Calm Him Down
Echoes of Desolation: Unraveling the Dark Allure
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From a sordid hobby, to a dying art
From engaging in a questionable pastime to a fading skill
It used to calm him down
It used to provide comfort to him
Now he can't keep count
Now he struggles to keep track or control
Another one that's wasted could've been your son
Another person wasted, possibly a lost opportunity or life, emphasizing the potential consequences
She used to come around
Someone who used to visit him
Now it's all but drowned out
Now overshadowed or drowned out, possibly by negative influences or circumstances
By the stale glow from the night stand
Dim light from the nightstand
"Sing for the camera" till you can't stand it
Being urged to perform for the camera until it becomes unbearable
Pop it open, palm to the morning
Opening something (possibly a container) with the palm in the morning
Stain on the fabric of moral magic
A stain on the fabric of moral values or integrity
Feeling that it can't hurt
A sense that it cannot cause harm
Seeing that it won't work
A belief that it won't be effective or successful
With a chaste young body that he chased away
A virtuous or innocent body that he drove away
She used to come around
Someone who used to be around
He's better off without it
He is better off without that person or situation
Switch on the mirror, you see yourself
Turning on a mirror to see oneself
Dangling at arm's length, like someone else
Dangling at arm's length, feeling detached or distant
You've been unmasked, hero,
Being exposed as a hero, but not likely to survive the day
And you won't last the day
Among the pile of empties is a brand new star
A new star among the empty containers, symbolizing a fresh beginning or hope amid emptiness
So used to falling down
Accustomed to falling down, possibly representing failure or setbacks
So cradled by the sound of
Comforted or surrounded by the sound of falling
Throwing up while corporate idols sing for the camera
Vomiting while corporate idols perform for the camera
She couldn't stand them
The person cannot tolerate or stand them
Switch it off no kick it over
Turning it off or kicking it over, possibly a desire to escape or reject
Would be too much effort and how you miss it
Too much effort to switch it off, and a sense of longing for something lost
Everything here is cursed
Everything in this context is cursed or doomed
All of it reeks of her
All of it has the stench or aura of the person who used to be around
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