Black Clouds
Embracing the Abyss: Savage Hands' Poetic Struggle
Lyrics
It’s a war I can never win
Expressing a perpetual struggle, acknowledging a war that seems impossible to win.
Its a leech under the skin
Describing a parasitic or draining presence that lingers beneath the surface.
Another debt for another sin
Highlighting accumulating burdens, suggesting each debt is linked to a committed sin.
Feels like I’m falling back again
Conveying a sense of regression or relapse, feeling like falling back into a negative state.
What would it take to be set free
Pondering the requirements for liberation, questioning if it involves confronting personal demons.
Is it my demons and me
Reflecting on internal struggles, possibly implying a coexistence with personal demons.
It’s a painful irony
Noting a painful contradiction or irony in the situation.
am I in love with the misery
Raising the question of whether there is a subconscious attraction to pain and misery.
Can’t live inside of my brain
Expressing discomfort with one's own thoughts, hinting at the potential for mental instability.
Think I just might go insane
Contemplating the possibility of losing sanity, suggesting internal turmoil.
was all this time spent in vain
Questioning the value or purpose of time spent, possibly in a state of despair.
Was it all in vain
Pondering whether past experiences were ultimately futile or meaningless.
Hangin by a single thread
Symbolizing a precarious situation, hanging by a thread, indicating vulnerability.
Think it might rain till I’m dead
Suggesting a persistent and enduring struggle, with the possibility of continuous hardship.
Black clouds all over my head
Metaphorically describing a state of darkness or negativity surrounding the individual.
All over my head
Reiterating the pervasive nature of the metaphorical "black clouds" over the individual.
Don’t wanna leave but I can’t stay
Expressing a desire to stay despite difficulties but acknowledging the challenge of doing so.
Don’t wanna break beneath the weight
Highlighting the burden of a heavy emotional load, expressing the fear of breaking under pressure.
What would it take to walk away
Pondering the conditions necessary to break free from a challenging situation.
When you’re in love with the misery
Repeating the theme of being entangled with misery, suggesting a complex relationship with pain.
Have I always been condemned
Questioning a sense of perpetual condemnation or misfortune.
To break before I bend
Reflecting on a tendency to break rather than bend, suggesting inflexibility or vulnerability.
To the bottom I descend
Describing a descent to the lowest point, possibly indicating a rock bottom experience.
Bury me till the bitter end
Expressing a desire to be buried, metaphorically or literally, indicating a wish for an end to suffering.
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