Motionless in Sky
Eternal Struggle: Unveiling Life's Duality Through Moon Tooth's 'Motionless in Sky'
Lyrics
First sworn miles
Beginning of a journey or commitment.
Met with oaths to more yet
Commitments and promises made during the journey.
Forever named, each step
Every step is named, indicating significance.
Introduces the next
Each step introduces a new challenge or phase.
And how nothing is
Existence is defined by duality.
That is not both
Nothing exists independently; everything has opposites.
Kiss and maim
Contrast between love ("Kiss") and harm ("maim").
Reap and sow
Consequences – both positive ("Reap") and negative ("sow").
This began long before I'd known
The journey's origins predate awareness.
I killed what I called home
Destroyed what was considered home.
To make damn clear
Emphasizing the sacrifice for clarity.
That I was worth my words
Proving personal worth through actions.
And that they are something living
Words have vitality and impact.
Not just scratches on page
Words go beyond being mere marks on paper.
Not just promises made
Words are not empty promises but powerful entities.
They are the beast that I ride
Words are the dominating force in the speaker's life.
Number of times
The frequency of attempting to convey a message.
I tried to tell them
Repeated efforts to communicate.
Number of times
Observing fear in others when expressing oneself.
I saw the fear in their eyes
Recognition of fear in the eyes of those addressed.
Number of times
Repeated oaths or promises made on significant occasions.
I swore before great sights
Commitment sworn in the presence of grand sights.
The heights I'd climb
Ambitious goals set and mentioned.
Number of times
Frequent attempts to cleanse oneself of wrongdoing.
I washed my hands
Symbolic act of distancing from evil or guilt.
Of that evil
Number of times the speaker has declared their message.
Number of times
The persistence of an ancestral influence in new generations.
I've said this all before
The negativity persists if not eliminated.
Old blood in new veins
The continuity of old traits in new individuals.
Its sick if it stays
An undesirable state if the old negativity persists.
Where it no longer lives
It's a problem if the negativity remains where it doesn't belong.
Oh, how it fights to not die
Struggling to survive despite its inclination to die.
But it did and so it needs to
The necessity of letting go of what has died.
Motionless in sky
Static and unmoving in the vastness of the sky.
Emotionless, it hides
Lacking emotion, possibly to shield from pain.
And I ain't gonna die like that
Asserting a refusal to meet an end devoid of meaning.
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