Lyrics
We used to talk to god when we felt the weight
We used to turn to spirituality when burdened
We'd ask him if he's still in pain
Asking if God still suffers
Or if he made it to a better place
Wondering if God found peace after death
So we could carry him on as a metaphor
To use God's experience as a symbolic reference
We still pull pine needles from under our skin
Memories linger painfully, difficult to remove
A soul transfixed to a void within
A profound emptiness within the soul
And there's a shadow in the dark
A presence in darkness
And I can't distinguish the features
Unable to identify clearly, yet recognized as someone familiar
But I still know it's you
Despite uncertainty, recognizing the presence as yours
I thought I'd love you through the pain
Anticipated loving despite hardships
Nurture me to live again
Hoping for nurturing to rediscover life
After storming the gates of heaven
Metaphorically speaking of enduring great challenges
Beseech his body to a temporal shell forever
Longing for eternal preservation of a loved one
I'll tear the threads you've sewn for the hell of it
Intending to disrupt what's been created
I'll hemorrhage for a worthless cause
Willing to suffer for something seemingly insignificant
Sever the tie just to stoke the fires of loss
Breaking ties to intensify feelings of grief
I'll watch your halo fade for the hell of it
Witnessing the fading of someone's innocence or purity
I'll hemorrhage barren of faith
Experiencing loss without any solace of faith
Drown your prayers just to stoke the fires of loss
Rejecting prayers to intensify the pain of loss
We still pull pine needles from under our skin
Continuing to feel past experiences painfully
A soul transfixed to a void within
A soul deeply entrenched in emptiness
A shadow in the dark
An indistinct but recognized presence
That I'll never repay my debt to
A feeling of owing something that can't be repaid
I wish you knew that I thought I'd love you through the pain
Believing in loving despite the suffering
I'll tear the threads you've sewn for the hell of it
Intending to disrupt what's been created (repeated)
I'll bleed for a worthless cause
Willing to suffer for something seemingly insignificant (repeated)
Sever the tie just to stoke the fires of loss
Breaking ties to intensify feelings of grief (repeated)
I thought I'd find myself within your embrace again
Hoping to rediscover oneself in the embrace of the familiar
I thought I'd love you through the pain
Reiterating the intention to love despite pain (repeated)
I thought I'd always hold you close
Belief in eternal closeness with enduring strength
With your strength unscathed
Belief in loving despite the other's resilience
I thought I'd love you through the pain
Reiterating the intention to love despite pain (repeated)
But I just don't know how
Expressing uncertainty in knowing how to love through pain
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