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Going Hunting Lyrics
In the stillness of dim lit insomnia
He discovers his own body
Whisper names in the pillowcase
It’s almost like he had somebody
It’s ok, I didn’t want to go out tonight anyway
I stay right here
The world is out of reach
For a body under siege
By a foreign mind implanted in a being
That used to be so innocent
Is this a cell
Or my bedroom? Who can tell
What secrets lie within this boy’s drawer
A reason for his punishment
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
The world he kept outside
Got a scent of where he hides
And the skeletons of rats inside his drawer
Are proof that no one’s innocent
What is the way?
Is it mercy? Is it brave
To let the stones fall down upon the sickly
Or is it simply punishment?
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
Our time has come and gone so stay inside
You have to keep your secrets small
Close your eyes
I hear you whisper through the walls
What’s left for you to do now?
They’ve come to hunt you down
What’s left for you to do now?
They’ve come to hunt you down
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What’s left for you to do now?
They’ve come to hunt you down
What’s left for you to do now?
They’ve come to hunt you down
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
He discovers his own body
Whisper names in the pillowcase
It’s almost like he had somebody
It’s ok, I didn’t want to go out tonight anyway
I stay right here
For a body under siege
By a foreign mind implanted in a being
That used to be so innocent
Is this a cell
Or my bedroom? Who can tell
What secrets lie within this boy’s drawer
A reason for his punishment
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
Got a scent of where he hides
And the skeletons of rats inside his drawer
Are proof that no one’s innocent
What is the way?
Is it mercy? Is it brave
To let the stones fall down upon the sickly
Or is it simply punishment?
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
You have to keep your secrets small
Close your eyes
I hear you whisper through the walls
They’ve come to hunt you down
What’s left for you to do now?
They’ve come to hunt you down
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
They’ve come to hunt you down
What’s left for you to do now?
They’ve come to hunt you down
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one’s watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
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Avatar frontman Johannes Eckerström says of this track (I'm paraphrasing); "It's about both inner and outer darkness. We keep sailing over dark oceans, staring down into the abyss. "
For me it feels like the person in the song is tormented by dark thoughts, hatred and isolation, maybe thinking no one would ever like him. He keeps his emotions bottled up inside and because he has no one in his life, there's noone to stop him from spiralling into darkness. I feel like in the chorus when he says 'When the world outside comes knocking, we are going hunting' is when the person is provoked by the outside world in some way and because he's had enough of everything and is apathetic, he goes outside but only to kill because it's the only way he will feel safe outside or relieve the darkness inside him.