Lyrics
I was looking for you when I first heard the sirens
The speaker was searching for someone when emergency sirens sounded.
The ambulances filled the streets
Ambulances filled the streets, indicating a crisis or disaster.
The masses screamed and called for help
The crowds were panicked, calling for assistance.
You were no where next to me
The person the speaker sought was not nearby during the chaos.
The soldiers came to round up the living
Soldiers arrived to gather survivors and take them to safety.
And take them away to somewhere that's safe
The destination of safety was uncertain without finding the sought person.
But if I cant find you there's no place to save me
Without the sought person, there seemed to be no salvation.
If you are gone then its too late
Implication that if the person is gone, it's too late for rescue.
Night turns to dawn, and dawn into day
The passing of time from night to day amidst a landscape filled with the dead.
And the land overflows with the dead
The world is overwhelmed by death and chaos.
Where did I last hold you in my arms?
The speaker recalls the last embrace with the sought person.
What was the last thing that you said?
Questions about the last words exchanged with the sought person.
Some hide underground, others hide in a mall
People are hiding in various places for safety.
I still drag myself through the streets
The speaker is navigating the streets despite difficulties.
I life without love my love isn't a life to me
Life without love is meaningless for the speaker.
I don't believe that love can rot away
Belief that true love doesn't decay; a metaphorical directive to aim for emotional connection before physical harm.
So first aim for the heart, then aim for the head
Suggesting a progression from emotional hurt to physical harm.
I wept bitterly and then I threw up
The speaker expresses intense emotions and physical distress.
Something silver washed up in my lap
Something significant, possibly the sought person's wedding ring, appears.
This metal thing, your wedding ring
The wedding ring triggers a flood of memories.
Brought all of the memories back
Recollection of a traumatic event involving a bite and consuming flesh.
I remember the bite, and breaking my teeth
Memories of a struggle involving biting and ingestion.
I remember choking it down
Recollection of consuming parts of the sought person.
Eating your fingers one at a time
Graphic imagery of eating the person's fingers.
I left most of you there on the ground
The speaker left most of the person's remains on the ground.
And it's there that I find you, just as you were left
Encountering the sought person in a state of suffering, as they were left previously.
Writhing you rise to your feet
The person rises and approaches the speaker.
You come back to my side with very few insides
The person returns to the speaker, missing internal organs.
They're still strewn about on the street
Body parts of the person remain scattered on the street.
I have heard it said that love endures all things
Reflection on the enduring power of love, even beyond death.
And now I know that its true
A realization of the truth about love's resilience.
Stronger than the grave, death cant put it out
Love is depicted as stronger than death itself.
Here I am, the walking dead, still next to you
The speaker sees themselves as the "walking dead" but remains devoted to the sought person.
I don't believe that love can rot away
Reiteration of the belief that true love doesn't decay and a repetition of the emotional-physical progression.
So first aim for the heart then aim for the head
Reemphasizing the directive to prioritize emotional connection before harm.
If true love last forever, then love doesn't die
Love, if genuine, persists eternally, transforming into a form akin to the living dead.
It just becomes the living dead
Love, even in its transformed state, continues to exist.
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