| Lamb of God – Laid to Rest Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"If there was a single day I could live... A single breath I could take I'd trade all the others away." This simply just means that he missed a lot, as in what he could've experienced, because he's been smothered, metaphorically. By another person, maybe family, a relationship, or religion. I related this song to me and my past relationship, and being destroyed by it. "The blood's on the wall, so you'd might as well just admit it" He's not talking to anyone else, like the person it has to do with. But he's talking about himself, and YOU, the listener of the song, because you can relate it to something you're going through too, or maybe the same thing, but mostly feeling the same way he does. He's reaching out to YOU. But this line is saying, just admit it, its over, its dead(whatever it is), the evidence(blood) on the wall says so. But then again, this line could be taken completely different. "And bleach out the stains, commit to forgetting it" Forget about it. Forget about and get rid of the memories and impacts its made on you (stains). "You're better off empty and blank, than left with a single pathetic trace of this" You'll be better being empty and blank, rather than remembering this, and worrying about it, and being affected by it, and being pathetic and trying to help it or being too upset about it. "Smother another failure, lay this to rest" It's another failure, its over, end it. "Console yourself, you're better alone, Destroy yourself, see who gives a fuck, Absorb yourself, you're better alone, Destroy yourself" Again, he's talking to YOU, me, himself. Yes, he's telling you to destroy yourself. YOU destroy YOURSELF. Don't let others destroy you. You control yourself, no one else, or nothing else controls your life. But either way, you will get destroyed in life, make it you who does it, no one else, because "you're better alone". "who gives a fuck"? You'll be "empty and blank", rather than upset all the time, or getting hurt by things like these. So destroy yourself and be alone, because other people really hurt you, and it won't keep happening. Destroy yourself, and nothing will destroy you. "I'll chain you to the truth, for the truth shall set you free" You're being lied to by people, and played with. And not told everything. There are secrets. So he will tell you every secret, and truth about everything. Because it will set you free, to get away from these people. And exclude yourself, and be alone, because that's best. You won't be lied to and hurt. "I'll turn the screws of vengeance, and bury you with honesty" Simply, he will tell you all the lies and secrets that have been going on. "I'll make all your dreams come to life, and slay them as quickly as they came" He will show you how others destroy you. How things get your hopes up, and your dreams come true. And then just end. And fail. And how there are secrets and lies. So lay this to rest, know the truth, and destroy yourself, be alone, empty and blank, so you never get hurt by others. |
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