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”
In this your time of need?
You're turning to the light
You have just begun to explore the dark
In the urban night
The world is on fire
And you are here to stay and burn with me
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forevermore (more)
You're so goddamn frail
Failing for a change
You just had to know all about the world
But you will never know
'Cause no one ever told you how
The world is on fire
And you are here to stay and burn with me
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forever
The world is on fire
And we are tied as one eternally
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forevermore (more)
(Deus, Deus)
All of your imaginations
Are now running down your face
All of your imaginations
Are now running down your face
Oh, you are looking good
Payback in disgrace
And you're doing fine worshipping your lord
Standing in his grace
'Cause no one ever told you how
The world is on fire
And you are here to stay and burn with me
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forever
The world is on fire
And we are tied as one eternally
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forevermore (more)
(Deus, Deus)
You're turning to the light
You have just begun to explore the dark
In the urban night
The world is on fire
And you are here to stay and burn with me
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forevermore (more)
You're so goddamn frail
Failing for a change
You just had to know all about the world
But you will never know
'Cause no one ever told you how
The world is on fire
And you are here to stay and burn with me
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forever
The world is on fire
And we are tied as one eternally
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forevermore (more)
(Deus, Deus)
All of your imaginations
Are now running down your face
All of your imaginations
Are now running down your face
Oh, you are looking good
Payback in disgrace
And you're doing fine worshipping your lord
Standing in his grace
'Cause no one ever told you how
The world is on fire
And you are here to stay and burn with me
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forever
The world is on fire
And we are tied as one eternally
A funeral pyre
And we are here to revel forevermore (more)
(Deus, Deus)
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The art accompanying this track is a man praying, lying in a bed facing away from a huge window with the world outside in flames. The man has his head turned, facing the devil, who is leaning on his bed and speaking to him, and gesturing to the burning city outside the window. I believe the devil in the art is the lyricist, seen as the devil through the eyes of the religious, as he tries to get the man to turn around and see that their prayer is not doing anything to stop the evils and suffering out in the world.
"Ain't this your time of need? You're turning to the light You have just begun to explore the dark In the urban night" Seeing some of the horrible things in the world, they turn to religion
"You're so goddamn frail Failing for a change You just had to know all about the world But you will never know 'Cause no one ever told you how The world is on fire And you are here to stay and burn with me A funeral pyre And we are here to revel forever" The "devil" tells them that they are not as tough as they act, and that because they are weak they chose to take comfort in religion instead of continuing to discover that the world is full of atrocity that could be fixed, and no god will ever come to make the world a better place or abate our suffering and dying.
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