Hibakusha
Rising from Ashes: Hibakusha's Poignant Message
Lyrics
My eyes taken from me
Refers to losing sight, possibly metaphorically implying losing perspective or clarity.
This is more than greed
Suggests a situation that goes beyond mere desire for wealth, indicating a deeper issue.
Put pride aside
Advocates putting aside arrogance or ego.
A need to plant your seed
Expresses the urge to propagate one's legacy or influence.
Beneath my feet
Describes standing on contaminated ground or in a harmful environment.
I feel nothing but disease
Conveys a feeling of being surrounded by negativity or illness.
Please don't seize
Pleads to not be taken or controlled.
I can't fucking breathe
An intense emotional response, likely feeling suffocated or overwhelmed.
You tell yourself I can't take it
Self-affirmation of inability to endure further distress.
Then conform to what's adjacent
Yielding to societal norms or pressures despite personal beliefs or discomfort.
So complicit and complacent
Describes being involved in wrongdoing by passive agreement or consent.
Power has no proper placement
Suggests power lacks a morally correct or rightful position.
Gaze into the sky for serenity
Searching for tranquility in the sky while chaos unfolds.
As your bombs fall on me
Irony: seeking peace while destructive actions occur.
Feel the wave of warmth from the rising sun
Feeling the warmth of destruction under the guise of a rising sun.
We burn as Nippon screams
The pain of Japan (Nippon) during an intense moment of agony.
The end is near, my dear
Assuring someone close that the end is near, trying to provide comfort.
You have nothing to fear
Encouragement to remain courageous despite impending danger.
Defend pretend
Urging one not to conform to societal roles or expectations.
You're not another gear
Reassurance that one is not just a small part of a larger system.
A heart grows dark
Describes a heart becoming cold or cynical due to hardships.
Struggling to thrive
A struggle to survive or flourish in difficult circumstances.
I knew from the start
An acknowledgment that life is constant and always present.
You're never not alive
Reiteration of the inability to bear more distress.
You tell yourself I can't take it
Similar to line 9, emphasizing the inability to endure further suffering.
Then conform to what's adjacent
Reiteration of yielding to societal norms despite personal discomfort.
So complicit and complacent
Similar to line 11, passive involvement in wrongdoing.
Power has no proper placement
Reiterates the lack of rightful or moral placement of power.
Gaze into the sky for serenity
Searching for peace in the chaos of destruction.
As your bombs fall on me
Irony: seeking peace while destructive actions occur.
Feel the wave of warmth from the rising sun
Feeling the warmth of destruction under the guise of a rising sun.
We burn as Nippon screams
The intense pain and agony of Japan (Nippon).
Blinded by retaliation
Being unable to see past the desire for revenge.
The burning of an entire nation
The destruction of an entire nation due to retaliation.
It burns
Repetition emphasizing the intense burning and destruction.
It burns
-It burns
-Gaze into the sky for serenity
Searching for tranquility in the sky while chaos unfolds.
As your bombs fall on me
Irony: seeking peace while destructive actions occur.
Feel the wave of warmth from the rising sun
Feeling the warmth of destruction under the guise of a rising sun.
We burn as Nippon screams
The intense pain and agony of Japan (Nippon).
Gaze into the sky for serenity
Searching for tranquility in the sky while chaos unfolds.
We burn as Nippon screams
The suffering and outcry of Japan (Nippon) amidst the chaos and pain.
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