Victim of the Modern Age
Victim of the Modern Age: Surrendering to Influence
Lyrics
Follow me and you will be redeemed
Invitation to follow the speaker for redemption.
Pray for me and you'll never have to think
Suggests praying as a way to avoid the need for independent thought.
Bleed for me and you'll never have to die
Implies sacrificing oneself to avoid death or hardship.
Die for me and your name we won't forget
Encourages ultimate sacrifice with the promise of remembrance.
As my sheep you'll have no worries, feel no pain
As followers, one is promised a carefree and painless existence.
And all I ask of you is your gratitude and your soul
The speaker seeks gratitude and the follower's soul in return.
Follow me all the way down
Reiteration of the call to follow, emphasizing descent.
Another victim of the modern age
Labels the follower as another casualty of contemporary society.
Tell me the colour of time
Ponders the abstract concept of the color of time.
And all your sins will be redeemed
Promises redemption for sins based on knowledge of time's color.
Desperate times, more desperate measures
Desperation leads to extreme actions in challenging times.
You're a product of the modern age
Characterizes the listener as a product of the contemporary era.
You may be evil, but so is the world
Recognizes the listener's potential for evil in a corrupted world.
Call me a cynic, but there ain't no justice
Expresses skepticism about the existence of justice.
Sinner and saint, nothing but words
Labels individuals as either sinners or saints, highlighting the limitations of these words.
Sinner and saint, just empty words
Repeats the emptiness of the terms "sinner" and "saint."
As my sheep you'll have no worries, feel no pain
Reiterates the promise of a worry-free existence for followers.
And all I ask of you is your gratitude and your soul
Re-emphasizes the speaker's demand for gratitude and the follower's soul.
Now follow me all the way down
Repeats the call to follow, emphasizing descent once again.
Another victim of the modern age
Restates the listener as another victim of modern society.
Paint with the colour of time
Poetic inquiry about the color of time, possibly a metaphor for life's experiences.
And all your sins I will forget
Forgiveness for sins promised based on the color of time.
Now follow me all the way down
Reiteration of the call to follow with an emphasis on descent.
Another victim of the modern age
Reiterates the listener as a victim of the modern age.
Desperate times, more desperate measures
Desperation leads to extreme measures in challenging times (repeated).
You're the product of the modern age
Reiterates the characterization of the listener as a product of the contemporary era (repeated).
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