Broken by the Distance
Broken by the Distance: A Tale of Redemption and Regret
Lyrics
I'm always revising, just a failed manuscript
I constantly revise myself, feeling like an unsuccessful work in progress.
I've taken more than my share, I've taken all that's left
I've taken more than my fair share and exhausted everything available.
I've sacrificed everything just to gain this success
I've given up a lot to achieve success, but now I see the cost of it.
But I realize my station coming here again
Realizing my position or situation upon returning to a familiar place or state.
I can't even lift my eyes
I'm so broken that I can't even look up or face the reality.
Sorrow fills the silence
Emptiness and sadness pervade the quiet moments.
I beat my chest in remorse
I express deep regret and guilt by metaphorically beating my chest.
I'm broken by the distance
The distance, possibly emotional or metaphorical, has shattered me.
I betrayed my own people, I'm hated by most
I've betrayed those close to me and am disliked by many.
I know that I've cheated you, it chills me to my bones
Regret consumes me knowing I've deceived someone deeply.
Where is the profit if I forfeit my soul?
Questioning the value of material gain if it means losing one's soul.
May you be merciful so I can be made whole
Hoping for mercy to heal and complete me.
I can't even lift my eyes
Reiterating the inability to face reality or confront the situation.
Sorrow fills the silence
A recurring feeling of sadness and emptiness in the silence.
I beat my chest in remorse
Continued expression of guilt and sorrow through actions.
I'm broken by the distance
The emotional or figurative distance has left me shattered.
Outside your temple I am keenly aware
Being acutely aware of my faults or wrongdoings near a sacred place or someone revered.
Of all the lies I live in this vanity fair
Living a life of deception and falsehoods in a world focused on superficiality.
There's nothing I've done to claim my stake in
Feeling unworthy of any achievements, desperate for absolution.
I'm utterly desperate to be absolved of my sin
Yearning for forgiveness for the sins committed.
I can't even lift my eyes
Continued inability to confront reality or the situation at hand.
Sorrow fills the silence
Repetition of sorrow and emptiness in the silence.
I beat my chest in remorse
Continued expression of remorse through physical action.
I'm broken by the distance
The emotional or figurative distance has caused irreparable damage.
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