Why Hyenas Laugh
Echoes of Desolation: Unveiling the Haunting Depths in 'Why Hyenas Laugh'
Lyrics
There's not a prayer in the world
Expressing a lack of hope or belief in the effectiveness of prayer.
In any sect or any tongue
Suggesting that prayers from any religious group or language are inadequate.
Holy enough to be answered
Highlighting the perceived insufficiency of holiness to bring about a positive response.
To undo what's been done
Emphasizing the impossibility of reversing or rectifying past actions.
The urge to recoil and strike
Describing an instinctive desire to withdraw and retaliate.
Swells like the tide
Comparing the intensity of this instinct to the rising tide.
This classic position
Referring to a familiar, recurring stance or situation.
A beginning which looks like the end
Portraying a starting point that resembles the eventual outcome or conclusion.
It lingers to sting
Describing a persistent sensation that causes discomfort or distress.
Abcess and canker
Referring to a painful, localized collection of pus and necrotic tissue.
Swollen decay
Depicting the expansion of decay, indicating a worsening situation.
Lusting forever
Suggesting an intense desire or craving that endures indefinitely.
The most wretched of flypaper thoughts race
Describing distressing and sticky thoughts that race incessantly.
Across the mind as the moan like a whore
Comparing the sounds or expressions of pain to those of a sex worker.
Their only love is to linger and sting
Emphasizing the tendency of these thoughts to persist and cause pain.
And swell by feeding on the hurt they bring
Describing the thoughts as growing and intensifying by nourishing themselves with the pain they create.
You won't live through this
Indicating a bleak outlook, suggesting that survival through the current situation is unlikely.
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