Lyrics
Brother John saw visions of God
Brother John experiences divine visions.
So they put him in chains
He is restrained in chains due to his peculiar behavior.
For acting too odd
The crowd disapproves of his actions, deeming them odd.
As the crowd shouted, "Off with his head"
The crowd calls for his execution, shouting "Off with his head."
The priest said, "Have mercy
The priest intervenes, pleading for mercy and suggesting burning instead.
Let's burn him instead"
The situation reflects a sense of entrapment.
Trapped
Expressing a state of being trapped.
Trapped in a world that he never made
Reiterating the theme of being trapped in a world not of one's creation.
I woke up with my head on the floor
The singer wakes up disoriented and disheveled.
In a windowless cell
In a confined space without windows.
A room full of doors
A room with numerous choices or opportunities (doors).
I got lost, now I'm so far behind
The singer is lost and struggling to catch up.
Took so much advice
The impact of excessive advice on losing personal identity.
Forgot my own mind
Forgetting one's own thoughts due to external influence.
Trapped
Restating the feeling of being trapped.
Trapped in a world that I never made
Reaffirming the entrapment in a world not of one's making.
We can't be slowed down by a big bunch of lip
Resistance against criticism or negativity.
And nobody cares about your paranoid trip
Disregard for others' concerns or fears.
You know death and the devil sure got it easy today
Death and evil facing minimal challenges in the contemporary world.
Souls come so cheap some people give theirs away
Reflection on the cheapening of life and the ease of losing one's soul.
You've got to break out, you've got to prove you're alive
A call for breaking free and proving one's vitality.
What makes you think that the weak survive
Questioning the notion that only the weak endure.
And if you don't have the stomach
A warning about the challenges ahead.
For all this radical crap
Discouragement towards those unwilling to embrace radical ideas.
Then have the guts to stand for something
An encouragement to take a stand for something meaningful.
Or you're gonna be trapped
A stark reminder of the consequences of not taking a stand.
Trapped
Reiteration of the state of being trapped.
Trapped in a world that you never made
Final emphasis on the entrapment in a world not of one's creation.
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