Slow decay, I won't stop fighting yet

Who do you think that is there?
I came to fight
I am in the air
I know you follow the body
Let go now
To the cold step hypnotic we go
I only call them when I know I don't see them
I only call them when I know I don't see them

Who do you think that is there?
I show beyond, slow beyond compare
I always fall in these fights, I know why
Always fall in these fights, I know why
Controlling the age, it takes a toll on my brain
Now, who do you think that is there?
Only call them when I know I don't see them
I only call them when I know I don't see them

Slow decay, I won't

Who do you think that is there?
Bite to stripe, leading out of despair
I know you follow the body
Let go now
To the cold step hypnotic
It won't stop now
You fake it with taste
Don�t mean you�re making your own way
Now who do you think, I said who do you think now?

Oh, how I pass the days
You know how much I care
Oh, through the wax and wane
You know I will be there
Oh, at your faded grace
I know now not to stare

But slow decay, I won't stop fighting yet

Who do you think that is there?
I came to fight
I am in the air
I always fall in these fights
I know why
And from the birth-strains of life I go right
But controlling my age it takes a toll on my brain
Now who do you think that is there?

Only call them when I know I don't see them
I only call them when I know I don't see them


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    I may be crazy, but this song makes me think of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), or just plain lupus, every time.

    Some lines:

    "Slow decay" -- it is a degenerative disease, sometimes leading to progressive damage to organs over time

    "Who do you think that is there? I came to fight" -- it's an autoimmune disease, so your cells are basically attacking yourself

    "I am in the air, I know you follow the body, let go now" -- again, the autoimmune issue, it's within you

    "Oh, through the wax and wane, you know I will be there" -- waxing and waning is the nature of the disease -- but it's always there (treatable not curable)

    "Oh, at your faded grace, I know now not to stare": A classical symptom is a prominent rash on the face, butterfly-shaped

    It's all over really!

    oranjelambon May 07, 2008   Link

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