The way i see it, the first half is from someone who's stuck in hell's point of view.
""I walked the fields through the fire"
"Hey I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed"
"And I'm chained like a slave
Trapped in the dark
Slammed all the locks
Death calls my name
And it seems I've been buried alive"
Those all make where he is sound like hell. He's trying to get out, trying to redeem himself and taking every chance he gets to do so.
"Still I'm on my way
On and on it goes
Vacant hope to take"
"You know I jumped at the first sign
Tell me only if it's real"
He's trying to find a chance to get out of his situation.
The second half of the song is the gatekeeper of heaven, God, or someone similar. It could even be the devil. They're smacking down the person's hopes of getting into heaven and telling them that they deserve the punishment they got.
"What's it feel like?
Took the wrong route
Watch it fall apart
Now you're knockin' at the wrong gate"
He's knocking at the gate to heaven but they're not gonna let him in. The route he took was an evil life.
"For you to pay the toll
A price for you alone
The only deal you'll find"
He needs to pay the toll, or repent, in order to get in. That's the only way.
"I'll gladly take your soul"
He'll let him in but not before he does what he needs to.
"While it seems sick
Sober up quick"
It may seem unfair but he needs to deal with it.
"Shame to find out when it's too late
But you're all the same
Trapped inside inferno awaits"
It's a shame he didn't realize what was going to happen sooner but it's too late and he's trapped in hell.
"Evil thoughts can hide
I'll help release the mind
I'll peel away the skin
Release the dark within"
He can't hide any evil thoughts and can't trick anybody into letting him in.
"This is now your life
Strike you from the light
This is now your life
Die buried alive "
This is the life he's stuck with. No light in it, only darkness.
The way i see it, the first half is from someone who's stuck in hell's point of view.
""I walked the fields through the fire"
"Hey I can't live in here for another day Darkness has kept the light concealed"
"And I'm chained like a slave Trapped in the dark Slammed all the locks Death calls my name And it seems I've been buried alive"
Those all make where he is sound like hell. He's trying to get out, trying to redeem himself and taking every chance he gets to do so.
"Still I'm on my way On and on it goes Vacant hope to take"
"You know I jumped at the first sign Tell me only if it's real"
He's trying to find a chance to get out of his situation.
The second half of the song is the gatekeeper of heaven, God, or someone similar. It could even be the devil. They're smacking down the person's hopes of getting into heaven and telling them that they deserve the punishment they got.
"What's it feel like? Took the wrong route Watch it fall apart Now you're knockin' at the wrong gate"
He's knocking at the gate to heaven but they're not gonna let him in. The route he took was an evil life.
"For you to pay the toll A price for you alone The only deal you'll find"
He needs to pay the toll, or repent, in order to get in. That's the only way.
"I'll gladly take your soul"
He'll let him in but not before he does what he needs to.
"While it seems sick Sober up quick"
It may seem unfair but he needs to deal with it.
"Shame to find out when it's too late But you're all the same Trapped inside inferno awaits"
It's a shame he didn't realize what was going to happen sooner but it's too late and he's trapped in hell.
"Evil thoughts can hide I'll help release the mind I'll peel away the skin Release the dark within"
He can't hide any evil thoughts and can't trick anybody into letting him in.
"This is now your life Strike you from the light This is now your life Die buried alive "
This is the life he's stuck with. No light in it, only darkness.
That's my interpretation. Anybody agree/disagree?