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By All Accounts (Today Was A Disaster) Lyrics
Wasted, paralyzed
Beneath ten thousand layers of disguise
Built to save
What's left that has already worn away
Inside this vacant made-up plastic life
Only your heart survived
One last cry
How long until (must I always remember all that I want to forget?)
It's my day (my day)
To die
These broken animals
Useless as they are
Gravity gets to me
Holds me here without release
Now's the time to cut the line
Cross my heart
I realize nights are long and hope is gone
God help me
Make it home (this time)
Beneath ten thousand layers of disguise
Built to save
What's left that has already worn away
Only your heart survived
One last cry
It's my day (my day)
To die
Useless as they are
Holds me here without release
Now's the time to cut the line
I realize nights are long and hope is gone
God help me
Make it home (this time)
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The song is about trying to stay strong as Christian Men, with all the sexual immorality that is around. And trying not to get roped into doing such acts.
Based on what figleaf facade said, I think the song is either about being trapped in the sin of pornography.
Based on what figleaf facade said, I think the song is either about being trapped in the sin of pornography.
Wasted, paralyzed Beneath ten thousand layers of disguise Built to save What's left that has already worn away
Wasted, paralyzed Beneath ten thousand layers of disguise Built to save What's left that has already worn away
The singer feels a paralysis of shame and guilt from lying to those close to him in order to preserve his good reputation. However, the good reputation is based on a life that feels fake or "already worn away" to him. He was living righteously, began sinning, started lying to cover it up, kept sinning, kept lying, and now feels...
The singer feels a paralysis of shame and guilt from lying to those close to him in order to preserve his good reputation. However, the good reputation is based on a life that feels fake or "already worn away" to him. He was living righteously, began sinning, started lying to cover it up, kept sinning, kept lying, and now feels like the righteous part of him has worn away.
Inside this vacant made-up plastic life Only your heart survived One last cry
The conviction is breaking him down. He feels that everything but his convictions are now just fakery. "One last cry" may imply he's crying out to God for redemption, or he's intensely shameful.
How long until (must I always remember all that I want to forget?) It's my day (my day) To die
His life no longer feels like living. So, he wonders when his heart will also wear away and he'll die (figuratively I think). Maybe he's also contemplating suicide. He tries to forget the images, but is again tempted into sinning again after remembering something he tried to forget.
These broken animals Useless as they are
I think JesusIsMyDrug is right on in his explanation: [quote] The part that says "These broken animals useless as they are" refers to the Sacrificing of animals spoken about in the old testament, it was to atone for their sins, they would take the best animal, kill them, and burn it as an offering, this is the broken animals and he mean theyre useless because he can do that a million time to atone for his sin but still he ends up the same place again and again, in sin! [/quote]
Gravity gets to me Holds me here without release Now's the time to cut the line
The intense weight of his actions is wearing on him and not letting up. "Now's the time to cut the line" could be interpreted literally or figuratively. If he's talking literally, he may be referring to the ethernet cord in the back of his computer (assuming he's talking about pornography). Cutting the cord would then sever his internet connection and remove the opportunity to sin, thereby removing the temptation. If he's speaking figuratively, he may simply wish to cut the connection between him and his sin. He speaks previously of repetition, but to beat his sin (cut the line), he'd have to decide to stop and stay dedicated to that notion.
Cross my heart I realize nights are long and hope is gone God help me Make it home (this time)
"Cross my heart" seems to indicate his sincerity in the cause of beating this sexual sin. Nights are when he's most tempted and feels most lonely and hopeless. Or else, he realizes there's no hope for him to beat his sin alone and must instead cry out to God (God help me). I think "Make it home" is referring to his literal home. He gets sidetracked by his sin on the way back to his house or apartment and makes a stop at a XXX shop or strip club or something to that effect.
i think it's about someone who's sick of living an empty life and wants to escape, "now's the time to cut the line," through suicide because he can't while he's in this world, gravity gets to me holds me here without release." that's my take anyway
i love the part of "this broken animals useless as they are" i so much.....grunge... and i agree with corettascottrocks, i think they sing about suicide in the last part of the song
It could be about suicide at the last part and then going to God to get through the trial he's going through. "Making it home" and getting better again. If the song really is partly about staying clean from sexual immorality, props to this band! And then when it says "Inside this vacant, made-up, plastic life only your heart suvived for one last cry" It could mean that the person has been lost and caught up in the "vacant, made-up" ways of the world and they've realized this and are crying out for help..or something....
This is one of my favorites from emery. But i really can't make sense of the "Broken Animals" part.
The part that says "These broken animals useless as they are" refers to the Sacrificing of animals spoken about in the old testament, it was to atone for their sins, they would take the best animal, kill them, and burn it as an offering, this is the broken animals and he mean theyre useless because he can do that a million time to atone for his sin but still he ends up the same place again and again, in sin! i hope this helps
i dont think this song is about sex at all. i dont see a single line in it that has to do with sex.
i think its about a kid trying to fit in but is tired of feeling out of place and just feels like the only way out is to just die.
"ten thousand layers of disguise" this is him talking about trying to fit in "what's left that has already worn away" this shows that hes tired of trying to fit in.
"Inside this vacant made-up plastic life" him saying they all live a fake life anyways
"how long until its my day to die" hes just really depressed and doesnt want to live anymore.
"gravity gets to me. holds me here without release" i think this is a way of saying he cant go through with suicide.
in the end of the song, i think he does find that his faith is the only way to get through these hard times
Personally, i think this one can be interpreted many different ways(depends on what sin you have in mind..) but it comes down to just how hard it is to live a good life. It's just talking in general: it's just not easy to follow your convictions, especially when no matter how many times you attempt to atone for you're sins you just do the same thing again. This could be applied to so many things.
This song is about being alone and cold inside; Losing all hope in mankind and this world. No one is there to guide you, You are all alone and depressed.
this song is sweet. I think it's about someone that is sick of sinning, but finds no hope in stopping what they're doing. But then by the end of the song, they find the hope in God.