Oblivion
Navigating Shadows: Set Before Us Unveils the Crooked Heart's Journey
Lyrics
So, follow the beacon, follow the signs, the pillar of light as you try to separate right from wrong
Encouraging to follow guidance and discern between right and wrong using a metaphorical "beacon" and "signs."
The sign reads common sense
Emphasizing the importance of common sense as suggested by a sign.
We are all offspring of darkness, children robbed of hope
Describing humanity as children born into a state of darkness, stripped of hope.
If I give you a compass will you try to navigate the dark?
Posing a question about using guidance (symbolized by a compass) to navigate through difficult situations.
How will I find my way around this crooked heart?
Expressing uncertainty and a need for direction in dealing with a troubled or deceptive heart.
Circle of life they say, but is there no way out?
Raising questions about the inevitability of the "circle of life" and the possibility of breaking free from it.
So please save me because I'm drowning, can't find my way doing what you tell me?
Pleading for salvation from drowning in confusion and the struggle to conform to external expectations.
(Hey, hey, hey, hey) What are we without guidance?
Questioning the significance of existence without guidance, implying a sense of emptiness.
Nothing but empty shells
Depicting a state of hollowness or lack of substance without proper guidance.
So how will I learn?
Raising a question about the process of learning and acquiring wisdom.
Only by experience can I rid the cancer, the ignorance that seeks out narrow minded
Highlighting the necessity of experience to eliminate ignorance, often referred to as a metaphorical cancer.
How will it end?
Pondering the resolution or outcome of a challenging situation.
This sickness suffocates, slows the learning
Describing the suffocating and inhibiting nature of a particular sickness, hindering personal growth.
Throw away all their so-called reasons
Rejecting societal reasons or justifications that hinder personal choices.
The choice is mine, I'll choose my direction
Acknowledging personal agency and the ability to choose one's own path.
How will I find my way around this crooked heart?
Reiterating the need for guidance in navigating a complicated or deceitful heart.
Circle of life they say, but is there no way out?
Expressing doubt about the unending nature of the "circle of life" and a desire for an escape.
So please save me because I'm drowning, can't find my way doing what you tell me?
Repeating the plea for rescue from confusion and the struggle to conform to external expectations.
(Hey, hey, hey, hey) What are we without guidance?
Echoing the question about the significance of existence without guidance and the resulting emptiness.
Nothing but empty shells
Emphasizing the sense of emptiness or lack of purpose without proper guidance.
Within this maze that you have created I'm slowly dying, suffocating on your words of sorrow Like the autumn leaves I'm withering to the ground
Describing a metaphorical maze created by external influences, causing suffering and suffocation.
Your will is killing me
Stating the detrimental impact of external will or influence on the individual.
Save me, save me, someone save me
Desperately calling for help and salvation from the oppressive situation.
Someone help me, we got to fight back
Expressing a collective need to resist and fight against the oppressive forces.
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