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I'm struggling on strange extremities
To run after a light that keeps on dimming
But these bones will only brittle and decay
While the space between my body and my mind keeps caving
in...(Oh my God)
This body's not a temple, it's a prison (Yeah)
And every wall inside here is on fire (Yeah)
I've been stirred by something wretched, something weary
But the sentiment is starting to seduce
(Oh my God)
This body's not a temple, it's a prison (Yeah)
And every wall inside here is on fire (Yeah)
But I can't say that I mind my body burning (Yeah)
Cause this body's not a temple it's a prison (Yeah)
Somewhere I went wrong and gave into this holy terrible mess in an attempt to do what I thought was right
This body's not a temple, it's a prison (Yeah)
This body's not a temple, it's a prison (Yeah)
This body's not a temple, it's a prison
This body's not a temple, it's a prison
Your body's not a temple, it's a prison
This body's not a temple, it's a prison
To run after a light that keeps on dimming
But these bones will only brittle and decay
While the space between my body and my mind keeps caving
in...(Oh my God)
And every wall inside here is on fire (Yeah)
But the sentiment is starting to seduce
(Oh my God)
And every wall inside here is on fire (Yeah)
But I can't say that I mind my body burning (Yeah)
Cause this body's not a temple it's a prison (Yeah)
This body's not a temple, it's a prison (Yeah)
This body's not a temple, it's a prison
Your body's not a temple, it's a prison
This body's not a temple, it's a prison
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Submitted by
ciesl279 On May 01, 2011
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My friend and I were sitting in the car once and had deciphered the song to be that this song is someone in hospice, or someone in some sort of coma. The only line from this that I cannot explain is the change from "this body" to "Your body".
My only thought is that he could be struggling to accept that the body is his, so he changes his stance from first to third person. The rest is pretty obviously him trying to escape his body.
This song is way too awesome to not have any comments, so I'm leaving one. The lyrics are incredible!