A Better Man
A Journey Through Redemption: Overthrone's Tribute to Lost Innocence
Lyrics
I wish you could see me now
I express a desire for you to witness my current state.
I hope that I make you proud
I aspire to bring you a sense of pride.
I wish you could see me now
Reiteration of the wish for you to see my present self.
I hope I make you proud
A repeat of the hope to make you proud.
I'm doing everything I can to make myself a better man
I am exerting maximum effort to transform into a better person.
I've struggled with these words for more than 13 years
I've grappled with these words for over 13 years.
They've been spinning around my head but I could never get them out
These words have circulated in my mind, but I struggled to articulate them.
The things I've seen, the sounds I've heard, will haunt the rest of my days
The experiences I've had will forever haunt me.
You always taught me life was so short
You instilled in me the belief that life is brief.
Who would have known that you were talking about your own?
An ironic realization that your words applied to your own life.
Someone take away my pain
A plea for someone to alleviate my suffering.
I just want to see you again
A simple desire to reunite with you.
I wish you could see me now
Reiteration of the wish for you to witness my current state.
I hope I make you proud
Repeat of the hope to make you proud.
I had to grow up so fast
I had to mature quickly.
I cannot forgive the past
I struggle to forgive the past.
Death took my innocence when I was just a kid
Death robbed me of my innocence in childhood.
I'm doing everything I can to make myself a better man
Continued effort to become a better person.
What kind of world is this, to take a father from his sons when they were still so young?
Reflection on the unjust world that separated a father from his young sons.
To take a lover, take a brother, leaving nothing but a memory
Loss of various relationships, leaving only memories.
I don't want to believe
An inner struggle with belief.
No god
A denial of the existence of a god.
No justice
A lack of justice in the world.
Just pain
Existence characterized by pain.
And misery
Suffering and unhappiness.
What a thing to teach
Commentary on the negative teachings received.
You ask why I have no faith in this wretched place
Explanation for the absence of faith in the world.
Someone take away my pain
A plea for relief from emotional pain.
I just want to see you again
A reiterated desire to see you once more.
You've missed so much
An acknowledgment of the missed experiences.
I just wish I could show you what I have become
A wish to showcase personal growth.
I wish you could see me now
Reiteration of the wish for you to witness my current state.
I hope I make you proud
Repeat of the hope to make you proud.
I had to grow up so fast
Reiteration of the challenges faced in growing up quickly.
I cannot forgive the past
A struggle to forgive past mistakes.
Death took my innocence when I was just a kid
Recollection of the loss of innocence in childhood due to death.
I'm doing everything I can to make myself a better man
Continued effort to become a better person.
Your silence
Your silence had a profound impact on me.
It deafened me
The absence of your voice affected me deeply.
Your presence is all I need
Your presence is essential for me.
Someone take away my pain
A plea for relief from emotional pain.
I just want to see you again
A reiterated desire to see you once more.
I wish you could see me now
Reiteration of the wish for you to witness my current state.
(Wish you could see me now)
Reiteration of the wish for you to witness my current state (in brackets).
I hope that I make you proud
Repeat of the hope to make you proud (in brackets).
(I hope I make you proud)
-Death took my innocence when I was just a kid
Recollection of the loss of innocence in childhood due to death.
I'm doing everything I can to make myself a better man
Continued effort to become a better person.
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