This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
From my skin I emit flashing lights
In my eyes all you find are flashing lights
From my mouth every sound a warning bell
Fill the room
Kill the mood and overwhelm
Break up the crowd
Suck the life out
Break up the crowd
Suck the life out
Paralyzed until the flesh crawls right off my bones
I can't push words past the knot in my throat
Water stands where once water could flow
This is not my familiar broken home
Hide your drugs
Fix your shirt
Turn it down
I botched the lines
Tongue is tied
Get me out
Scatterbrained
It can't be fixed
Nothing fits
Out of film
Out of room
Full eclipse
Break up the crowd
Suck the life out
Break up the crowd
Suck the life out
The edges are made out of stone
I built a maze I cannot get out of
The edges are made out of stone
This labyrinth I have trapped myself in
Throw me a rope (x3)
I'm trapped in a wreck under myself
Pinned to an old soul while everyone I love stays forever young
The roads are blocked
The petals closed
They're on to me
The song is too loud
I cannot dance
They're on to me
The air, it weighs a ton (x2)
All I want is for everyone to go to hell
It's the last place I was seen before I lost myself
All I want is for everyone to come to hell
There we can be free an learn to love ourselves
In my eyes all you find are flashing lights
From my mouth every sound a warning bell
Fill the room
Kill the mood and overwhelm
Break up the crowd
Suck the life out
Break up the crowd
Suck the life out
Paralyzed until the flesh crawls right off my bones
I can't push words past the knot in my throat
Water stands where once water could flow
This is not my familiar broken home
Hide your drugs
Fix your shirt
Turn it down
I botched the lines
Tongue is tied
Get me out
Scatterbrained
It can't be fixed
Nothing fits
Out of film
Out of room
Full eclipse
Break up the crowd
Suck the life out
Break up the crowd
Suck the life out
The edges are made out of stone
I built a maze I cannot get out of
The edges are made out of stone
This labyrinth I have trapped myself in
Throw me a rope (x3)
I'm trapped in a wreck under myself
Pinned to an old soul while everyone I love stays forever young
The roads are blocked
The petals closed
They're on to me
The song is too loud
I cannot dance
They're on to me
The air, it weighs a ton (x2)
All I want is for everyone to go to hell
It's the last place I was seen before I lost myself
All I want is for everyone to come to hell
There we can be free an learn to love ourselves
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honestly I think this song is about those times when you go to a party with your girlfriend and she starts making a scene "Hide your drugs Fix your shirt Turn it down I botched the lines Tongue is tied Get me out Scatterbrained It can't be fixed Nothing fits Out of film Out of room Full eclipse" - basically when you're trying to make up an excuse to her though you already fucked up