Wasteland Lyrics

Lyric discussion by caughtinaglimpse 

Cover art for Wasteland lyrics by 10 Years

Crouched over *withdrawal symptoms

Living in fear *drug paranoia

But signs were not really that scarce *holes in the arms, bags under eyes

But I will not Hide you through this I want you to help And please see The bleeding heart perched on my shirt *this is basically saying that the writer will not do the work, the addict has to help, but the writer does care

withdraw Hide in cold sweat Quivering lips *obvious "withdraw"al symptoms

Ignore remorse *still wanting more (probably heroine), though it has done this to you

Crowned hopeless The article read living wasteland *much more likely to be an article about drugs than this specific person

Heave the silver hollow sliver Piercing through another victim *injecting heroine

Turn and tremble be judgmental Ignorant to all the symbols *once again (tremble, cold sweat, quiver) withdrawal and abuse signs

Blind the face with beauty paste *this is confusing, but i think it means that the abuser is giving everything "beauty" and blinding the true individual beauty in the "face"

Limbs tied, skin tight *simply refering to a preparation for doing heroine

Self inflicted his perdition *abuser brought this hell upon himself, obviously

The most simplistic, yet fathomable response I've read yet.

@caughtinaglimpse I think that "Blind your face with beauty paste" is the mortician putting make up on someone who overdosed.

"Eventually you'll one day know".
Is saying that if you keep using, one day you'll be the one the mortician is putting the make up on.

e>I know that this post is years old, but came across it and thought I would add my thoughts.