Wordsmith Legacy Lyrics

Lyric discussion by notanotherpuppet 

Cover art for Wordsmith Legacy lyrics by Project 86

Alright, this song is talking about a man who has said something wrong to someone and it has come back to him. a double edged sword is talking about your words, not only can they hurt someone but they can also come back and hurt you. and its talking about how is words came back and got him.

The first verse it talking about when his/her words catch up with him at first

chorus-double edge sword(go back to top of comment)

second verse talks about what is happening to him "My own words pound after me Intentions bent on conquering The very will I proudly claimed Was the very axe that cut the nape" its talking about his words he used to tear someone down and conquer them, are now being used against him and taking him down

i agree that "You can drown In your own mistakes Burrowing into the black Or you can take my hand" is suppose to be a quote from Jesus or God

and the very end
"Yours is not to proclaim... But only to obey" Its talking about how its not your job to condemn people, but to obey God and leave it to him.

basically, yeah. that's pretty much what i'm about to say, but i'll say it anyway because i'm a conceited jerk (sorry guys)

he's talking about himself and all the words he ever spoke, sang, or screamed (hence the lyrics he's saying in the backgorund. all of those lines are from his other albums (alreayd been stated).

but the thing i got from it is that it is a self-reminder that what you say always comes back to you. the words were from God to others and he, too, must live by them also. idk, it sounds a lot like the...