Beautiful and High
Beautiful and High: A Journey Through Power and Redemption
Lyrics
I was there with you when you had your first drink
I was present with you during your initial experience of drinking.
Told you how to act and feel and what to think
I instructed you on how to behave, feel, and what thoughts to have.
I remember how you used to laugh and cry
I recall how you used to express both laughter and tears.
Back when I was beautiful and high
Referring to a past time when the speaker was both physically attractive and under the influence of substances.
For thirteen years you lived in fear to speak my name
For thirteen years, you were afraid to mention my name.
But I consolidated power all the same
Despite your fear, I gained and solidified my control.
In the mirror looking back at you with vaguely human eyes
When you look in the mirror, you see a reflection with somewhat human-like eyes, reflecting a time when the speaker had a semblance of humanity.
Back when I was beautiful and high
Referencing a past period when the speaker was physically attractive and under the influence of substances.
So high, so beautiful
Describing the speaker's state of being extremely elevated or intoxicated and extraordinarily beautiful.
So beautiful and high
Reiterating the speaker's condition of being remarkably beautiful and under the influence.
So beautiful and high
Emphasizing the beauty and the heightened state the speaker was in.
Now you've named me and subdued me but you know
Although you have acknowledged and subdued me, you cannot bring yourself to destroy me completely.
You'll never bring yourself to land the killing blow
Implying the incapacity to completely eradicate the influence or control the speaker has.
Go on now coward, kill me. No you can't and you know why
Challenging the individual to eliminate the speaker, highlighting the interdependency between them.
Without me, you can't be beautiful and high
Stating that without the speaker's influence, one cannot achieve the same level of beauty and intoxication.
So high, so beautiful
Reiterating the highly elevated and visually stunning state the speaker reminisces about.
So beautiful and high
Re-emphasizing the intense beauty and elevated condition.
So beautiful and high
Highlighting the speaker's state of extreme elevation and beauty.
Should've killed me back when you still had the chance
Suggesting that it would have been better to eliminate the speaker at an earlier time when there was an opportunity.
You knew what I would become well in advance
Implying that the individual was aware of the speaker's potential development or influence.
Now you'll taste my vengeance, righteous holy fire
Indicating a forthcoming retaliation or retribution from the speaker, portrayed as divine or righteous.
From the sky, so beautiful and high
Portraying the retaliatory action from above, suggesting the impending consequences from the speaker's vengeance.
So high, so beautiful
Describing the extremely elevated and visually appealing state the speaker refers to.
So beautiful and high
Reiterating the exceptional beauty and intoxicating condition.
So beautiful and high
Emphasizing the captivating beauty and heightened state of being.
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