The Pinnacle
Echoes of Lost Voices: A Reflection on Life's Unheard Souls
Lyrics
Cut them up
Encouraging aggression or violence, possibly metaphorical.
It's only gonna bring you down
Warning about negative consequences, such as emotional decline.
Found a reason to get loud
Discovering a justification to be outspoken or expressive.
For the ones that can't make a sound
Dedicating actions for those who are silenced or unheard.
Doesn't anybody feel them now
Expressing concern about a lack of empathy or understanding.
Their voices cry from underground
Referencing voices of the marginalized or oppressed.
Asking why they were left without
Questioning why some were abandoned or ignored.
The choice to try, this life out
Reflecting on the absence of a choice to experience life fully.
In that final day
Referring to a significant, perhaps final, day.
When we are face to face
Anticipating a direct confrontation or reckoning.
That's when they'll ask us why
Questioning the circumstances leading to someone's death.
They died, by a mothers embrace
Suggesting a tragic demise, possibly involving maternal love.
You'll find the reasons given
Highlighting reasons provided, resulting in a soulless outcome.
Have left no soul to trace
Implies difficulty in tracing the essence or purpose of life.
That's when we know, we failed, the human race
Recognizing a collective failure of humanity.
Find yourself
Encouraging self-discovery and realization of significance.
You'll see, we mean something
Asserting that individuals hold intrinsic value.
And you know when we get old, we all die
Acknowledging the inevitability of death in old age.
We're all made the same way
Emphasizing commonality in human creation.
Just a little more time remains
Highlighting the limited time remaining for existence.
Slowly, we limp through the pain
Describing a gradual progression through suffering.
They must of forgot about you
Suggesting neglect or oversight towards someone.
Along with their shame
Linking forgetfulness with a sense of shame.
Have we all forgot
Prompting a collective remembrance of certain events.
They did not erase from time
Asserting the persistence of certain memories despite efforts.
Kinda like my memories
Comparing personal memories to an indelible record.
But they never got mine
Claiming the retention of personal memories despite external influences.
Instead they're all ripped away
Describing the loss or destruction of memories.
Sold for a selfish heart
Attributing the loss to self-centered motives.
And we'll never get to see
Expressing regret for not witnessing the potential outcomes.
What they'll amount to be
Speculating about the unrealized future, akin to the speaker.
Like me
Comparing personal experiences to others, implying shared struggles.
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