The Black Briar
Lost in Thorns: Unraveling the Dark Narrative of Saving Vice's 'The Black Briar'
Lyrics
We march into the forest as we search for the light
We embark on a journey into uncertainty seeking enlightenment.
But will we find it in the echo of the cold, black dead of night?
Questioning whether the sought-after light exists in the dark night.
As we reach to touch the fingers that emerge from the thorns
Attempting to connect with something elusive, represented by emerging fingers from thorns.
Evaporating into fiction like the wings and the horns
Things fade away like fiction, symbolized by wings and horns.
Down from the trees the lantern hangs. The flame begins to flicker
A lantern hangs, but uncertainty creeps in as the flame flickers.
I lost my nerve and my will and now I lose myself
Lost confidence and will, facing self-loss.
My lips are silent sutured shut like I was taught to do
Struggling in silence, as if adhering to a taught silence.
The floor is my home again. My bones are made of stone
Returning to a familiar low point, feeling emotionally solid like stone.
The floor is my home again. My bones are made of stone
Reiterating a sense of isolation despite being surrounded by friends.
Surrounded by all my friends, but I got here alone
Reflecting on personal solitude in a crowd.
Run from yourself, but you can't run from all the shit in your head
Escaping from oneself, but unable to escape inner turmoil.
You'll hear voices calling you back when it strikes 4 AM
Reference to hearing haunting voices at 4 AM.
I made myself go crazy thinking I could save you
Struggling with the idea of saving someone and its impact on mental health.
But what I've come to learn is I can't even save myself
Realization that personal salvation is challenging.
As we reach to touch the fingers that emerge from the thorns
Revisiting the attempt to connect with elusive elements.
Evaporating into fiction like the wings and the horns
Reiteration of fading into fiction and illusion.
Now you've washed the pain away
Acknowledging relief from pain.
I'm honestly surprised you could spare all the thoughts and prayers you sent my way
Expressing surprise at the sincerity of thoughts and prayers received.
The blood is thicker than the water, but the blood of the covenant is thicker still
Highlighting the strength of chosen bonds over familial ones.
Than the water that binds you to the womb
Emphasizing the strength of chosen connections over biological ties.
Now you've washed the pain away
Reiteration of pain being washed away.
I'm honestly surprised you could spare all the thoughts and prayers you sent my way
Reiterating surprise at the sincerity of thoughts and prayers.
Now you've washed the pain away
Reiteration of pain being washed away.
I'm honestly surprised you could spare all the thoughts and prayers you sent my way
Reiterating surprise at the sincerity of thoughts and prayers.
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