Witness to 3x3x3
Witnessing Isolation's Cubic Sorrow
Lyrics
5. WITNESS TO 3X3X3 (MARCH)
Introduction to the song titled "Witness to 3x3x3 (March)."
Sixteen years since I've been home
Speaker expresses not being home for sixteen years and implies a sense of permanence in their current state.
And now I'll never leave
The speaker believes they will never leave their current situation.
This edict given, cast in stone
An unchangeable decree has been issued, symbolized by something cast in stone.
My universe is cubeb, deceived...
The speaker's reality is deceptive, possibly represented by a cubeb (a geometric puzzle).
Obscurity's the cloak I wear
The speaker wears obscurity as a metaphorical cloak.
Six faces of my room will bear
Six faces of a room represent facets of the speaker's existence.
Witness to three by three by three
The speaker is a witness to a three-dimensional existence (3x3x3).
All that they are I'll never be
The speaker contrasts themselves with others, stating they will never be like them.
My cube is glued to many more
The speaker's "cube" is connected to many more, possibly signifying interdependence.
I see them fade towards horizon
The speaker sees others fading away into the horizon.
And in each one a soul is stored
Each fading entity contains a soul, causing grief and isolation for the speaker.
Grieving, peaceless isolation
The speaker feels isolated and at peace due to the separation from humanity.
Human geometry, irreconciled
Reference to human geometry being irreconciled, possibly symbolizing societal dissonance.
The jigsaw of a giant child
Metaphor of life as a giant child's jigsaw puzzle obeying specific rules.
That keeps to rules of five and three
Continuation of the metaphor, emphasizing completeness for public observation.
And keep complete for all to see.
The faces of the speaker's existence define them, and loneliness is a form of symmetry.
The faces of my cube become me
Loneliness becomes a part of the speaker's identity.
Loneliness is symmetry
The speaker lacks self-determination and must see themselves reflected in the power of three.
No self-volition : I have to see
Hope is completely gone, as if it never existed.
Myself reflected to the ower of three.
The speaker acknowledges the necessity of self-reflection in the context of the number three.
All hope is gone now, as if never had been
The speaker is resigned to a state of hopelessness.
Multispace turns silently vertiginous
A sense of disorientation as multiple spaces turn vertiginous (dizzying).
Parasite ans paradise, my mew host feeds
The speaker uses contrasting terms to describe their situation as both a parasite and a host.
nd I listen, despairingy bilious
The speaker listens in despair, feeling nauseous.
I twist in a helix : my destiny bound
A metaphorical twist in fate, with destiny bound in a helix.
My will not my own, through true clarity found
The speaker's will is not their own, found through true clarity.
His coming is imminent : he speaks to me
The imminent arrival of someone who will speak to the speaker.
The pain is inevitable before he can be
Anticipation of pain before the arrival of the speaker's interlocutor.
Mindflash of mother
A sudden flash of memories related to the speaker's mother.
Sadness a lether
Sadness is likened to a letter (lether).
Situations snafu*
A chaotic situation, marked by the military acronym "snafu" (situation normal all fucked up).
Sensation of déja vu...
A feeling of déjà vu, a sensation of experiencing something before.
(*situation normal all fucked up).
Explanation of "snafu" as "situation normal all fucked up," emphasizing disorder.
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