Carrion
Residue of Unworthy Recognition: Plague to Pyres' Melancholic Reflection
Lyrics
The residue of us fades
The remnants or traces of our existence are disappearing.
Were not so worthy of
We, as individuals, are not deserving of much.
A little of recognition suffocates, tainted
A small amount of acknowledgment suffocates and is tainted or corrupted.
So we resort to the crawling
As a result, we resort to moving on the ground, possibly metaphorically indicating a low or degraded state.
I'm on the inside, now
The speaker is now inside a situation or circumstance.
all we have is thrown up by them
All that the speaker possesses or holds dear is rejected or vomited by others.
I'm never giving up the how
The speaker is determined not to give up on understanding 'how' things are.
I'm never giving up the how
This line is repeated for emphasis, reaffirming the speaker's commitment not to give up on understanding.
Im tainted
The speaker feels tainted or corrupted.
Surrender all of your ambitions of
The speaker urges the listener to relinquish all ambitions when hiding within deceased bodies or past failures.
As you hide inside the corpses
Suggesting hiding or seeking refuge within the remnants of dead individuals or past failures.
All you had is sewn up in them
Everything the listener had or possessed is embedded within those remnants or past failures.
A burning effigy of better men
There's a symbolic representation of outstanding individuals burning away.
And though we share the same
Although there's a commonality between individuals,
My bloods a debt to none
The speaker's blood owes nothing to anyone.
Your allegiance will fall just the same
The loyalty or commitment of others will eventually crumble similarly.
My allegiance will follow
The speaker's loyalty will continue despite this.
Again
This loyalty will repeat.
Don't you rest on this
Do not rely or find solace in this situation.
in one second your abandoned
Within a single moment, you'll be left deserted or abandoned.
Don't you rest on this
Similar to line 23, emphasizing not to find comfort here.
in one second your abandoned
Repeated emphasis on abandonment in a moment.
It doesn't matter when when the truth is out so swallow it whole
Regardless of when, the truth will surface, and one must accept it entirely.
I can see its fake
The speaker detects falsity in something.
It doesn't matter when the truth is out
Reiterating the inevitability of truth surfacing despite timing.
The residue of us fades
Similar to line 1, the remnants or traces of the speaker's existence are fading away.
were not so worthy of
Reiterating the idea that individuals are not deserving of much.
a little of recognition suffocates, tainted
Repeated from line 3, acknowledgment suffocates and is tainted.
so we resort to the crawling
Reiterating the resorting to a low or degraded state.
I'm on the inside, now
Similar to line 5, the speaker is now inside a situation or circumstance.
All we have is thrown up by this
Similar to line 6, everything valued by the speaker is rejected or vomited by others.
I'm never giving up the how
The speaker is determined not to give up on understanding 'how' things are.
Im only greiving
The speaker is only experiencing grief.
Im tainted
The speaker feels tainted or corrupted.
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