Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
A mass illusion
Blind men in a line
They smother their fires with gasoline
A stranger's contribution
Everybody's on the run
No clue where they are heading
A spineless attempt
Have we lost it completely?
It always ends up in a mess
A liar's ambition
Praised like a king
Every day in every way
We are getting weaker
You won't go far
With the life that you're living
Every day in every way
We are getting weaker
Slow and calculated
Afraid of the sleeping
We'll never ever reach the goal
A liar's ambition
Praised like a king
Every day in every way
We are getting weaker
You won't go far
With the life that you're living
Every day in every way
We are getting weaker
Blind men in a line
They smother their fires with gasoline
A stranger's contribution
Everybody's on the run
No clue where they are heading
A spineless attempt
Have we lost it completely?
It always ends up in a mess
A liar's ambition
Praised like a king
Every day in every way
We are getting weaker
You won't go far
With the life that you're living
Every day in every way
We are getting weaker
Slow and calculated
Afraid of the sleeping
We'll never ever reach the goal
A liar's ambition
Praised like a king
Every day in every way
We are getting weaker
You won't go far
With the life that you're living
Every day in every way
We are getting weaker
Lyrics submitted by FreakyNipples69
Egonomic Lyrics as written by Bjoern Ingvar Gelotte Anders Par Friden
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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God people, this is not an opinion board. I think this song is about humanities downfall into oblivion.
Hm, well, to me, this song is about how over time, people have slowly denounced their means of though, by simply conforming.
"A liar’s ambition, praised like a king"
I think this refers to how the blind masses praises the scum that runs this earth.
A strangers contribution. Everybody’s on the run.
It might refer to people being afraid of the unknown
No clue where they are heading.
Mankind has no purpose, or direction, it is just a suicide march, and people don't even see it
I love this song, I think its the best of the new album.
This is another slab of pure in flames magic. They are one of the few bands that seem to get a sort of melody and energy into their music and still remain shaggadellically heavy. They churn out stuff like this yet they are still crimminally underrated, why was it that i hadnt heard of them until i saw them supporting slipknot, u ask anyone who has heard of them their opinion and you will get a positive response i gurantee.
i think this response is probably to do with us as people and that with the way we are living we have no future etc. u know the story roughly
hey pals, did u check how in flames did melody in black metal ? its great!!
the lyrics r great , about our down system, the chorus is great , "A liarÂ’s ambition, praised like a king Every day in every way weÂ’re getting weaker You wonÂ’t go far with the life that youÂ’re living Every day in every way weÂ’re getting weaker"
Simple, Clean-cut, fast, a great song :D
God damn, i love this song! How can you NOT thrash about the room and sing along everytime you hear it? So much energy....
yup :)
In Flames ARE NOT black metal! goes to show how little you know bout metal.. Dimmur Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Windir, Immortal are black metal. In Flames are melodic/gothenburg death metal.
As previously stated, this song is about the downfall of humanity caused by corruption and apathy, etc;