Lyrics
Flashing skyline
Reference to a quickly changing urban skyline.
Bread and sweet wine
Symbolism of basic sustenance and indulgence, possibly contrasting elements.
Blood and grime blots on the red ensign
Imagery of violence and dirt on the national flag.
Payment to pray
Metaphorical payment for religious practices.
For this cursed bay
Describing a cursed body of water.
One best friend for every single one new day
Suggesting a high turnover of friends.
Never cry, Never look back
Encouragement to stay strong and not dwell on the past.
Beautiful lie
Highlighting the attractiveness of deceitful illusions.
You can't leave, you'll never forget
The impossibility of forgetting certain experiences.
These Fields on Fire
Emphasizing the intensity of the depicted situation, possibly a conflict or struggle.
Letters from this
Reference to communication from a destructive place.
This Abaddon
Referring to a place associated with destruction and ruin.
They will never be delivered home
The impossibility of delivering messages from such a place.
Pre-remitted
Describing actions done in advance, possibly related to wrongdoing.
Countless sins
Highlighting numerous wrongdoings or guilt.
For the flags of our fathers flapping on the winds
Symbolism of sacrifices for the glory of the nation.
It looks so easy: someone is right and someone is dead
Reflecting on the apparent simplicity of right and wrong, life and death.
In fact you never know
Expressing uncertainty about the truth.
For future nimbus you can choose the color now
Choosing the future narrative, possibly indicating a sense of control.
But only shades of darkness for your soul
Suggesting a bleak and troubled state of the soul.
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