Olden Days
Unveiling the Illusions: The Fatal Flaw's Reflection on Nostalgia
Lyrics
Children gather around and let me tell you of the olden days
Children are invited to listen to a story about the past.
Nostalgia forms a surround, and all is filtered through a golden haze
Nostalgia creates a warm atmosphere, viewing the past through a positive lens.
But that haze burns away, and it's cliché
The idealized view of the past fades away, becoming a common and overused concept.
But now it's never been clearer
The present reality is now more evident and clear.
That we don't recognize, through sober eyes
We fail to recognize our true selves when viewing them without the influence of nostalgia.
The face we see in the mirror
The reflection in the mirror is distorted by nostalgia.
In the mirror, yeah
Reiteration of the distorted self in the mirror.
Nostalgia is a drug, a thieving little thug
Nostalgia is compared to a deceptive drug, distorting reality.
That lies about what never can last
Nostalgia falsely portrays things as enduring when they cannot.
And we're drowning in its flood
We are overwhelmed by nostalgia, symbolized as a flood.
Bathing in the blood
Engaging in the negative consequences of the past, depicted as bathing in its blood.
That's pouring from the corpse of the past
The negative impact of past actions continues to affect the present.
From the body of the olden days
Reference to the negative aspects of the past.
Children let me expound on how the finish felt abrupt to me
Reflecting on the abrupt and unsatisfactory end of a situation.
The captain ran us aground
A captain's mistake leads to a negative outcome.
But nothing's all it's cracked up to be
The reality doesn't match the idealized expectations.
Nostalgia never forgets our worst regrets
Nostalgia holds onto our worst regrets, refusing to forget.
Though we could never admit it
Denial of acknowledging the negative impact of the past.
Because, oh, heaven forbid
Reluctance to admit past mistakes.
The things we did outweigh the things that we didn't
We tend to downplay the positive aspects of the past.
That we didn't, yeah
Reiteration of the tendency to overlook positives from the past.
Olden days
Reference to the past as 'Olden days.'
From the body of the olden days
Reiteration of negative aspects from the past.
Yeah, let olden days stay old
Suggesting that the past should remain in the past.
I said yeah
Positive affirmation of letting the past stay old.
I said yeah
Repetition of the affirmation.
I said yeah, yeah, yeah
Further repetition of the affirmation with emphasis.
Nostalgia is a drug
Restating nostalgia as a deceptive drug.
Thieving little thug, lying in the grass, pouring from the past
Describing nostalgia as a thief, lying in the present, with its impact flowing from the past.
And we're drowning in the flood
Reiteration of being overwhelmed by the negative impact of the past.
Bathing in the blood, pouring from the past
Repeating the imagery of bathing in the negative consequences of the past.
From the body of the olden days
Final reference to the negative impact of the past.
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