Once, while falling into approvals tricky arms
I saw esteem's corpse
Deafened by allure's sweet, sweet song
On Stygian shores
Affixed like I'm under a spell
That ain't even like myself
No - things are going to change
That starts today
It seems just yesterday I ate it up
Your yarns were dipped in gold
I swallowed them whole
The real tragedy is that your act is just boring and old
Back and forth with this disdain
That ain't even why I came
And when I scream
You want me crawling on my knees
I guess these days I'm someone else
I'm better off all by myself
These days I'm just somebody else
I saw esteem's corpse
Deafened by allure's sweet, sweet song
On Stygian shores
Affixed like I'm under a spell
That ain't even like myself
No - things are going to change
That starts today
It seems just yesterday I ate it up
Your yarns were dipped in gold
I swallowed them whole
The real tragedy is that your act is just boring and old
Back and forth with this disdain
That ain't even why I came
And when I scream
You want me crawling on my knees
I guess these days I'm someone else
I'm better off all by myself
These days I'm just somebody else
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I absolutly adore this song.
A pedestal is obviously the base of a statue or vase (again, an incredibly valuable object - a work of art). However, it is also used as a metaphor for holding someone in high esteem.
So, combining the two words - "pyrite" and "pedestal" - we encounter a contradiction. There is firstly this idea of a worthless object that initially seems to be valuable, and then there is the pedestal, which has connotations of value, respect, adoration, even love.
Together, they definitely do create the idea of a dysfunctional relationship, one that has grown stale.