The Hurt That Finds You First

Embrace the Abyss: Unveiling the Profound Message in Meshuggah's 'The Hurt That Finds You First'
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Lyrics

End this debate. No need to dream of solace

Expressing a desire to end a debate and move away from seeking comfort or relief in dreams.

I'll be your truth in this game that is life

Offering to be a source of truth in the challenging and unpredictable game of life.

Your will withering away

Describing the weakening of one's will or determination.

Among the comatose but insight's not your fate

Being among those who are in a state of unconsciousness, but emphasizing that insight is not predetermined.

Minds align to fire the sequence

Referring to a collective alignment of minds to initiate a sequence of actions.

You will feel the knife as it turns

Anticipating the sensation of a metaphorical knife turning, possibly indicating emotional or psychological pain.

Taste visions of ruin and thirst

Experiencing visions of destruction and intense desire.

Make for save haven but I will find you first

Attempting to seek refuge, but the speaker asserts their determination to find the person first.


Capitulate, you know this fight is over

Encouraging surrender or acceptance, acknowledging the futility of the current struggle.

Spiritual flesh, my stomach starts to churn

Physical discomfort associated with a spiritual or mental conflict.

A perfected mindjack. Confirmed illusion

Referring to a perfected manipulation of the mind, highlighting the illusionary nature of certain experiences.

Euphoric state. You gag, you choke

Describing a state of euphoria contrasted with physical discomfort.

Words, virus. They echo in your ears

Words or ideas acting like a virus, persistently resonating in the mind.

True bliss through bondage and oh here come the tears

Expressing a paradoxical sense of true happiness through constraint, leading to tears.

I find my joy in fear

Finding joy or satisfaction in fear or discomfort.

A soul cadaver I'm the hurt that finds you first

Identifying oneself as the entity or force that brings pain or suffering to others first.


Capitulate

Reiterating the call for surrender or acceptance.


Hide, you'll be mine either way

Asserting that the person will be claimed by the speaker, regardless of attempts to hide.

Grind my teachings on the soulless

Imposing teachings on those deemed soulless or devoid of spiritual qualities.

In a sense, devastation's structure bleeding through my sermon

Describing devastation's structure and its manifestation in the speaker's preaching or message.

The repose of true angels paves my way to power

Connecting the repose of true angels to the speaker's path to power.


Parasite a state of which you'll be proud

Describing a parasitic state that one might be proud of.

Under my soothing shroud

Under a soothing shroud, possibly alluding to a deceptive or comforting facade.

Innocence?

Raising a question about innocence, suggesting a skeptical view.

This systems roaring howl

Describing a system's roaring howl that drowns out reason.

Deafens all reason

Suggesting that the deafening noise suppresses all rational thought or questioning.

Questions reduced to silence

Highlighting the reduction of questions to silence in the face of overwhelming circumstances.

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