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Next of Kin Lyrics
[Refrain]
Every morrow, every year
Choir of hangmen sounds
The final sorrow, so shed a tear
[Verse 1]
Someone dies within creation
Doubts in everlasting life
How to lie to one innocent child
You are loved, I'm execrated
You belong, I circle strife
Routine pathways in escape from the wild
[Chorus]
We are left in a city all alone
In the breathing of ashes
On the earth, one second
Just a piece of meat in essence
[Refrain]
Every morrow, every year
Choir of hangmen sounds
The final sorrow, so shed a tear
[Chorus]
We are left in a city all alone
In the breathing of ashes
On the earth, one second
Just a piece of meat in essence
We are left in a world that's burning
Crawling through embers to safety
And my name is next to last
Feast on famine and death on the broadcast
[Bridge]
Finding friends in algorithms
Forgot the sound of my daughter's voice
Please remind me of my emptiness
The hissing of machines lost rhythm
As death would give an interview
In a metropolitan holiness
I am outside waiting
Outside waiting
I am outside waiting
Outside waiting
[Outro]
Am I the last one of my kind
Who's afraid of dying?
But I would perish to save a child
And give all I can for love
It seems I might have reconciled
Even if my destiny's lying
For the ones I hold dear I hold close
And force my way through the ether
Every morrow, every year
Choir of hangmen sounds
The final sorrow, so shed a tear
Someone dies within creation
Doubts in everlasting life
How to lie to one innocent child
You are loved, I'm execrated
You belong, I circle strife
Routine pathways in escape from the wild
We are left in a city all alone
In the breathing of ashes
On the earth, one second
Just a piece of meat in essence
Every morrow, every year
Choir of hangmen sounds
The final sorrow, so shed a tear
We are left in a city all alone
In the breathing of ashes
On the earth, one second
Just a piece of meat in essence
We are left in a world that's burning
Crawling through embers to safety
And my name is next to last
Feast on famine and death on the broadcast
Finding friends in algorithms
Forgot the sound of my daughter's voice
Please remind me of my emptiness
The hissing of machines lost rhythm
As death would give an interview
In a metropolitan holiness
I am outside waiting
Outside waiting
I am outside waiting
Outside waiting
Am I the last one of my kind
Who's afraid of dying?
But I would perish to save a child
And give all I can for love
It seems I might have reconciled
Even if my destiny's lying
For the ones I hold dear I hold close
And force my way through the ether
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The narrater trying to explain to a child that her mother has passed away, and he is now alone raising her. Even though there are others all around, he is isolated in caring for her while no one cares for him.
It seems the narrator has lost the desire to keep going on but forces himself to lie and say he’s fine for his child’s sake. He hides away into distractions like technology but, ultimately, he carries on for his daughter, who is the last of their family still living to carry on his legacy.
hmmm.....Possibly that even though we all live together in large cities, we are very much alone due to electronics and social media. The narrator believes that out of everyone around him, he is the only humane person.