Lyrics
Daylight comes to rob the night
Daylight emerges, taking away the darkness of the night.
Of moon and stars that silver light
The moon and stars lose their silver light in the presence of daylight.
The way to sleep with a pale gleam
Reference to going to sleep with a faint glow.
Am I awake in someone's dream?
Questioning reality, wondering if the speaker exists in someone else's dream.
Best not to dwell on why I'm ill
Suggesting it's better not to ponder the reasons for the speaker's illness.
I do not care, I do not know
Expressing indifference and lack of knowledge about the illness.
For even though I feel it still
Despite feeling, there is emotional numbness or detachment.
My heart stopped many miles ago
Metaphorically stating that the heart stopped a long time ago, indicating emotional emptiness.
I will die before I wake
Anticipating death before waking up, possibly from a troubled sleep.
In dreams that grant no sleep
In dreams that offer no rest, emphasizing the haunting nature of dreams.
There is nothing left to take
Nothing remains to be taken, possibly implying a sense of loss or emptiness.
So, I won't pray to keep
Choosing not to pray for preservation, perhaps reflecting a lack of hope.
Deep in the vaults of earth
Describing a hidden place deep within the earth.
Sunken far from sun and moon
A place distant from the usual sources of light (sun and moon).
There lies a light now buried
Highlighting a light that is now buried, suggesting hidden potential or hope.
There sounds a silent tune
Referring to a silent tune, indicating a suppressed or unheard expression.
That sings in voices shattered
Describing voices in shattered conditions, possibly reflecting inner turmoil.
While clawing at its tomb
Imagery of struggling or clawing at a tomb, emphasizing a desperate situation.
Degenerate and haggard
Portraying a state of decline and weariness.
Born dead inside the glume
Suggesting a life that feels dead from the beginning.
That swells and rips and spews
Describing a tumultuous and sealing existence in shades of grey.
Yet seals the life in grey
Life persists but is constrained within a dull existence.
From dark to dusk, despair abloom
From darkness to dusk, a blooming despair prevails.
Hope only present to betray...
Hope is present only to deceive or disappoint.
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