You Bowed Down
Betrayal's Bow: Unraveling the Meaning Behind 'You Bowed Down'
Lyrics
I suppose you're entitled to know
I acknowledge your right to know
Why I'm making contact
Explaining the reason for reaching out
With acqaintances scattered
Connecting with friends spread across the country
All over the land
Referring to promises made
I'd promise you now and again
A commitment to honor an agreement occasionally
That I'd honor the contract
Expressing commitment, but it has fallen apart
If it hadn't crumbled away in my hand
The promise has disintegrated
Well we broke that vow independently now
The vow was broken independently
But I don't know why you absolutely deny
Confusion about why denial is absolute
You bowed down
Repetition of the act of bowing down
You bowed down
-When you first looked away
Recalling a moment when attention shifted away
I might say it was really a kindness
Suggesting that looking away was a considerate act
I must have hurt to see how dreams sour
Reflecting on the pain of shattered dreams
Now they say that justice and love
Connecting justice and love to blindness
Are the next things to blindness
Implying experiencing both justice and love now
Well you're getting plenty
Receiving an abundance of justice and love
Of both of them now
Acknowledging the current situation
And so you parade where
Engaging in activities where commitments are made
Appointments are made
Suggesting insincere appointments
And never meant to be kept
Appointments not intended to be honored
Unless you accept
Conditional acceptance of the situation
You'll value the burnt amber of falling leaves
Appreciating the beauty of autumn leaves
And you'll long to delay
Desiring to prolong the experience
You feel their breath as they whisper
Sensing the impact of betrayal
It won't hurt you now to betray
Suggesting betrayal won't cause harm anymore
If you just bow down
Repeating the act of bowing down
And now every time that we meet
Highlighting encounters on the brink of chaos
On the edge of hysteria
Participating in the propagation of a new ideology
You're helping them sell off
Assisting in promoting a political agenda
Some new party line
Recalling a time of perceived superiority
I remember a time when you
Reflecting on a shift in attitude
Would have seemed so superior
Noting a request to meet someone
Now you say "will you please
Politely introducing a friend
Meet this good friend of mine"
Meeting others is essential for popularity
So you're in demand as long
Recognition in social circles as long as you comply
As you kiss their hand
Receiving applause by following their lead
But all the applause
Acknowledging the applause but not for oneself
Is for their name not yours
The recognition is for others, not for oneself
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