Neverending Story
Unveiling the Dark Tapestry: While God Sleeps' Neverending Story
Lyrics
Shrine after shrine to your shapeless god
Expresses the presence of numerous places of worship for a god without a defined form or identity.
Atone and suffer for a worthless cause
Calls for repentance and enduring suffering for a cause that lacks value or significance.
You built your kingdom on the back of hate
Describes the foundation of a kingdom established on a basis of hatred.
Saints and sinners we all die the same
Highlights the commonality of death for both virtuous individuals and those considered sinful.
You'll find
Introduces the idea of searching for something, possibly solace or meaning.
No solace
Suggests that solace is unattainable.
In lies
States that lies do not provide comfort or relief.
False prophet
Refers to someone falsely claiming to be a prophet or guide.
Eternity in paradise
Describes an eternal existence in a paradisiacal setting, possibly sarcastically.
A cowards dream
Characterizes the desire for an existence marked by fear and avoidance.
Bought and sold
Suggests a state of being traded or manipulated, possibly in the context of beliefs.
Afraid, cold, alone, abandoned
Depicts emotions of fear, coldness, and abandonment, emphasizing a sense of isolation.
Afraid, cold, alone, abandon your faith
Reiterates the call to abandon one's faith due to fear and isolation.
Abandon your faith
Emphasizes the need to forsake one's belief system.
Starving children cry out
Draws attention to the suffering of hungry children, possibly critiquing the indifference of those in power.
A casualty for every lie you sold
Links casualties to falsehoods, suggesting harm caused by deceit.
Years spent blinded by misled belief
Reflects on the years spent blinded by misguided beliefs, possibly religious or ideological.
The oldest story ever told
Declares a theme of an ancient narrative recurring throughout history.
Your god is dead
Declares the nonexistence or irrelevance of a particular god.
Blood stains each page of the scripture
Associates bloodstains with the shame derived from a particular scripture.
From which you hung your shame
Connects shame to a scripture and suggests hanging it as a symbol.
In the end our bodies
States the commonality of human bodies ending up in shallow graves.
Line the same shallow graves
Emphasizes the equality of all individuals in death.
The only difference is the fear
Points out the fear introduced through self-inflicted labels, highlighting a sense of personal responsibility.
You gave a self inflicted name
Suggests attachment to self-imposed identities and labels.
And you'll cling to those words
Indicates a clinging or attachment to words that create a sense of security.
The cage where you feel safe
Describes a mental or emotional cage where one feels secure.
Follow the shepherd like the cattle you became
Advises blindly following a leader or authority figure like livestock.
Like the cattle
Reiterates the comparison of individuals to cattle, emphasizing blind obedience.
Like the cattle
Repeats the comparison to cattle, reinforcing the idea of unquestioning submission.
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