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Empty Me Lyrics
What night never abandoned
In shallow darkness dwell
The evidence in pools of black
Light cannot penetrate
Have you come for my forgiveness?
There's nothing left to give
No response to your repentance
This empty me
Lifted from the living days
To be bent right out of shape
Let blades and satisfires
Cut and lick these wounds
In reversal of repentance
This bastard son of lies
To bring meaning to it all
Have you come for my forgiveness?
There's nothing left to give
No response to your repentance
This empty me
Take now from this body
A coward's heart
And a soul beyond repair
Empty me
Between insecurity and reason
Self deprecation as a means to the end
Out of reach but never closer
A cure that searches for the cause
Cause of chaos
Drawn from memories the fragments linger
On ages of thought and seconds of sleep
What is it here that tempts the night
To stab the day and kill the light
In shallow darkness dwell
The evidence in pools of black
Light cannot penetrate
There's nothing left to give
No response to your repentance
This empty me
To be bent right out of shape
Let blades and satisfires
Cut and lick these wounds
In reversal of repentance
This bastard son of lies
To bring meaning to it all
There's nothing left to give
No response to your repentance
This empty me
A coward's heart
And a soul beyond repair
Empty me
Self deprecation as a means to the end
Out of reach but never closer
A cure that searches for the cause
Cause of chaos
On ages of thought and seconds of sleep
What is it here that tempts the night
To stab the day and kill the light
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I think that this is a song about a personal confrontation between one's ignorance and one's knowledge of themself. The shadow is a part of the unconscious mind which houses fears, shortcomings, and failures. While understanding the shadow can help one to understand themselves, and to consciously combat their fears, it is also dangerous for a person to explore to much of their inner self, as they can see their downfalls clearly when they do this. E.G., here's the opening:
"What night never abandoned In shallow darkness dwell The evidence in pools of black Light cannot penetrate"
The night would represent the shadow as it exists throughout the universe. A sort of embodiment of all of life's downsides, though not really an entity itself. When sentient thought came into existence, reason should logically have prevailed and removed things such as violence, jealousy, and hatred from our world. However, all the negativity in the world could not simply disappear, so it separated itself into each living mind, so that it is not so easy to detect. However, with introspection it is still possible to detect the shadow, and to understand it.
"Lifted from the living days To be bent right out of shape Let blades and satisfires Cut and lick these wounds In reversal of repentance This bastard son of lies To bring meaning to it all"
This is about the discovery of one's own confrontation between the good and evil that exists within yourself, and how they each bring a purpose to the other. Without one, there would be nothing to contrast the other two, and it would exist without a meaning. This is probably the peak of benefit that can be found among introversion.
"Between insecurity and reason Self deprecation as a means to the end Out of reach but never closer A cure that searches for the cause Cause of chaos"
As the person digs deeper, they begin to understand more, but in turn are riddled with more questions, "Out of reach but never closer." An attempt is made to understand the nature of the shadow in its completeness, but it's more or less pointless: "Cause of chaos."
"Have you come for my forgiveness? There's nothing left to give No response to your repentance This empty me"
The chorus, again, I think is introverted. At this point, the person is beginning to break. In an attempt to understand the shadow in its entirety, s/he found out more than was perhaps meant to be known. S/he tries to forgive himself, but as it say, there's nothing left to give.
"Take now from this body A coward's heart And a soul beyond repair Empty me"
Empty me seems to be different here than in the chorus. The obvious difference is that empty is used as a verb here. However, I think it's also a request, as opposed to a description. The introvert is not being emptied, but rather asking to be emptied. "A coward's heart," which could not bear the weight of the knowledge it was carrying.
"Drawn from memories the fragments linger On ages of thought and seconds of sleep What is it here that tempts the night To stab the day and kill the light "
The mind has a way of removing scarring information from a person's mind. Perhaps not so strong as total amnesia of an event in most cases, but lines will be blurred, and details crossed out. What are left are what could be described as fragments of a memory. The introvert reflects upon the dedication s/he once had to asking a simple question. Lines have been blurred, however, and the introvert has trouble remembering exactly what it was that could tempt the night to stab they day and kill the light. And so it is a topic once again delved into, perhaps ending similarly, perhaps not.
I think this song means something very different now. I think it's somebody who has been neglected or abused by somebody they needed the love of, and it led to hatred for that person. The neglectful person eventually realizes the mistake they made, and goes to the protagonist of the song. The protagonist has too much spite for this person, however, and cannot accept any sort of apology. In anger, he lashes out.
I think this song means something very different now. I think it's somebody who has been neglected or abused by somebody they needed the love of, and it led to hatred for that person. The neglectful person eventually realizes the mistake they made, and goes to the protagonist of the song. The protagonist has too much spite for this person, however, and cannot accept any sort of apology. In anger, he lashes out.
"What night never abandoned In shallow darkness dwell The evidence in pools of black Light cannot penetrate"
"What night never abandoned In shallow darkness dwell The evidence in pools of black Light cannot penetrate"
The opening is about how the protagonist never...
The opening is about how the protagonist never gave up on his anger toward the person (What night never abandoned). He feels the need to justify his hatred, so he forgets about the times that person was good to him, and dwells only on the neglect and abuse he suffered (In shallow darkness dwell/The evidence in pools of black/Light cannot penetrate).
"Have you come for my forgiveness? There's nothing left to give No response to your repentance This empty me"
The chorus is about the protagonists refusal to accept the person's apology(Have you come for my forgiveness//No response to your repentance). The protagonist has been so damaged by the neglect and/or abuse that he feels there is nothing left to his relationship with the person. (There's nothing left to give//This empty me)
"Lifted from the living days To be bent right out of shape Let blades and satisfires Cut and lick these wounds In reversal of repentance This bastard son of lies To bring meaning to it all"
This expands on the protagonist twisting his memories to justify his hate for the person. (Lifted from the living days/To be bent right out of shape//cut and lick these wounds). He can't accept that the person realized their mistake. He's demonized this person, because he doesn't want to believe that the pain he suffered could have been caused by somebody who loves him. (This bastard son of lies/to bring meaning to it all).
"Take now from this body A coward's heart And a soul beyond repair Empty me
Between insecurity and reason Self deprecation as a means to the end Out of reach but never closer A cure that searches for the cause Cause of chaos"
This is about the cowardice of the protagonist. He doesn't want to admit that he's been wrong about the person this whole time (A coward's heart\Between insecurity and reason). He does not accept the person's love or repentance, and turns away what he's always needed most: the love of that person. (Empty Me\Self deprecation as a means to the end). Because he will not accept his mistake, as the person did, he will never know how to undo the damage, as he will never accept that he himself is responsible. (Out of reach but never closer/A curse that searches for the cause).
"Drawn from memories the fragments linger On ages of thought and seconds of sleep What is it here that tempts the night To stab the day and kill the light "
The protagonist remembers the neglect of the person, but not the love of the person. (Drawn from memories the fragments linger) He has dwelt on these moments of pain a long time, but has not been critical about his recollection of them (On ages of thought and seconds of sleep). Unable to accept the person's repentance and love, he responds in the only way possible, and lashes out at the person. (What is it here that tempts the night/To stab the day and kill the light).