Torches

Embracing Fate: The Burden of Empires in 'Torches'
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Lyrics

You cannot change the life you were born to live

You cannot alter the destiny predetermined for your life.

As you play your part the world will take and give

As you fulfill your role, life will present both challenges and rewards.

And magnesite may not be guaranteed

Magnesite (a mineral) may not ensure certainty or stability.

This empires a burden you'll see

This empire (possibly referring to one's life) carries a burdensome weight.

The hand cannot owe

The hand (physical actions) cannot repay what the mind cannot comprehend.

What the mind cannot read

Actions are limited by understanding; ignorance prevents repayment.


The war is just an inch under your skin

Conflict is deeply rooted beneath the surface of your existence.

And your palace, just a trophies of your sin

Your achievements may be mere symbols of your wrongdoing.

Your body just important as your soul

Your physical self is as significant as your spiritual essence.

Your powers not complete without control

Your power lacks fulfillment without proper restraint.

This empires a burden you’ll see

The weight of life's challenges becomes evident over time.

There no polishing this poverty

No amount of improvement can erase the harsh realities of poverty.

I’m passing my touch to the blind

The speaker is passing on their experiences to those unaware or ignorant.

I hope your lucks better than mine

Wishing better fortune for the recipient of the speaker's wisdom.


Won't you circle the sky waiting for something to die?

A plea or observation about waiting for inevitable, destructive events.

Children stare at the sun waiting to bathe in its blood

Children eagerly anticipate a violent spectacle, a metaphorical transformation.


I won’t dull sense of time

Refusal to lose awareness of the passage of time and its significance.


I'm passing my touch to the blind

Reiteration of passing wisdom to those lacking insight.

I hope your lucks better than mine

Expressing hope for better fortune for the next recipient.

This empires a burden to me

The challenges of life weigh heavily on the speaker.

My hands cannot owe

The speaker's actions cannot fulfill what their vision cannot perceive.

What my eyes cannot see

Highlighting the limitation when actions are not guided by understanding.


Vultures circle the sky waiting for something to die

Vultures symbolize waiting for demise or decay, possibly a metaphor for negativity.

Children stare at the sun waiting to bathe in its blood

Children await a dark event, potentially signifying a fascination with destruction.

Vultures circle the sky waiting for something to die

Repetition of the image of vultures waiting for something negative to happen.

Children stare at the sun waiting to bathe in its blood

Reiteration of children anticipating a transformative or destructive event.


You cannot change the life you were born to live

Restatement of the initial idea that one cannot change their predetermined life.

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