Off With Their Heads
Reckoning with Betrayal: SWANSLAUGHTER's Poetic Condemnation
Lyrics
You never cared for us
You were indifferent to our well-being
Not when it wasn't for you
Your concern only surfaced when it benefited you
Slithering knots tie the noose 'round our necks
Deceptive entanglements tighten the metaphorical noose around us
Off with their fucking heads
Call for drastic action, a desire for consequences
Off with their fucking heads
Reiteration of the call for severe consequences
A sea of serpents
A multitude of deceitful individuals
Sink their teeth in our burdens
Enemies cause harm and burden us
Though poison spills through the last bits of hope
Pessimism as hope diminishes due to poison
You won't get away with murder
A warning that wrongdoing will not go unpunished
You won't get away
Reiteration of the certainty of accountability
Back down
An assertive command to retreat or yield
You're not one of us
You don't belong with us
Your karma is a lost cause
Your destiny or fate is beyond redemption
And at the time the pendulum swings back
Awaiting the consequences when justice prevails
You won't stand a fucking chance
You will have no chance when the tables turn
Don't bite the hand that feeds you
Caution against harming those who support you
Don't stab the back that shields you
Warning against betraying those who protect you
Return to peace, drenched in red
Call for a return to peace, even if it involves violence
Return to peace, drenched in red
Repetition of the call for a violent return to peace
Return to peace, drenched in red
Emphasizing the need for a violent resolution for peace
Hiss surrounds me, life's a trap
Feeling surrounded by deceit and danger
Just when I thought I'd cast the snakes from my path
A moment of false security shattered by a trap
Face first I fell into the pit
Falling into a difficult situation, potentially self-inflicted
And I'm the bait to be bitten, with open eyes again
Becoming the target willingly, with awareness
Fill me with venom
Metaphorically asking to be filled with negativity
You never cared for us
Reiteration of indifference towards us
Not when it wasn't for you
Highlighting selective concern only for personal gain
But you needed us to make your moves
Acknowledging dependency on us for strategic moves
You never cared for us
Reiterating the lack of genuine care
Not when it wasn't for you
Emphasizing the opportunistic nature of concern
Off with their fucking heads
Repetition of the call for severe consequences
I'd put my hands into fire and get blistered
Expressing readiness to endure pain for a cause
Thinking you'd do the same, but I misread
Misjudgment in expecting mutual sacrifice
I'd put my hands into fire and get blistered
Reiteration of misplaced trust leading to suffering
Burn the body before another grows back
Advocating for decisive action to prevent further harm
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