Talking Me Down
Sacrifices for Love: Shadows, Darkness, and Lost Kingdoms
Lyrics
For your love, I would go to the gallows
Expressing willingness to face severe consequences, even death, for the sake of love.
Lay my head down and make the sacrifice
Ready to make a significant sacrifice, emphasizing dedication and commitment to the relationship.
For your love I would live int he shadows
Indicating a willingness to live in obscurity or secrecy for the love being discussed.
Embrace the darkness, and curse the light
Willingness to embrace difficult or challenging aspects of life for the sake of love, rejecting the light.
I am someone chained on an island
Portraying a sense of isolation and captivity, possibly metaphorical, emphasizing loneliness.
Armada passes by no one hears my cry
Describing a feeling of being unheard and unnoticed, comparing the self to someone stranded on an island.
You're not talking me down
Asserting that the person cannot be dissuaded or discouraged by external influences.
You're not talking me down
Reiterating the resistance to external influences, emphasizing a strong and unwavering determination.
I am someone beyond recognition
Reaffirming a sense of identity loss, possibly due to personal or emotional challenges.
Perhaps a king who has lost his kingdom
Imagining a scenario where the person, like a dethroned king, has lost their sense of power or control.
Let it be said that we were led by fools out here to the ledge
Suggesting that the collective "we" was misled by foolish leaders, leading to a precarious situation.
All, all trust is merely blood to dust
Highlighting a lack of trust and the fragility of relationships, comparing trust to something fleeting.
I am someone beyond recognition
Reiterating a theme of identity crisis or loss, emphasizing a disconnect from one's former self.
Perhaps a king who has lost his kingdom
Continuing the imagery of a fallen king, emphasizing the theme of loss and displacement.
Let it be said that we were led by fools out here to the ledge
Repeating the idea that foolish decisions have led to a dangerous situation or metaphorical ledge.
All, all trust is merely blood to dust
Reemphasizing the idea that trust is fragile and easily turned to dust, reinforcing a sense of betrayal.
For your love, I would go to the gallows
Recalling the earlier willingness to face dire consequences for love, creating a thematic connection.
Lay my head down and make the sacrifice
Reiterating the readiness to make sacrifices, echoing the dedication expressed earlier.
For your love I would live int he shadows
Reemphasizing the willingness to live in the shadows for the sake of love, maintaining consistency in theme.
Embrace the darkness, and curse the light
Continuing the theme of embracing darkness and rejecting light for the sake of love.
I am someone chained on an island
Repeating the imagery of being chained on an island, reinforcing the sense of isolation and captivity.
Armada passes by no one hears my cry
Reiterating the feeling of being unheard and unnoticed, emphasizing the isolation described earlier.
I am someone beyond recognition
Echoing the idea of an identity crisis or loss, maintaining a consistent theme throughout the lyrics.
Perhaps a king who has lost his kingdom
Continuing the imagery of a fallen king, underscoring the ongoing theme of loss and displacement.
Let it be said that we were led by fools out here to the ledge
Repeating the notion that foolish decisions have led to a dangerous situation or metaphorical ledge.
All, all trust is merely blood to dust
Reemphasizing the idea that trust is fragile and easily turned to dust, reinforcing a sense of betrayal.
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