Lyrics
As we bleed you feast on what is left
Expressing the pain and suffering while someone else takes pleasure in the aftermath.
Of waking nightmares, prayers best left unsaid
Alluding to disturbing and distressing experiences that are better left unspoken.
Sinking inside of the beasts we shall be
Reflecting on the internal struggle and transformation into something beastly.
Feeling desires buried, dreams best left to sleep
Suppressing buried desires and letting dreams remain dormant.
Suffer the absence of beauty to know
Enduring the pain of losing beauty to gain knowledge or insight.
Years beaten down, passions unknown
Years have worn down passions, leaving them unknown or unfulfilled.
The bitterest ashes are the souls unwept tears
Describing profound sorrow as the unwept tears of forsaken souls turn to bitter ashes.
Walls of your heaven and pit of your fears
Referencing personal struggles with both heavenly ideals and deep-seated fears.
the heavens will fall and stars rain down
Anticipating a catastrophic event where heavens fall and stars symbolize hardships.
On the backs of the broken
Focusing on the suffering of the broken and downtrodden.
Upon those whose beauty is spit upon
Expressing contempt for those whose beauty is disregarded or scorned.
Whose desire you shit upon
Condemning the disregard for the desires of the mistreated.
If this is what your life will take from me
Questioning the impact of a life that takes away personal fulfillment.
If this is what your world will make of me
Contemplating the transformation imposed by a harsh world.
these words which we cannot speak
Acknowledging the inability to express certain thoughts or feelings.
For the fallen are lost through the absence of dreams
Linking the loss of the fallen to the absence of dreams.
In skies that are ever bright we cast wishes into the darkness
Casting wishes into the darkness, contrasting with the bright skies.
For the stench of your heaven clings to me
Expressing the unpleasant impact of heavenly influences.
And the stars weep for my shame
Depicting a personal sense of shame reflected in the sorrowful stars.
This long, dark age has given us but faded memory
Describing a time of forgotten memories and lost greatness.
-and all the words we will not write
Emphasizing the silence and restraint in expressing certain words.
-and all the dreams that die tonight
Mourning the death of dreams and the loss felt tonight.
-and all the love in hearts grown cold
Conveying the coldness of hearts where love has faded away.
-and all the beauty never known
Reflecting on the unappreciated beauty that remains unknown.
as heavens winds are rancid sweet
Describing heavenly winds with a sickening sweetness.
As angels breath of carrion reek
Connecting angels to a repugnant, decaying odor.
Suffer the children as they will dream
Highlighting the suffering of children's dreams.
As empty souls breed worthless ends
Emphasizing the worthlessness of empty souls and their inevitable ends.
As bitter hands stroke passions spent
Depicting the consequences of pursuing spent and fruitless passions.
Hearts burned to black with the fires of prayers for the end
Describing hearts turned black through prayers for an end.
and the stars weep for my shame
Reiterating the stars' weeping as a reflection of personal shame.
This long, dark age has given us the faded memory
Re-emphasizing the impact of a dark age on fading memories.
Of passions spent - give me breath to face another day
Reflecting on the exhaustion and plea for strength to face another day.
If this is what your life will take from me
Repeating the questioning of the life's toll on personal fulfillment.
If this is what your world will make of me
Reiterating the consideration of personal transformation by the world.
if this is what the world has made of me
Expressing acceptance of the consequences of personal transformation.
Then let it live with the consequences
Challenging the world to live with the outcomes of personal choices.
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