Better Ash Than Dust
Embracing the Inferno: Unveiling the Depths of Self-Reflection
Lyrics
The fire burns
The intensity of a metaphorical fire is present.
Our faces warm from its heat
The warmth of the fire is physically felt on the faces.
Nights like these, they make me think about the person I once was and the person I'll become
Reflection on past and future self during contemplative nights.
My mind turns and steps its weight upon my throat
Mental burden is pressing heavily, causing difficulty in expression.
Desperate for breath while watching me choke
A struggle for breath while being observed choking.
If this is the end you can bet your ass I won't go out like them
Determination not to succumb to a fate similar to others.
These feelings
Emotional experiences that persist.
They keep pulling at me and they won't let go until I face the fact
Emotional challenges persist until faced and accepted.
Until I reap what I sow
Consequence or outcome must be confronted.
Their voices, they keep calling you
Persistent external influences beckoning.
They keep calling at you until they make you believe that there's nowhere to go
External pressures convincing there's no escape.
They'll do everything they can to drag you under
External forces trying to pull someone into a negative situation.
But you know the truth so don't let these mother fuckers come at you
A call to resist and stay true despite external negativity.
Most times the things to which we cling aren't the same things that we need
Attachments may not align with genuine needs.
We sit and watch our dance of death as we slowly drown in this selfishness
Observing a destructive path, drowning in self-centeredness.
This is the end
Suggesting a decisive end or turning point.
You're one of us
Inclusion in a collective identity or struggle.
I can't go out like them
Rejection of a negative fate experienced by others.
Better ash than dust
Preference for destruction (ash) over insignificance (dust).
These choices
Challenges persist, requiring unwavering commitment.
They keep following you but you can't back down
Resistance despite external pressures.
They gotta believe that there's no way out
Perception of a situation with no apparent escape.
Our voices, the last thing they'll hear as they smash down upon us
Last defiance in the face of imminent adversity.
What will continue is what we allow
Future outcomes shaped by present choices and actions.
Most times the things to which we cling aren't the same things
Reiteration that attachments may not align with genuine needs.
That we need and sometimes the things we love are the things we need to leave
Recognition that sometimes, what we love must be left for personal growth.
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