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Anguish Of Youth Lyrics
The wind is crying softly
Tears stream down her precious cheeks
The last goodbye to those she loves
Before the final sleep The pain is just too much
She cannot even face another day
The past, it haunts her The wars won't fade away
The tragedy still haunts her
The pain she cannot bear
She wants to smile
She wants to live
Free from a life of despair
The tragedy still haunts her
The pain she cannot bear
She wants to laugh
She wants so love
Free from a life of despair
A life of pain and anguish
An empty shell yearns to be free
To break out from this prison
Of flesh and blood, she leaves Just one more shot of whiskey
To chase the pills that help her sleep
Now she is one step closer Her quest for inner peace
The figure stands above her
Upon her lifeless chest he beats
He draws the soul back to her
She now begins to breathe Awakened from this nightmare
Her body shivers and it shakes
She's forged a new perspective The scars begin to fade
Tears stream down her precious cheeks
The last goodbye to those she loves
Before the final sleep The pain is just too much
She cannot even face another day
The past, it haunts her The wars won't fade away
The pain she cannot bear
She wants to smile
She wants to live
Free from a life of despair
The tragedy still haunts her
The pain she cannot bear
She wants to laugh
She wants so love
Free from a life of despair
An empty shell yearns to be free
To break out from this prison
Of flesh and blood, she leaves Just one more shot of whiskey
To chase the pills that help her sleep
Now she is one step closer Her quest for inner peace
Upon her lifeless chest he beats
He draws the soul back to her
She now begins to breathe Awakened from this nightmare
Her body shivers and it shakes
She's forged a new perspective The scars begin to fade
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I think this song may be an interpretation of an event at the beginning of Fahrenheit 451. At the beginning of the book, Montag's wife tried to commit suicide from pills and is resuscitated, possibly from the shallowness of the world. With the theme of the Dystopia album, I feel this as a possibility.
The CD is only loosely a concept album. There are songs like Anthem that aren't obviously based on any work of literature or film. I think this is one of those songs; to me it sounds like a song about suicide.
The CD is only loosely a concept album. There are songs like Anthem that aren't obviously based on any work of literature or film. I think this is one of those songs; to me it sounds like a song about suicide.
First we have a mixture of the emotions and experience of a young girl, and hints at some past tragedy. There are a lot of references to finally sleeping, to not being able to face another day, to wars not fading, which could be a description of clinical depression. The chorus talks about the inability to feel basic (or...
First we have a mixture of the emotions and experience of a young girl, and hints at some past tragedy. There are a lot of references to finally sleeping, to not being able to face another day, to wars not fading, which could be a description of clinical depression. The chorus talks about the inability to feel basic (or positive) emotions; despair is partly the absence of emotion. People who despair aren't sad, or angry, they are past the breaking point. This again aligns with depression.
What follows is clearly a description of suicide by pills. "Just one more shot of whiskey to chase the pills that help her sleep. Now she is one step closer (to) her quest for inner peace."
The last verse describes CPR. It's a bit strange that being revived would "forge a new perspective", but beathing upon lifeless chests is not a bad metaphor for how CPR feels. That verse is a bit inaccurate, as people who induce some form of coma via medication don't magically wake upon being rescucitated, but then it's just a song.
@Necroxon I think you're right. And maybe there is a time gap between "She now begins to breathe" and "Awakened from this nightmare". Just with the new life she got she may process what she feels
@Necroxon I think you're right. And maybe there is a time gap between "She now begins to breathe" and "Awakened from this nightmare". Just with the new life she got she may process what she feels
This song is all about teen suicidec :'( even though it has a dark meaning, its still an amazing song!