Whittler and the King
Awakened Monarchy: The Whittler and the King's Tale
Lyrics
Awaken from your slumber
Awakening from a state of unawareness or indifference.
You don't feel anything
Emotionally numb, disconnected, or unresponsive.
You think you're fine, but soon you'll find
Believing everything is okay, but a revelation is imminent.
The whittler and the king
Reference to contrasting figures, the "whittler" and the "king."
Spin sordid tales of heartache
Telling distressing stories using tools made from human skin.
On spinwheels made from skin
Implies a sinister connection between the storyteller and the skin.
The skin is mine, and soon I'll find
Ownership of the skin, hinting at a hidden identity.
The whittler is within
Suggesting the whittler is a part of the speaker or their psyche.
And all the west was won, in the sun
Allusion to historical conquests and achievements in the sun.
But all the rest is none, it's no fun
Contrast with the less enjoyable aspects of life (the rest is none).
You think that you're a whittler
Self-perception as a whittler, though identity is more complex.
But really you're a king,
Unveiling the speaker's actual identity as a king.
As you divide, and pay no mind
Divisive actions without gaining knowledge or understanding.
You don't learn anything,
Highlighting a lack of personal growth or enlightenment.
You'll wish that you're a wise man
Expressing a desire for wisdom and insight.
As wise as wise can be
Aspiring to be exceptionally wise, but facing challenges.
But man takes you for granted
Being taken for granted by others despite one's virtues.
In this crumbling monarchy
Commentary on the decline of a once-great monarchy.
Make a run for it
Encouragement to escape or resist challenging situations.
Make a run for it
-Make a run for the cunning, the fun of it
-Make a run for it
-What will you think when the ice pick smashes the ice rink
-Why not me
-Come out and face the sun
Invitation to face various challenges and confrontations.
Come out and face the big one
-Come out, the mouth to gun
-Come out and chew the big gum
-Come out and beat the drum
-Beat on the drum the hardest
-Come out and play the song
-Come and avenge the artist
-Come and avenge the artist
Repeated call to avenge the artist, possibly symbolizing resistance.
Come and avenge the artist
-Come and avenge the artist
-Come and avenge the artist
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