Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Doc, I'm dying, I'm feeling compromised (feeling compromised)
And so dehumanized (and so dehumanized)
I lost my final fight to disease, I feel that this is where it ends
I need that shot to enter my vein
My Brompton cocktail blend
'Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle long
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong
I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (so long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong
In a lie
I'm tired, induced euphoria (induced euphoria)
To help me move along (help me move along)
I wanna meet my maker in peace, I want to feel alive again
So put that smile back on my face and mix it strong my friend
'Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle long
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong
I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (so long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong
And I take my life tonight 'cause I have the right to die how I wanna
And leave how I arrived, so alive
I believe my sins have been forgiven
And I believe my choice will save me from this life
Please don't question why
My sins have been forgotten
I believe I'll find peace in afterlife
Please don't question why
I left this way
'Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle long
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong
I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (so long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong
And I take my life tonight 'cause I have the right to die how I wanna
And leave how I arrived, so alive
(alive)
And so dehumanized (and so dehumanized)
I lost my final fight to disease, I feel that this is where it ends
I need that shot to enter my vein
My Brompton cocktail blend
'Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle long
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong
I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (so long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong
In a lie
I'm tired, induced euphoria (induced euphoria)
To help me move along (help me move along)
I wanna meet my maker in peace, I want to feel alive again
So put that smile back on my face and mix it strong my friend
'Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle long
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong
I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (so long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong
And I take my life tonight 'cause I have the right to die how I wanna
And leave how I arrived, so alive
I believe my sins have been forgiven
And I believe my choice will save me from this life
Please don't question why
My sins have been forgotten
I believe I'll find peace in afterlife
Please don't question why
I left this way
'Cause I can't feel my face
I won't struggle long
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong
I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (so long)
Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong
And I take my life tonight 'cause I have the right to die how I wanna
And leave how I arrived, so alive
(alive)
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Just found this.
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oh my. then all these lyrics make alot more sense.
Like the toxic things they found in Rev...
mhm. the instrumentals are AMAZING and the lyrics really moving, this song is simply amazing
This song is about a terminally ill patient wanting to finally die of lethal injection: "Doc, I'm dying, I feel compromised," "I want that shot to enter my veins." A Brompton Cocktail mix is morphine, heroine, cocaine and some other ingredients they give to terminally ill patients to ease pain. So that's the core definition of the song, however I believe at their (much less literal) essence the lyrics really speak to figuring out an alternative, civilized means of putting an end to any kind of long term disabling, inhumane type situation.
"Bat Country?" This song does not sound like BC...
ummmm bat country 2? can't wait for the new album but its just a guess from a quick glance, seriously where did you find the lyrics early?
'So put that smile back on my face and mix it strong my friend' i really like that line... i'm not sure why. This seems like it's going to be an awesome song.
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when i first heard this song i thought it was about someone wanting to end their life because their world was screwed up. but if you wiki what a brompton cocktail is like teenage-death-girl did, you'll see that it's about a terminally-ill person that just wants to end their life pain-free and happy...drugged up. i love the strings in this song. in case some of you don't know, it's already been leaked via youtube. i love it.
mhm. the instrumentals are AMAZING and the lyrics really moving, this song is simply amazing
yeah... kinda' like bat country... :| but.. it kicks ass :D :D :D
this song is fuckin awesome