The Failure
Embracing Desolation: The Haunted's Struggle with Betrayal and Decay
Lyrics
Give it away, watch it turn
Expressing the act of giving something away and observing its transformation.
There's nothin' I can do for you
Feeling powerless to help or make a difference for someone.
These are my very last, don't we all know it?
Acknowledging that these actions are the speaker's final attempts, with a sense of resignation.
As chemistry turns into crime
Suggesting a shift from positive elements (chemistry) to negative consequences (crime).
I'm helplessly watching it die
Helplessly witnessing the deterioration or demise of something.
You were never supposed to be
Reflecting on someone's unexpected closeness, possibly breaching boundaries.
Someone who'd get this close
Realizing the breach and the speaker's discomfort with the proximity.
This is not my victory
Denying personal victory or satisfaction in the situation.
Get your sickness away from me
Rejecting and repelling a negative influence or affliction.
Accusation in velveteen
Accusing in a figurative or symbolic way, possibly involving deception.
Tear it up, tear it open and lay it beside me
Destroying and laying bare accusations, possibly for examination.
Show me a way, something frail
Requesting guidance or a solution that is delicate or fragile.
Gimme one reason to break these chains
Seeking a compelling reason to break free from constraints or limitations.
I played your very last, all your desires
Having fulfilled someone's desires, but experiencing a personal breakdown.
But somethin' inside of me broke
Internal rupture or emotional breakdown after fulfilling obligations.
I used to be more than this
Reflecting on a past state of being more significant or substantial.
You were never supposed to be
Reiterating the unexpected closeness and its undesirability.
Someone who'd come this close
Emphasizing discomfort with the closeness as a breach of personal space.
This is not my victory
Stating that the situation is not a personal victory or triumph.
Get your sickness away from me
Rejecting the negative influence or affliction, maintaining distance.
Accusation in velveteen
Accusing again, using the term "velveteen," possibly implying superficiality or insincerity.
Tear it up, tear it open and lay it beside me
Destroying and exposing accusations for examination, repeated theme.
Together we fall
Expressing a shared downfall or failure experienced together.
Together we fail
Acknowledging collective failure and collapse.
Drain me from all life inside
Being drained emotionally or spiritually, losing internal life.
I will hurt you ever so carefully
Expressing a intention to hurt carefully, possibly out of necessity.
We will breathe in unison through an iron lung
Describing a shared experience of breathing in unison, possibly under difficult circumstances.
For the lost things we become
Reflecting on the transformation into lost or damaged states.
I'll be your crown of thorns
Offering oneself as a symbol of suffering for another.
And you'll be my cross to bear, ohh
Symbolizing a shared burden or hardship in a relationship.
You hate me so good
Acknowledging the intensity of negative emotions directed towards the speaker.
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