Cult
Navigating the Abyss: Unraveling the Depths of Despair in 'Cult'
Lyrics
I drown in an ocean of nothingness
I feel overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness or meaninglessness.
I watch from afar the lies I have built collapse
Observing the falsehoods I've constructed crumble from a distance.
I'll never see the light and I'm terrified
I believe I won't experience positivity, and fear the unknown.
When each day smothers me into this prison
Each day pushes me deeper into a metaphorical prison.
At every step my feet sink more into these quicksands
With every step, I find myself sinking further into difficulties.
Now that I face the truth the feeling's bitter
Facing the truth is unpleasant and distressing.
Behind this mask I thought I'd hide forever
Wearing a metaphorical mask to conceal myself indefinitely.
Now time passes, it crumbles
Time passes, and everything gradually falls apart.
I can't play pretend anymore
Unable to pretend or act as if everything is okay.
Floating outside of my own skin
Feeling detached from my own identity.
Trying to find a way in when I'm trapped in my own cell
Struggling to escape confinement in my own emotional prison.
This shiver passing through my spine
A shiver signifies a realization of my existence, especially when closing my eyes.
Reminds me I am alive only when I close my eyes
Life feels vivid only in moments of introspection.
Hollow to a point I am so shallow
Emotionally empty to the extent of being superficial.
Let me just dissolve into the unknown
Expressing a desire to disappear into the unknown.
All the shapes that I trace don't recall me home
Actions or decisions made don't lead me back to familiarity.
Like the memory my mind holds
Similar to memories that my mind retains but no longer connects with.
The longer the suffering
The longer the suffering, the more profound the emotional pain.
The deeper the knife sinks in
A metaphor for emotional pain deepening over time.
As my shell is splintering I feel so vulnerable
Feeling exposed and fragile as my emotional defenses crumble.
There is a ghost staring at my own reflection
Confronted by a haunting presence within my own self-reflection.
I drown in an ocean of nothingness
Reiteration of the overwhelming feeling of nothingness.
I watch from afar the lies I have built collapse
Repeating the collapse of constructed lies viewed from a distance.
If I ever see the light
If there's a chance to see positivity or hope.
If I ever
Expressing a conditional openness to positive experiences.
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