Lyrics
Fighting death is dancing with a brick wall
Fighting death is akin to facing an insurmountable obstacle.
It never bends, it makes you feel so small
Death, like a brick wall, remains unyielding and can make one feel insignificant.
Could bang my head, you'll never be vulnerable
Expressing frustration, banging one's head won't make one vulnerable to death.
Yeah, fighting death is dancing with a brick wall
Reiterating the difficulty and futility of confronting death.
Tear it down, tear it down
Emphasizing the need to dismantle or overcome the metaphorical brick wall.
Tear it down, down, down, down, down
-Tear it down, tear it down
-Lights out in the church, God, please
Describing a desperate plea to God, feeling trapped in a challenging situation symbolized by a bathroom stall.
Cut me quick or let me leave
-Baptized in the bathroom stall
-It's all, it's all, it's all a brick wall
-Tear it down, tear it down
Repeating the call to tear down the metaphorical brick wall.
Tear it down, down, down, down, down
-Tear it down, tear it down
-You never compromise, you never fucking think twice
Addressing a lack of compromise and understanding, frustration with the inability to change someone's mindset.
I tried everything, I even tried talking nice
-Nothing I ever say, nothing I say can change your mind
-Acting like you decide if today I live or die
-Heaven's not the place for me
Rejecting the idea of heaven, expressing disbelief, and comparing the struggle to a rat crawling.
God knows that I don't believe
-Climbing like a rat, I crawl
-It's all, it's all, it's all a brick wall
-I got nowhere to go, nowhere to go but forward
Feeling directionless but emphasizing the need to move forward despite obstacles.
Time's got us marching on like we are tiny soldiers
-Now there it is, stretching from the sky to the ground
-And there you are without a way to get around
-Tear it down, tear it down
Repeating the urgency to tear down the metaphorical brick wall.
Tear it down, down, down, down, down
-Tear it down, tear it down
-Tear it down, tear it down
Continuing the call to dismantle the obstacle, reinforcing determination.
Tear it down, down, down, down, down
-Tear it down, tear it down
-Lights out in the church, God, please
Revisiting the plea to God, seeking release from the metaphorical brick wall.
Cut me quick or let me leave
-Baptized in the bathroom stall
-It's all, it's all, it's all a brick wall
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