Four Letter Tattoos and White Flags
Embracing Liberation: Shedding Lies and Finding Freedom
Lyrics
So surrender every lie that you have saved up
Surrender all the falsehoods you've stored
For the impending and never-ending cutting of every tie
Prepare for the inevitable and endless severing of all connections
Of all the ties that you've lived your whole sheltered life creating
Reflect on the ties you've constructed throughout your sheltered life
(just live your life until you die)
Embrace living authentically until your life concludes
you don't have to be polite about it… in fact, fuck it: let's shout it
Express your feelings boldly; there's no need for politeness
"I've moved out, finally moved on"
Declare that you've moved on and left the past behind
I mean we're now pallbearers when grieving friends
Recognize the transformation to roles like pallbearers in times of grief
National guardsmen and working stiffs
Acknowledge diverse roles such as national guardsmen and everyday workers
Marines at war and marriages
Highlight the contrast between military service and marital commitments
I think it's about time we save ourselves and fade out, fade away
Advocate for self-preservation and a gradual departure from current circumstances
So that the say this and say that's of this small town
Propose fading away to escape local gossip and judgments
Will fade out, fade away
Emphasize the importance of letting rumors and criticisms dissipate
you don't have to be polite about it
Encourage honest expression without the need for politeness
Why should I fake the way I look into your face
Question the necessity of pretending and faking emotions
To tell you that I've left home
Reject the need to mask leaving home with false emotions
And why do we always fake our way through
Reflect on the common practice of pretending in various situations
With that old familiar taste
Allude to the familiarity of deception with a known taste
I mean the circle has always closed in on itself
Comment on the inevitable closure of circles, whether someone is present or not
Whether you were there or not and no one ever lied about that shit
Assert that no one has ever lied about this unavoidable reality
I mean, we can party and all but just not like it's 1999
Advise against partying excessively as if it were 1999
And I know that I'm a contradiction on two legs
Acknowledge personal contradictions and complexity
You've seen my ways
Reference past behavior and acknowledge it being observed by others
And you've read and you've read the ways of the insane
Acknowledge awareness of unconventional and possibly misunderstood actions
But I think that I'm finally saved
Express a sense of redemption or salvation
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