I finally get what you've been saying
Now that we're knee deep side by side
The storm clouds are circling above us
As we struggle against the tide

I feel your grip firm on my shoulder
But this fear in my head won't subside
They patiently circle around us
As we hold out

Oh father, why have they forsaken me?
You warned me that they would
Because it's passing down the bloodline
It's spoken and misunderstood

We're losing light
And strength of will
The darkened depths beckoning still
Then we hold on against the tide

"Another storm you're left to fight alone
Remember son, you're reaping what you've sown
Under the waves we're sinking like a stone
I'm sorry son, you're reaping what you've sown"

You're reaping what you've sown

We're slowly losing ground
And hope is harder to maintain
We know the prayers we prayed
Feel lost like tears in the rain
The water is pulling down
It's eclipsing the sun
The ending that we knew would come
Has finally begun
It's finally begun

I'm reaping what you've sown
You're reaping what you've sown

This sorrow weighs down on my shoulders
This fear is getting harder to hide
You'll leave me alone in this darkness
Left to hold out
Against the tide


Lyrics submitted by ArchAngelVanity, edited by OmegaSpark, Kafari

Against the Tide Lyrics as written by Klayton

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    Song Meaning

    The beauty of this song is that it has room for virtually any number of interpretations. Metaphorically, Klayton compares the struggle of the bad parts in our lives to a sinking ship in a terrible tropical storm.

    The lyrics paint the picture of a young Captain and his crew aboard a ship caught in a dangerous storm. Ravaged by the tides, the ship is at hell's mercy. The Captain then quickly discovers that the crew mates who would never leave his side have abandoned ship, leaving him all alone to face the storm's fury.

    He pray's to the father above for heavenly grace, but too late as the father replies "Another storm you’re left to fight alone, Remember son you’re reaping what you've sown"

    The parable can literally be applied to just about any Father/ Son situation. Ex: Son joins a gang. The father tried hard to keep his son away from that life warning that when things go south, his gang friends will abandon him. The Son gets prosecuted and goes to prison. The father won't intervene or bail in fear that his Son will not learn this lesson.

    You could even go a bit deeper and apply the parable life itself. Life is a gift that we take for granted, but once staring death in the eye, we beg and pray to the forces that be for repentance.

    OmegaSparkon March 04, 2014   Link
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    I recently began thinking that this the end result of the "wishing upon a blackstar" that was referenced throughout the album. Blackstars were what black holes used to be called. I think that the "struggle against the tide" is a struggle against the tidal forces of the blackstar that has finally come to grant the wish.

    JetKusanagion February 13, 2017   Link

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