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Sins of Idealism Lyrics
Hello father, hello mother;
there is so much I don't get
Please don't be mad at me; I will try harder,
I'll really do the best I can
That's not enough
You're the cause of my domestic captivity
And I will close my eyes and fantasize
of a world that's not so cold
That's how it will be
Suffer the causes of my personal misery
I've sacrificed my beauty,
my freedom, my dreams,
the independent me
Hello father, hello mother;
Don't blame me for things I didn't do
Yes, I will go now and I'll be silent;
please stop your screaming, and love me
That's all you can see
Speak of love while you've ruined
what's meant to be
And then I'll close my eyes
to fantasize of a world
Where I can be free
And free to be
Sinner or righteous,
the line is so thin
Can you condemn it
Can you be the one to judge it all
Or accuse yourself if the sentence is your life?
Hello father, hello mother;
forgive me for standing in your way
I just wanted someone who'd hold me and listen,
are these illusions, are they
Only fantasies?
Imagine how my life could have been
I would still have my beauty,
my freedom, my dreams,
the independent me
Our course in life is a path we must take alone
No one can choose what to do,
only you, so the sins we commit are the struggles within
There is no judge to decide what is right, what is wrong
Tell me, can you live in freedom
knowing that your choice hurt someone
Once we had a life and now we have you
The saviour of love is a catastrophe
I'll leave you both if I must give up my dreams
My chances aren't here with you
I won't be chained because of this
The sins of all, the sinner in me
I follow my dreams, you call it blasphemy
If my ideals are sins
To me they are the strength within
Then I shall stay a sinner
I can be free
And free to be
Sinner or righteous,
the line is so thin
Can you condemn it
Can you be the one to judge it all
Or accuse yourself if the sentence is your life?
there is so much I don't get
Please don't be mad at me; I will try harder,
I'll really do the best I can
You're the cause of my domestic captivity
of a world that's not so cold
Suffer the causes of my personal misery
I've sacrificed my beauty,
my freedom, my dreams,
the independent me
Don't blame me for things I didn't do
Yes, I will go now and I'll be silent;
please stop your screaming, and love me
Speak of love while you've ruined
what's meant to be
to fantasize of a world
Where I can be free
And free to be
the line is so thin
Can you condemn it
Can you be the one to judge it all
Or accuse yourself if the sentence is your life?
forgive me for standing in your way
I just wanted someone who'd hold me and listen,
are these illusions, are they
Imagine how my life could have been
I would still have my beauty,
my freedom, my dreams,
the independent me
No one can choose what to do,
only you, so the sins we commit are the struggles within
There is no judge to decide what is right, what is wrong
knowing that your choice hurt someone
The saviour of love is a catastrophe
I'll leave you both if I must give up my dreams
My chances aren't here with you
I won't be chained because of this
I follow my dreams, you call it blasphemy
If my ideals are sins
To me they are the strength within
Then I shall stay a sinner
And free to be
the line is so thin
Can you condemn it
Can you be the one to judge it all
Or accuse yourself if the sentence is your life?
Song Info
Submitted by
darklight On Mar 18, 2005
More After Forever
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I love how After Forever take other people's real problems and transform them into lyrics and songs. It may be art to convey your own feelings onto others, but to understand other people's feelings, that goes beyond.
There are three characters from the story.
Floor/child This si when she sings with her ''rock'' voice. She wants to be loved and don't understand why they don't care about her.
Floor/mother This is when she used her ''operatic'' vocals. Things didn't work out the way she planned. She wants her beauty and life back, but it trapped with a child.
Sander/fathers He says that will leave them if they stand in the way of his career.
The song also questions whether it is right to condemn the father and the mother for their ways, if you've never been in their situation.
"Can you be the one to judge it all?"
Sinner or righteous, the line is so thin...