Butterfly
Metamorphosis of Love: Serj Tankian's Butterfly Chronicles
Lyrics
Spare me the night, trampled upon by submission
Spare me the night, symbolizing a plea to avoid darkness and oppression, crushed by submission.
Amassed within one's own inhibition
Refers to accumulated feelings constrained by one's own inhibitions.
Where the only prohibition is love
Highlighting that the sole restriction in this context is love.
Spare me the night, trampled upon by submission
Reiteration of the request to be spared from the oppressive night.
Amassed within one's own inhibition
Reiterating the internal struggles within one's inhibitions.
Where the only prohibition is love
Re-emphasizing that the only restriction is love.
Love
The significance of love is reiterated and emphasized.
Children outcry, "grandfather sky"
Children expressing concern and connection to the sky as a metaphor for a higher power.
Rivers surviving through her eyes
Describing rivers as the tears or emotions of someone.
We certify, how you falsify
Pointing out deception and distortion in certifying or validating things.
The beauty of a moth turned butterfly
Celebrating the transformation from a moth to a butterfly, symbolizing beauty.
Butterfly
Reiterating the symbolism of the butterfly as a beautiful transformation.
Spare me the night, trampled upon by submission
Repetition of the plea to be spared from the night, emphasizing submission and inhibition.
Amassed within one's own inhibition
Reiteration of internal struggles within one's inhibitions.
Where the only prohibition is love
Emphasizing that the only restriction in this context is love.
We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions
Expressing that suspicions are causing self-sacrifice.
We are being sodomized by repetitions
Describing the repetitive nature of being harmed or controlled.
Oceans calcified, ego's gratified
Describing oceans as hardened, ego-driven, with a commitment to avoid crucifixion or terror.
I won't be crucified nor terrified, I'm not terrified
Asserting a lack of fear or terror before parting ways, and rejecting falsification.
Before we say goodbye, no need to falsify
Reiterating the beauty of transformation before saying goodbye.
The beauty of a moth turned butterfly
Reiterating the beauty of a moth becoming a butterfly.
Butterfly
Re-emphasizing the symbolic beauty of the butterfly.
Spare me the night trampled upon by submission
Repetition of the plea to be spared from the night, underlining submission and inhibition.
Amassed within one's own inhibition
Reiteration of internal struggles within one's inhibitions.
Where the only prohibition is love
Emphasizing that the only restriction in this context is love.
We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions
Reiteration that suspicions lead to self-sacrifice.
We are being sodomized by repetitions
Highlighting the repetitive harm or control being experienced.
We are being sacrificed by our own suspicion
Repetition of the idea that suspicions lead to self-sacrifice.
We are being sodomized by repetition
Repetition of the notion that repetition results in harm or control.
Dark gray, matter-of-fact sky
Describing the sky as dark and matter-of-fact, overseeing nights with the moon as a half-sister.
Nannies our nights with our half-sister moon
Metaphorically connecting the moon to a caregiver, questioning the need for a shift in perspectives.
Why can't we switch automatically to eco-centric persuasions?
Pleading for a shift from autocracy to eco-centric persuasions.
Why can't we ditch autocracy for eco-centric persuasions now?
Expressing a desire to abandon autocracy for eco-centric perspectives.
We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions
Reiteration that suspicions lead to self-sacrifice.
We are being sodomized by repetition
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of harm or control being experienced.
We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions
Reiteration that suspicions lead to self-sacrifice.
We are being sodomized by repetition
Repetition of the idea that repetition results in harm or control.
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