Until I'm Dust
Eternal Desperation: Reflecting Life's Abyss
Lyrics
Darkened room, cradle swing
Describing a dimly lit room with a swinging cradle.
Tables turn everything
Suggesting a reversal of situations or perspectives.
TVs on, eyes are off
Indicating a passive state with the TV on and eyes not engaged.
Burning skull, wheezing cough
Portraying physical distress with a burning skull and wheezing cough.
Time will take what it needs
Expressing the inevitability of time taking what it requires.
Stomach pain, liquid knees
Describing bodily discomfort, possibly metaphorical.
Fire burns through the bin
Depicting a fire burning through a container.
Put it out and settle in
Suggesting the need to extinguish a problem and find a resolution.
And I hope I won
Expressing a desire for victory or success.
I swear to God
A solemn promise or affirmation.
Lie until I'm dust
Commitment to deception or falsehood until the speaker's demise.
Surfing in my daydreams
Immersing oneself in imaginative thoughts or fantasies.
Falling off, lost at sea
Experiencing a loss or confusion while daydreaming.
Water fills up my lungs
Symbolic drowning with water filling up the lungs.
I take my time in waking up
Taking one's time to fully awaken or comprehend.
The sun might set, the moon won't come
Suggesting a prolonged twilight with the sun setting and the moon absent.
It's scared to death of shining on
Personifying the moon as fearful of shining.
I built my own electric bed
Creating a unique sleeping arrangement, possibly with metaphorical meaning.
I gag on taste of angel breath
Expressing discomfort or distaste with a taste of angelic essence.
And I hope I won
Reiteration of the hope for victory or success.
I swear to God
Reaffirmation of a solemn promise or affirmation.
Lie until I'm dust
Restating the commitment to deception until the speaker turns to dust.
I think I won
Claiming a personal victory or success.
I'm left to God
Relinquishing control to a higher power, possibly God.
Lie until he's done
Continuation of the commitment to deception until God completes a task.
And I hope I won
Reiteration of the hope for personal victory or success.
I'm left to God
Again, relinquishing control to a higher power, possibly God.
Lie until I'm dust
Restating the commitment to deception until the speaker turns to dust.
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