Lyrics
The first time i saw my father break
The first time I witnessed my father's emotional breakdown.
Was when he heard how he'd die
His emotional breakdown occurred upon learning about the nature of his impending death.
And this disease took a piece of my heart
A metaphorical expression indicating that a significant part of the speaker's emotions or soul has been affected by a disease.
And I hope I'll be just as brave
The speaker aspires to face death with bravery similar to their father's response.
When death's grasp reaches out for me
Expressing the hope to confront death courageously when it approaches.
The world keeps spinning without sympathy
Describing the feeling of being weighed down by grief, impeding one's ability to move forward.
When grief chains you down to the ground
Highlighting the constraining effect of grief on an individual.
Paralyzed by misery
Continued expression of feeling paralyzed and overwhelmed by sorrow.
Sickness in my stomach
Physical manifestation of distress, possibly nausea, as a result of intense sorrow.
And as your own body decays
Addressing the decay of one's body, possibly due to illness or the passage of time.
Death is just a phone call away
Death is portrayed as a looming, inevitable event, just a phone call away.
Every breath is wasted and ruin is imminent
Every breath is deemed unproductive, emphasizing the inevitability of impending ruin.
So when you grow older, you better grow colder
Advice to become emotionally detached or resilient as one ages.
I'm trapped in a dream, I'm caught in between acceptance and denial
Feeling stuck between accepting the harsh reality and denying it, symbolized as a dream-like state.
A fluid change of shake and rest
Describing a fluctuating state of emotions, characterized by change and instability.
Which is constantly creeping upon me
The constant approach of an unsettling change or fate.
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