Ragged Tooth
Confronting Choice: Unveiling the Depths of Human Struggle
Lyrics
What unknown face now breaks the silence?
Questioning the identity of an unfamiliar presence breaking the silence.
What tipping force disturbs the balance?
Asking about a disruptive force that upsets the existing equilibrium.
Swift and sober, comes a voice, offering a bitter choice
Describing a voice that is quick and clear, presenting a difficult choice.
Take up a crime and serve the sentence, offer up a final penance
Suggesting the option to commit a crime and face the consequences as a final act of atonement.
Or dismantle colossus from deep inside, conspirators,
Proposing the alternative of dismantling a colossal structure from within, involving conspirators and allies.
and those allied
Reference to those allied in the act of dismantling.
Gifts of bronze, iron, obsidian, from nave to chop,
Mentioning gifts of metal and stone, hidden in the chests of those in distress.
plunged and hidden
Describing the concealment of these gifts through plunging.
Deep in the chests of those who cry, the songs of gods untrue
Referring to people who cry out the songs of untrue gods.
The prayers to start or end the coup, forever silenced
Highlighting the silence of prayers that could start or end a rebellion.
Like sulfur set to fire, blue flame is born
Comparing the birth of a destructive force to sulfur igniting a blue flame.
To rip through homes and cleanse the town
Depicting the destructive impact of this force, cleansing the town.
A new world rendered, an old world mourned
Describing the emergence of a new world and mourning the old world.
The old world left to drown
Expressing the drowning fate of the old world.
It draws closer with every step, push off with both feet
Indicating the approaching destruction with each step.
Fall into the chasm, which will consume all
Advising to fall into a chasm that will consume everything.
March not to the drum, but off the beat
Encouraging deviation from the norm, marching off the beat.
Burst into the evening, cool air burns the lungs
Describing the sensation of bursting into the evening with burning cool air.
Fear not the turning heads, the darting glances, the lashing tongues
Urging not to fear judgment or criticism from others.
The glowing eyes that burn like embers, fall painful on the skin
Describing hostile gazes that burn and cause pain on the skin.
Seething with hatred, and writhing in pain, they cast a ghastly grin
Depicting faces filled with hatred, casting a ghastly grin in pain.
Yet among the faces shrouded in horror, one truth prevails
Asserting a prevailing truth among the horror-stricken faces.
All who've ever come this far exclusively have failed
Stating the consistent failure of those who have come this far.
Reach for the hand whose grasp is firm,
Encouraging reaching for a supportive hand in a harsh environment.
Whose blistered palms can confirm,
Emphasizing the reliability of a helping hand with calloused palms.
A kinship in a spiteful place,
Highlighting a sense of kinship in a hostile place.
with tender touch a warm embrace
Describing the comfort of a warm embrace despite the harsh conditions.
Though nights turn long and cold, and the warmth of the day escapes
Acknowledging the challenges of enduring cold nights and escaping the warmth of the day.
The long dark shadows growing old, form familiar shapes
Noting the familiar shapes of long, dark shadows growing old.
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