Wow! Yet another amazing song on the Ten Thousand Fist album!
'Forgiven to me, you're forgiven to me' is actually quite cryptic. This could either mean that the person Draiman is speaking to [indirectly the listener] is either (1) forgiven and subsequently disregarded by Draiman, or (2) reconciled unconsetedly. 'Forgiven to me' may seem like Draiman has no choice but to be reconciled with the other person, as forced by some greater power. As with all of Disturb's amazing song, your own perception is your own meaning.
Here is my overall take on it:
The listener is 'forgiven to' Draiman, not in the sense of reconciliation and peace, but in the connotation of whatever happened to deserve 'forgiveness' is now in the past and disregarded; Draiman now has no association with this person [the listener].
'You're just another dead man living to me'
To Draiman you [in the generic form] are now insignificant, just another empty head worthy of no recognition.
'You're just another nightmare walking to me'
Just another nightmare. Just another troubled, unsound soul filled with corruption... The best words for it are, ironically, decadence and avarice.
'You were driven to me, now you're given to me'
This may refer to Draiman's assertion as the leader of the rejected, as seen in so many other songs Ten Thousand Fists, Liberate, A Welcome Burden, just to name a few]. 'You', this person Draiman is speaking to, had no choice but to accept Draiman, and now the person is committed to him.
'How can I let the nightmare live'
Another tortured soul coming to Draiman; I don't think Draiman is refering to a 'mercy killing', but how can he let this writhing soul continue so? Draiman is alluding to his duty of administering his form of healing to this reject before him.
'To be purified in fire, anesthetic for the pain'
Draiman's form of healing. I was actually surprised that Draiman includes' anesthetic for the pain'. It seems that he usually portrays the battle and/or acceptance of pain, rarely surrendering and numbing it. Maybe for the person that has been 'forgiven to' him, anesthetic will suite them just fine [which may assert their inferiority and lower status, as seen between the lines of the song].
'as the final words erupt from your mouth, who will remember your name'
Again, cryptic; the 'final words' errupting from the person's mouth gives an image of their last moments, but what words, exactly, errupted from their mouth? Another unsaid passage that each of us must interpret individually.
'Who will remember your name?'
Either (1) You [generic] have done nothing to be remembered for, or (2) you are just another dying soul that was brought to Draiman. Maybe both.
There's my interpretation which will hold true for some and be a bit off for others. I would actually like very much to speak to Draiman sometime; the ideas and messages in his songs are etremely interesting. Disturbed does indeed deserve the right to shout out their condescension for other modern bands.
'I’m still surrounded by the new sound
I’ve had enough and i’m ready to go'
I want to say right now that Disturbed is one of the most addictive, profound, honest, and compelling bands to ever shed their convicting music upon eager ears.
Wow! Yet another amazing song on the Ten Thousand Fist album!
'Forgiven to me, you're forgiven to me' is actually quite cryptic. This could either mean that the person Draiman is speaking to [indirectly the listener] is either (1) forgiven and subsequently disregarded by Draiman, or (2) reconciled unconsetedly. 'Forgiven to me' may seem like Draiman has no choice but to be reconciled with the other person, as forced by some greater power. As with all of Disturb's amazing song, your own perception is your own meaning.
Here is my overall take on it:
The listener is 'forgiven to' Draiman, not in the sense of reconciliation and peace, but in the connotation of whatever happened to deserve 'forgiveness' is now in the past and disregarded; Draiman now has no association with this person [the listener].
'You're just another dead man living to me'
To Draiman you [in the generic form] are now insignificant, just another empty head worthy of no recognition.
'You're just another nightmare walking to me'
Just another nightmare. Just another troubled, unsound soul filled with corruption... The best words for it are, ironically, decadence and avarice.
'You were driven to me, now you're given to me'
This may refer to Draiman's assertion as the leader of the rejected, as seen in so many other songs Ten Thousand Fists, Liberate, A Welcome Burden, just to name a few]. 'You', this person Draiman is speaking to, had no choice but to accept Draiman, and now the person is committed to him.
'How can I let the nightmare live'
Another tortured soul coming to Draiman; I don't think Draiman is refering to a 'mercy killing', but how can he let this writhing soul continue so? Draiman is alluding to his duty of administering his form of healing to this reject before him.
'To be purified in fire, anesthetic for the pain'
Draiman's form of healing. I was actually surprised that Draiman includes' anesthetic for the pain'. It seems that he usually portrays the battle and/or acceptance of pain, rarely surrendering and numbing it. Maybe for the person that has been 'forgiven to' him, anesthetic will suite them just fine [which may assert their inferiority and lower status, as seen between the lines of the song].
'as the final words erupt from your mouth, who will remember your name'
Again, cryptic; the 'final words' errupting from the person's mouth gives an image of their last moments, but what words, exactly, errupted from their mouth? Another unsaid passage that each of us must interpret individually.
'Who will remember your name?'
Either (1) You [generic] have done nothing to be remembered for, or (2) you are just another dying soul that was brought to Draiman. Maybe both.
There's my interpretation which will hold true for some and be a bit off for others. I would actually like very much to speak to Draiman sometime; the ideas and messages in his songs are etremely interesting. Disturbed does indeed deserve the right to shout out their condescension for other modern bands.
'I’m still surrounded by the new sound I’ve had enough and i’m ready to go'
I want to say right now that Disturbed is one of the most addictive, profound, honest, and compelling bands to ever shed their convicting music upon eager ears.