Gift of Suffering
Embracing the Gift of Suffering: A Lonesome Hero's Journey
Lyrics
High desire to fall
Expressing a strong inclination or longing to experience a downfall.
I hang close to the edge
Staying near the edge, possibly metaphorical, suggesting a precarious or risky position.
I find no tranquility
Unable to find peace or calmness.
Hallow voices overlay
Voices that lack substance or significance overlaying each other.
I am the lonesome hero
Identifying as a solitary hero, possibly isolated or burdened.
Death is alien to me
Death is unfamiliar or foreign, implying a detachment or distance from it.
Sanitarium father
Referring to a father figure associated with a sanitarium, suggesting a connection to mental health or instability.
My eyes are too blind to see
Acknowledging a lack of clarity or insight due to blindness.
To sink from eyes of mother
Desiring to escape the gaze or judgment of a mother figure.
There is gift of suffering
Highlighting the positive aspect or value in suffering, suggesting it is a gift.
Sweetly over severed skin
Describing the experience of suffering as sweet and intimately connected to wounded or cut skin.
There is gift of suffering
Reiterating the idea that suffering is a gift, possibly emphasizing its importance.
This will be the great pain
Anticipating a significant and intense pain to come.
As my demons quiver and sing
Referencing inner demons that tremble and vocalize.
No god can save me from my fear
Expressing a belief that no deity can rescue the speaker from their fear.
I can not ignore or pretend
Acknowledging an inability to ignore or feign ignorance toward something.
If tomorrow starts without me
Contemplating the consequences if the speaker is absent in the future.
Take me back to where I was sent
Desiring to return to the place from which the speaker originated.
Hallow eyes hold dark hours
Describing eyes that hold or contain dark and difficult moments.
I can not break away
Feeling unable to break free from a situation or condition.
On this earth
Reflecting on the challenges and experiences on Earth.
We are diseased by the cold
Describing a state of being afflicted or corrupted by cold, possibly metaphorical.
Our weighted blood
Referring to blood as heavy, possibly burdened, and tainted with a reddish film.
Is crimson scum
Characterizing the darkness as a transformative force that completes the speaker.
The darkness had made me whole
Expressing a need for support or reassurance during challenging times.
Hold me strong
(No specific meaning provided in the lyrics for this line.)
While the wild wind blows
Seeking strength during turbulent or unpredictable times symbolized by the wild wind.
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