Lyric discussion by marceratops 

Cover art for In Dying Days lyrics by As Blood Runs Black

im just throwing this out there so dont get all but hurt if you dont agree with me.

i think the song is sorta split in to four different parts/time,(1) before the first shout of in dying days (2) between that part and the breakdown (3) the breakdown (4) after the breakdown.

in the begging it says that no ones being a leader, rising up and taking charge/leading society. in part two it speaks of someone finally leading society-but he's leading them down the wrong path. in the breakdown the singer repeatedly shouts "bring the mother fuckin ruckus" im thinking thats when the leaders corrupt method of leading catches up to him and they go into a war that he loses (hence in darkness). then he might be saying someone needs to rise up and take charge and fix the country/state/city whatever the case may be even if they dont want to, then he repeats the first part "leaders are...satisfied...in the end" as a symbol for time passing by months years OR just a fill i dont know, then in the last verse he says no one took the responsibility when someone needed to