Undertaker
Throne of Deceit: Unraveling the Depths of Sacrifice
Lyrics
I am the king of liars
The singer sees themselves as a master deceiver.
I'll sit upon my throne of a thousand martyrs
They'll hold a position built upon the sacrifices of many.
With a barbwire crown put it on my head and lay me down in the fucking ground
Describes a self-imposed painful and burdensome authority.
I've given all I can
They've given their utmost.
Given all I am
Given their entire being.
Will it ever be enough
Questions whether their efforts will ever be sufficient.
Wrap the omens on your neck and drag me down to hell
Wishes to be pulled down to punishment.
Can we be absolved
Asks for forgiveness or liberation.
Of everything
Asks if they can be free of all wrongdoing.
Words fall deaf to ears
Words spoken are ignored or unheard.
That don't exist
Words are addressed to those who refuse to acknowledge.
Crucifixion
A reference to suffering and sacrifice.
Marks of false conviction
Signs of falsely imposed guilt.
Holy savior
An ironic twist where the holy figure becomes a figure of death.
Is now our undertaker
Represents burying problems deeply.
Bury all my problems six feet deep
Personal anguish becomes evident and painful.
The scars cut deep and my hands start to bleed
The emotional distress causes physical pain.
All this fucking stress that you put upon me
Expresses frustration about burdens imposed by someone else.
It's not my fucking problem anymore you see.
Rejecting responsibility for problems caused by others.
Drag me down
Desires to be dragged down to suffering.
To the heavens below because the hell above
Wants to escape a dire situation.
Left long ago
Refers to a shift from bad to worse situations.
I've given all I can, given all I am
Reiteration of having given everything.
No I can't see beyond the end but I feel it's grip and it feels like this
Feels the approach of an inevitable end, though unable to see it.
Can we be absolved
Repeats the desire for absolution.
Of everything
Reiterates the desire to be free of wrongdoing.
Words fall deaf to ears
Repeats that words are unheard or unacknowledged.
That don't exist
Repeatedly speaks to those who refuse to listen.
Crucifixion
A reference to being unjustly accused or punished.
Marks of false conviction
Continued reference to false guilt or blame.
Holy savior
Twists the image of a savior into that of a bringer of death.
Is now our undertaker
Reinforces the idea of burying troubles deeply.
Sacrificial leverage
Using personal sacrifice for gain or advantage.
Unholy confessions
Confessing to deeds or thoughts considered unholy.
Forgiveness left on read
Forgiveness remains unattainable or ignored.
There is a price to pay, we share the same
There's a cost to pay for shared culpability.
So bite your tongue
Advises to restrain speech or expression.
Let thy will be done
Acceptance of fate or divine will.
Hands will meet
Actions and words will eventually meet consequences.
Words you speak
Repeated words or actions that have consequences.
On repeat
Repetition implies a cycle of consequences without resolution.
None will see
Implies a lack of witnesses to the ongoing cycle of actions and consequences.
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