His Name Was Bishop
Bishop's Betrayal: Chains Unbound in the Carnal Battlefield
Lyrics
With the dawn brings vision of the crawling field.
Reference to a field in the morning, symbolizing a challenging situation.
Riddled with vain attempts. All in a corpse, so familiar but not my own.
Describes futile efforts in a corpse, possibly representing failed attempts in a familiar but not personal context.
This is the difference, between you and I. We are the captive fighters.
Highlights a difference between the narrator and someone else, both portrayed as captive fighters.
But cuffs must hold stronger. Stronger than skin.
Emphasizes the need for restraints stronger than skin, suggesting a struggle against captivity.
Oh, but until the drops number the floor I'll pull.
Expresses determination to resist until a significant number of drops (likely tears or blood) fall to the floor.
Cause I saw the gates, I saw the gates.
Reveals a glimpse of the gates, possibly symbolizing an escape route or a significant event.
And they're guarded by a greedy shield and the most carnal of edge.
Describes the gates as guarded by greed and intense desire, creating a formidable obstacle.
This is the difference. You've left on your own, so forlorn.
Reiterates the difference, emphasizing the loneliness of the other person who left on their own.
What have you done?! You've traded the chains, and bought yourself a new crown.
Questions the actions of the other person, accusing them of trading chains for a new, self-imposed burden.
Now there are no bars! Now there are no bars!
Highlights the absence of physical bars, suggesting freedom, but with an ominous tone.
When lips reveal the knives a victim from light, becomes feed for the parched.
Describes betrayal when words reveal harm, turning a victim into nourishment for the desperate.
Bishop, you're as far from the cloth as the dogs. And we share that familiar thirst.
Portrays "Bishop" as distant from righteousness, sharing a thirst with dogs, hinting at a common depravity.
Bishop, mouths wet with the thought of meat, to tear and taste.
Describes Bishop's mouth craving flesh, indicating a predatory nature.
But will it quench? Because it never does.
Raises doubt about whether Bishop's actions will satisfy their desires.
Oh our crest is the same, but it's a lie when you wear it. It's a lie!
Denounces a shared symbol (crest) as a lie when worn by Bishop, implying deception or false identity.
For the chain and the drops lure. And you, the captive fighter, with victory off your tongue.
Accuses Bishop of succumbing to the chain and drops, despite being a captive fighter with victory rhetoric.
Thats what you did when you made your own crown. That's what you did!
Repeats the accusation of making a self-imposed crown, emphasizing the perceived betrayal.
When the weak looked up to you! But you wore your own crown.
Addresses Bishop's betrayal when the weak looked up to them, wearing a metaphorical crown of deceit.
You fraud! Light the pyre! A fraud has been found!
Calls Bishop a fraud and suggests punishment by fire for their deception.
Let it be known, this war will not be won without fire, without loss, or without a fight.
Declares the necessity of war with fire, loss, and a fight, emphasizing the severity of the situation.
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