Hungry Eyes
Resisting the Temptation: Wallflower's Anthem of Defiance
Lyrics
We said we'd drawn the last line, we made all our intentions clear.
We declared that we had established clear boundaries, making our intentions evident.
What better time than now? What better place to die than here?
There is no better time or place than now to face the inevitable, possibly referring to a challenging situation.
But I'm not giving this up.
The speaker is determined and unwilling to give up on something important.
Hungry eyes surround me, they're starving.
The speaker is surrounded by intense desire or ambition, represented by "hungry eyes."
They feed on your insides. No warning, it's happening.
The intensity of desire or ambition is harming the speaker internally without warning.
The sheep caught out in the landslide, they suffocate themselves in fear.
People who blindly follow are caught in a disastrous situation, suffocating in fear.
But when the wolves are thirsty, the herd serve them up their blood and tears.
When those in power or with ill intentions (wolves) are in need, the followers (herd) willingly sacrifice themselves.
But I'm not sipping from that cup.
The speaker refuses to participate in a destructive act.
Hungry eyes surround me, they're starving.
The speaker is still surrounded by intense desire or ambition, emphasizing its persistence.
They feed on your insides. No warning, it's happening.
The harmful effects of desire are reiterated, with no warning of its occurrence.
Feeding lies; they deceive from the tree.
The act of spreading falsehoods; deception originating from a source represented by a tree.
The fruit's been cast aside. They're planting seeds in your mind.
The consequences of deceit are evident, with discarded fruit and the planting of harmful ideas in the mind.
The paradise they promised you has withered away.
The promised utopia or ideal situation has deteriorated or vanished.
The borders that set us back get stronger every day.
Obstacles hindering progress become more formidable with each passing day.
And if they lead our humanity astray, then I hope that I don't have to live long enough to see their masochistic ways.
If those in power lead humanity astray, the speaker hopes not to witness the perverse and self-destructive ways that may follow.
Lock me up and throw away the key.
A metaphorical expression of surrender, suggesting a desire to escape or be freed from a confining situation.
Pack my bags I'm ready to leave.
The speaker is prepared to leave, possibly indicating a willingness to distance themselves from a detrimental environment.
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