Recreant
Embracing Resignation: The Hollow North's Reflection on Surrendering Amid Struggle
Lyrics
Playing the warrior
Engaging in the role of a fighter or warrior
I fight on, on, on
Continuing to fight persistently
Teething lies for you
Uttering deceitful or false statements for someone else
Saying I'll hold more
Promising to provide more than one can actually deliver
Slip off the frontlines
Retreating from the primary combat zone
Hang the flag up and draw the blinds
Displaying a flag and closing off the outside view by shutting the blinds
Carve out a place to lay resigned
Creating a resigned and accepting space for oneself
Let this silent borrowed house leave me behind
Allowing oneself to be left behind by the quiet, borrowed dwelling
Can't be a recreant
Struggling not to be a coward or a deserter
You'll find scars
Showing signs of wounds or emotional marks
I'm barely clawing on
Desperately holding on, barely managing to survive or endure
If my hands decide to break, then I won't run
Committing to staying if physically able, despite hardship
But I'd leave my gun
Willing to abandon the weapon or means of defense
Slip off the frontlines
Retreating from the primary combat zone (repeated)
Hang the flag up and draw the blinds
Displaying a flag and closing off the outside view by shutting the blinds (repeated)
Carve out a place to lay resigned
Creating a resigned and accepting space for oneself (repeated)
Let this silent borrowed house leave me behind
Allowing oneself to be left behind by the quiet, borrowed dwelling (repeated)
Tattered frames and
Broken or worn-out frames and vacant windowpanes
Empty windowpanes
Empty glass panes within windows
Hang in place
Hanging in their designated spots
And I know
Acknowledging that there's no more room for personal development
There's nowhere left to grow
Realizing there are no more opportunities for growth or progress
So I'll go
Deciding to depart from the current situation
Limp off the frontlines
Limping away from the primary combat zone
Hang the flag up and draw the blinds
Displaying a flag and closing off the outside view by shutting the blinds (repeated)
Carve out a place to lay resigned
Creating a resigned and accepting space for oneself (repeated)
Let this silent borrowed house leave me behind
Allowing oneself to be left behind by the quiet, borrowed dwelling (repeated)
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