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The Grid Lyrics
(The Premiere)
Inhale... we take it all in
Prying hands mold... inhale
Prying hands hold
We shape you... you'll never know
Distinct cries for help rain down on our vice
The device inside
Prying hand become old
Rebirth
Inhale... we take it all in
Dying hands mold.. inhale
Dying hands hold
We break you... you'll never know
Distinct cries for help rain down
Judge not what we do, judge what we feed
Mental transformation
We have become their memory
Step back and feel the sun
Step back and touch the end
We are in this together
Millions circling
Judge not what we do, judge what we feed
Guilt surrounds... we pushed for a perfect life
We held you under and let you drown
Slowly submerge... become your true self
Rain down on our vice... the device inside
Prying hands become old
Rebirth
Judge not what we do, judge what we feed
Mental transformation
We have become their memory
The moon slides past the shoreline
Its crimson glows lives on
Please don't wait up for me
I've finally locked the door
Please don't wait up for me
I can now move on
We are in this together
Prying hands mold... inhale
Prying hands hold
We shape you... you'll never know
Distinct cries for help rain down on our vice
The device inside
Prying hand become old
Rebirth
Dying hands mold.. inhale
Dying hands hold
We break you... you'll never know
Distinct cries for help rain down
We have become their memory
Step back and touch the end
We are in this together
Guilt surrounds... we pushed for a perfect life
We held you under and let you drown
Rain down on our vice... the device inside
Prying hands become old
Rebirth
We have become their memory
Its crimson glows lives on
I've finally locked the door
Please don't wait up for me
I can now move on
Song Info
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Jul 13, 2018
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Singer Tommy Rogers explained in an interview that Chris Cornell's suicide influenced his lyric writing and the story of Automata, particularly in "The Grid". (The interview: https://youtu.be/ptW3CfYX_48)
So the lyrics "Distinct cries for help rain down" feels like a hint at Cornell, crying for help when depressed.
Also "Please don't wait up for me I've finally locked the door Please don't wait up for me I can now move on" could be how a person thinks when they've decided to take their life.