| Toh Kay – With Any Sort of Certainty Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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So I think at this point it is pretty clear to any frequent listener of Streetlight or Kalnoky that Thomas has experienced suicide or suicidal behavior in a close relationship be it a friend, family member, or partner. To me this song reminds me a lot of the stuff off of Everything Goes Numb. Did you ever think that we’d be three steps from the ledge? Contemplating awful things and thinking about the end Nobody mentioned that the pieces wouldn’t fit You could rearrange them all you want but the puzzle it was rigged This verse is clearly and explicitly describing suicide and the thoughts associated with the contemplation. The diction expresses a sort of hopelessness that is logically associated with the taking of one's life. No one knows where the soul goes when we die, when we die Some say to nowhere some will say the sky, to the sky It’s all the same, and surely some will find it strange But I prefer the mystery remains, unexplained This verse describes Thomas's spiritual beliefs. The words are very agnostic in nature. Then the final line of the verse illustrates that he finds comfort in the mystery of not knowing, perhaps because deep down he wants to be united with those who have passed, specifically the potential relation that killed themselves. Oh my God I will, hold my tongue and I’ll breathe easily If anyone can say with any sort of certainty that there is something to believe This drives the agnosticism further. We swore we’d never stray Right before we went our separate ways And now we’re looking back, we’re second guessing all the choices that we made Who would’ve thought, we’d fought so long, we started to see Our enemies turned into friends, our friends to enemies and we sat somewhere in the between But I heard someone say they knew that someday that everything would fall into its place And everything would be fine And I really truly honestly without a doubt want to believe that everything will be alright These lines seem to narrate struggles in the relationship with the person who the song is addressing. If the subject of the song did in fact commit suicide, this could reflect potential guilt of the slipping relationship. Although this analysis relies on a few inferences, I strongly believe I have at least pegged a piece of the meaning. Perhaps the subject of this song is the same as in The Saddest Song and A Better Place, A Better Time. Anyways, I hope more people will comment and contribute to the discussion, I would love to see some more points of view. |
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| Avenged Sevenfold – Fiction Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| You put it really good. Sounds a lot better than the song being a suicide note. | |
| Avenged Sevenfold – Fiction Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I hate to say it, but after really listening to the lyrics it sounds like a possible suicide note. This line stood out to me, "Left this life to set me free, Took a piece of you inside of me, All this hurt can finally fade, Promise me you'll never feel afraid" Other lines have strange similarities to suicide. When i heard that this was his last song, and he turned it in before he died, it added to my idea. Its sad, the band is not only losing one of their most talented drummers but also a childhood friend. Feel free to give me feedback or your opinion. RIP Rev. |
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