Weight of the Hammer
Rising From Oppression: Unveiling the Weight of the Hammer
Lyrics
Strike the anvil
Symbolic call to action, urging to make an impact.
Broken fingers and shattered teeth
Physical and emotional damage endured, possibly in a struggle.
Born to suffer
Expressing a sense of destiny marked by pain and hardship.
An eternity of servitude
Conveying an endless cycle of subjugation or servitude.
This complacency breeds extinction
Warning about the danger of becoming too comfortable, leading to extinction.
An existence with no purpose
Describing a life lacking meaning or significance.
Working these hands down to the bone
Highlighting exhaustive labor and dedication.
Each new sun brings bitter cold
Metaphor for facing challenges with every new day.
Bleak and grim
Depicting a harsh and bleak reality.
Light is fleeting from the sky
Symbolizing fading hope or positivity.
Bound wrists with platinum cuffs
Imprisonment or restriction with luxurious constraints.
Broken backs and collapsed lungs
Physical and metaphorical suffering.
Like cattle, we follow with obedience
Comparing obedience to livestock, lack of free will.
Treading the water til we drown
Struggling without progress, leading to a metaphorical drowning.
Break down their walls
Encouraging resistance against oppressive structures.
Their mansions forged in blood
Wealth built on the suffering and sacrifice of others.
Confined to a world of poison
Living in a toxic environment with no escape.
Asphyxiated forever
Suffocation and confinement lasting forever.
Left behind until the end
Abandoned until the ultimate end.
Arise from muck and mire
Emerging from difficult circumstances, rebirth in vengeance.
Born again in the flames of vengeance
A call for radical change, rising from adversity.
Would you die for your children?
Pondering the sacrifice for future generations.
With dissent and disobedience
Challenging authority and established norms.
Trading water for Higher Ground
Choosing a path of progress and enlightenment.
Blood will flow unto the city streets
Anticipating a violent uprising, societal transformation.
Painting roads crimson with regret
Describing the consequences of rebellion with regret.
Fists raised, tired and calloused
Symbolic display of weariness and resilience.
To forge a future by smashing
Using force to shape a new, better future.
The skulls of the oppressors
Metaphor for dismantling oppressive figures.
Pulverize all opposition
Complete destruction of opposition for change.
Beneath the weight of the hammer
Symbolizing the powerful force needed for transformation.
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