Mu Empire Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MLS 

Cover art for Mu Empire lyrics by Glassjaw

This song is probably about daryls disease which he calls mr.shiver. in the first line he wrote "Mr. shiver, I'm glad you sent a line. Euphoria's endearing." which is almost a sarcastic quote. I think he is saying that he is glad his disease came back to him because things were really going good for him. "And it's cold, We might as well retire. To the drawer where all used things resign." this could be about wanting to give up the fight against his disease and let it win because he realizes if he dies(retires) this disease will too. "dressed in leather red ball and vault attire" is about S&M but its more about his diease taking over him and he is forced to be the submissive one, almost tortured by it. "between my finger and the blade" is about daryl "the used one" hurting himself or letting this disease destroy him. "right before i let the used resign" right before daryl allows himself to die the "i do, if we make it over the mountain" part could be about a promise he made someone or something that he may fulfill if he fights his disease. "You might lose the one you choose." this is daryl saying that if this disease kills him or if he overcomes it (makes it over the mountain) than mr. shiver will have no place to stay and it too will die so it better be good to him. "You might lose who won you times ten" again the disease might lose daryl who is "the one who won it"