Can we make amends, do we just pretend
That we're over all the violence
Are we done with this? Put it all to rest
Turn the screams now into silence
Will you be a man? Can you make a stand?
Will you own up or deny it all?
All the time we lost, was it worth the cost
Of breaking a family in two?
Destroyed all we knew
A tyrant, so defiant
Lonely as your heart is sinking
Consequences, no defenses
If only you had been thinking
Compliant, for a moment
Why did both of us have to believe that we were right?
Tyrant!
Can I clear my mind? Leave it all behind
Start to pick up all the pieces
Can I hide the scars? Just like prison bars
That have always seemed to confine me
Will we save it all? Even from the fall
Is there time left for revival
Can I be convinced that some hope exists?
With these wounds cut so deep in my soul
Can we become whole?
A tyrant, so defiant
Lonely as your heart is sinking
Consequences, no defenses
If only you had been thinking
Compliant, for a moment
Why did both of us have to believe that we were right?
Tyrant!
There's so many things that I wanted to say
But the love turned to hate we kept pushing away
And the words that came out turned it into a mess
And it's like pulling teeth cause you'll never confess
Now the damage is done
The hurt and the pain when nobody has won
Have we forgot it's your blood inside of my veins
That feeds my heart
A tyrant, so defiant
Lonely as your heart is sinking
Consequences, no defenses
If only you had been thinking
Compliant, for a moment
Why did both of us have to believe that we were right?
Tyrant!
That we're over all the violence
Are we done with this? Put it all to rest
Turn the screams now into silence
Will you be a man? Can you make a stand?
Will you own up or deny it all?
All the time we lost, was it worth the cost
Of breaking a family in two?
Destroyed all we knew
Lonely as your heart is sinking
Consequences, no defenses
If only you had been thinking
Compliant, for a moment
Why did both of us have to believe that we were right?
Tyrant!
Start to pick up all the pieces
Can I hide the scars? Just like prison bars
That have always seemed to confine me
Will we save it all? Even from the fall
Is there time left for revival
Can I be convinced that some hope exists?
With these wounds cut so deep in my soul
Can we become whole?
Lonely as your heart is sinking
Consequences, no defenses
If only you had been thinking
Compliant, for a moment
Why did both of us have to believe that we were right?
Tyrant!
But the love turned to hate we kept pushing away
And the words that came out turned it into a mess
And it's like pulling teeth cause you'll never confess
Now the damage is done
The hurt and the pain when nobody has won
Have we forgot it's your blood inside of my veins
That feeds my heart
Lonely as your heart is sinking
Consequences, no defenses
If only you had been thinking
Compliant, for a moment
Why did both of us have to believe that we were right?
Tyrant!
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All I can think of for the first verse (especially) is 'gun control in the U.S.A.' I guess there's also the ambiguity of it- who really is right? Are the US so far down the 'guns are a right' path that to remove them now would be worse? I really don't know, but it's a fascinating song. :) Any other thoughts?
@Zargoth This has nothing to do with gun control. If you look at every verse it points to Trump's administration and the slow slide to fascism in the U.S.
@Zargoth This has nothing to do with gun control. If you look at every verse it points to Trump's administration and the slow slide to fascism in the U.S.
@NickJ I was just thinking that the album was released in June '15. Trump was elected in late 2016. Considering that no one was really expecting him to win (media seriously downplaying his influence etc), I find it hard to believe that it's about his administration. If you think it's just more of a general 'downward slide', I'd possibly agree with you, but I'm fairly sure this isn't specifically about Trump... I'd love to hear what Draiman has to say about it... :)
@NickJ I was just thinking that the album was released in June '15. Trump was elected in late 2016. Considering that no one was really expecting him to win (media seriously downplaying his influence etc), I find it hard to believe that it's about his administration. If you think it's just more of a general 'downward slide', I'd possibly agree with you, but I'm fairly sure this isn't specifically about Trump... I'd love to hear what Draiman has to say about it... :)
Everyone seems to be overlooking the lyrics: "Was it worth the cost of breaking the family in two" and "Have we forgot it's your blood inside my veins that feeds my heart" To me, this clearly suggest that the message is meant for someone blood related, more specifically - his father. In my opinion, it seems like he's talking to an abusive father, years later, after they've already been arguing about everything that transpired, yet the father still won't "own up" to what he did and "denies it all".