Cry Out
Resonating Despair: Unveiling the Inner Struggle in Paradise Lost's 'Cry Out'
Lyrics
Too ashamed to lie and so betray
Feeling too embarrassed to tell the truth, leading to betrayal.
Too afraid denials slow intake
Being too fearful to quickly deny something, allowing false information to spread.
Cry out as you flee disaster
An urgent call to express oneself in the face of imminent disaster.
Doomed a failure, life is sold and played
Acknowledging a sense of doom, feeling like a failure, and recognizing life as a commodity being traded and manipulated.
Universals spineless cause is frayed
Pointing to the weakness and deteriorating state of a universal, spineless cause.
Cry out as you flee disaster
Reiterating the call to vocalize emotions and thoughts while escaping disaster.
A spear impaled in settled dust
Describing a spear stuck in settled dust, symbolizing a violent and stagnant situation.
Tortured, drained, the fire crushed
Expressing torment, exhaustion, and the crushing of one's spirit by an intense fire.
Lost in vein no others trust
Feeling lost and without the trust of others, possibly due to personal struggles or betrayals.
Reaching the death of innocence
Approaching the end of innocence, suggesting a loss of purity or naivety.
You cry out as sinners against the world
Crying out as one who opposes the world as a sinner, possibly in defiance or rebellion.
You the break the chain you feed reaction
Encouraging the breaking of chains and initiating a reaction against the established order.
Too ashamed you lie and so betray
Repeating the theme of shame and betrayal, emphasizing the impact of dishonesty.
Too afraid denials slow intake
Reiterating the theme of fear and the slow process of denying the truth.
Cry out as you flee disaster
Reiterating the urgent call to cry out while facing a disaster.
You cry out as sinners against the world
Again expressing the act of crying out against the world as a sinner, suggesting a sense of rebellion.
You the break the chain you feed reaction
Encouraging the continuation of breaking chains and feeding a reaction against the established norms.
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