Lyrics
Take a long hard look in the water
Reflect on your life and actions deeply.
Do you ever wonder what it took for this to occur
Contemplate the events that led to the current situation.
There's discord buried deep in your head
Internal conflict and discord exist in your thoughts.
Sow it up with needle and thread
Try to mend or cover up emotional wounds.
Wake up
An urging to awaken.
I need you to wake up
Emphasizing the need for awareness and consciousness.
Think clearly
Encouragement to think clearly and rationally.
Open your eyes and clear your mind
Open your eyes and free your mind from confusion.
Do you recall where all of this started
Recall the origin of your current state.
A black and white canvas painted half-hearted
Describing a mediocre, incomplete creation or experience.
You always seem to dance to the beat of the drum
Adherence to societal expectations and norms.
It's part of the plan, it's the song we were taught to hum
Following a predetermined path or ideology.
White light pulls them into the void
A force, possibly negative, attracting individuals.
Why has this comfort left them destroyed
Questioning the departure of comfort and security.
I know the sense you suppress
Awareness of suppressed emotions.
In time, I know
Understanding grows with time.
Time again, it makes you less
Repetition of time causing a decrease in self-awareness.
Willing to change but never making progress
Desire to change but no actual progress.
You never knew that you were drifting away
Realization of drifting away from one's true self.
And now your eyes are faded grey
Loss of vibrancy and vitality in one's perception.
You never knew that you were drifting away
Continuation of the theme of unrecognized detachment.
Eyes hard as stone, you're a part of the fray
Emphasis on hardened and indifferent eyes.
Look at me now, your eyes are faded grey
Observation of the faded eyes of someone changed.
Conformed, your mind is slipping away
Conforming to external influences and losing oneself.
Now I see your arrogance on display
Recognition of arrogance taking control.
Consumed by vanity, you're part of the fray
Being consumed by superficial concerns.
Look at me now, your eyes are grey and decayed
Reiteration of the changed and decayed state.
Conformed, your mind is slipping away
Repetition of the idea of mental conformity.
Look at me now
A direct plea for acknowledgment and awareness.
The lack of interest branded on your head
Observing a lack of interest in one's surroundings.
Reveals the heart of the lies you're fed
Revelation of deception and falsehood in one's beliefs.
You don't know how your roots have spread
Unawareness of the far-reaching impact of one's actions.
While all this time, in the palm of their hand
Manipulation and control by external forces.
Lack of view
Limited perspective and understanding.
Do you recall where all of this started
Reiteration of the origin of the current situation.
A black and white canvas painted half-hearted
Repeating the notion of an incomplete creation.
As the leaves fall
Symbolic reference to the changing seasons.
So the people
Reflecting the collective downfall of society.
All fall with no thoughts in their head
Highlighting the mindless descent of the masses.
As for the evergreen
The enduring and resilient aspects of nature.
Their eyes bright and keen
Contrasting the vitality of nature with human apathy.
Unearth the roots of the plague that is spread
Searching for the roots of a widespread problem.
Eyes faded grey
Reiteration of the changed and faded state of eyes.
Now we know
A declaration of understanding the situation.
Leaves will fall, Watch them crawl
Symbolic representation of the inevitable decline.
Down
A visual depiction of the falling leaves.
As they sleep, Still can't think
Despite being in a state of rest, the mind remains inactive.
Sleep
Emphasis on the theme of a dormant, unthinking state.
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