Shotgun

Crashing Hope: A Tale of Addiction and Redemption
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Lyrics

Shotgun blast spread like dawning

The impact of a shotgun blast is spreading like the dawn, suggesting a powerful and pervasive force.

Rip me open, feel it coming

The speaker feels a forthcoming event that will emotionally or physically open them up.

Bowing down to my addiction

The speaker acknowledges submission to their addiction, possibly a destructive habit or desire.

Never meant to go so willing

The speaker expresses regret for willingly engaging in something they didn't mean to.

Thought I found the something better

The speaker believed they found something better but now questions that belief.

Terminally hope is crashing

Hope is diminishing irreversibly, possibly leading to a sense of despair.

Laughing and crashing

There's a juxtaposition of laughter and crashing, indicating a complex emotional state or situation.

It's laughing, I'm crashing

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Sorry that I left your language

The speaker apologizes for leaving a familiar way of communication or understanding.

Found a place of my opinion

The speaker has found a place where their opinions matter.

Galvanized the oversight

Empowering oversight by challenging established beliefs.

By pissing on your whole philosophy

Disregarding and disrespecting a philosophical standpoint.

Mine is just the easy target

The speaker's viewpoint is an easy target for criticism.

Mine is just the carnal weakness

The speaker acknowledges their own vulnerability and human weaknesses.

Wishing for something

Expressing a desire for something, and acknowledging reciprocal wishes or desires.

And something been wishing

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How long is this going to take us going on?

Pondering the duration and uncertainty of a situation or journey.

Is this going to take us?

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How long is this gonna take us on?

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You could be the innocent

The speaker contemplates roles, with a potential metaphor involving innocence, salvation, and the lessons of hardship.

And I could play the unwashed savior

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Counting on cancer to teach us to live

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Tired of all the vacillations

The speaker is tired of indecision and wavering opinions.

Halcyon come take me under

Calling for a peaceful and carefree moment to overcome difficulties.

Laughing and crashing

Reiteration of the juxtaposition between laughter and crashing, emphasizing its significance.

We're laughing, I'm crashing

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How long is this gonna take us going on?

Repetition of questions about the duration and outcome of a situation.

Is this gonna take us how long?

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Is this gonna take us on?

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Shotgun blast spreads like dawning

Reiteration of earlier themes, possibly emphasizing their importance or inevitability.

Rip me open, feel it coming

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Bowing down to my addiction

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Never meant to go so willing

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Thought I found the something better

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Terminally hope is crashing

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Laughing and crashing

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It's laughing, I'm crashing

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How long is this gonna take us going on?

Repeating questions, highlighting uncertainty and the passage of time.

Is this gonna take us?

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How long is this gonna take us going on?

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Is this gonna take us on?

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