warnings
Describes warnings that cause internal turmoil.
The pounding of a dull drum
Depicts a constant, dull, and persistent discomfort.
Shaking the shadows around me
Refers to the unsettling influence of surrounding shadows.
There's no core to this earth
Suggests a lack of stability or foundational support.
This isn't earth at all
Questions the familiarity of the singer's reality.
I was never meant to make it this long
Expresses surprise at surviving for an extended period.
I was never meant to make it this far
Reflects on the unexpected journey of the singer's life.
Vultures they tell of my demise
Implies that rumors or negativity surround the singer.
Hysteria bringing out the worst in me
Describes a state of extreme anxiety and panic.
Telepathic they speak
Suggests a form of communication beyond conventional means.
All day all night
Repetition for emphasis on enduring hardship day and night.
All day all night
-All day all night
-All day all night
-(Hunt me down)
Repetition emphasizing the desperation and false perception.
(Desperate you're desperate to hide this aggression)
-(Question dont question your false perception)
-Call it sick denial
Labels a defensive refusal to acknowledge a troubling reality.
(Hunt me down)
Reaffirms the singer's refusal to deny their actions.
I will not deny
Emphasizes the singer's commitment to honesty.
(What I haven't done)
Addresses a refusal to deny something not done.
Distant noise in the brain
Describes distant and disturbing thoughts in the mind.
A constant void full of shame
Highlights a constant feeling of emptiness and guilt.
A gaping wound in the absence of time
Describes a significant emotional wound in the absence of progress.
A strange numbness all around
Portrays a numbness or indifference in the surroundings.
Swear I've got it figured out now
Claims to have found understanding or resolution.
What a barren land
Describes life as a barren and desolate landscape.
To burn with mortality in
Reflects on the inevitability of mortality.
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