I see this song differently than most of the other commenters. I interpret the song as a statement about mental illness, particularly depression.
"As we speak
The stable table turns
As we speak
I should have known we're burned.
[...]
As we speak
I'm going deeper down"
I take this as meaning that stable people just continue on with their lives, while those suffering from mental illness are "burned", or forgotten.
"As we speak
A young man looses his mind
As we speak
He kills what's next in line
A broken down mother ask herself why
Is this the end of her precious time?
As we speak
A conscience leaves without a trace
A silent departure to a silent place
What do we know about the anger that starts to grow"
This is about how a young man looses his mind, while a mother looses her son to mental illness. The "precious time" is the time with her son, who has sunk into "a silent place" somewhere inside his own head.
"Don't despair, time will heal your torment
Don't you dare, spend your days in hell
So beware, faith will bring you treason
While you stare oh!"
Notice that this verse is in a different voice, as if everyone else is saying to him to not worry about it, because it will go away with time and a little bit of faith.
The phrase "As we speak we turn to stone" is about the way society turns it's back on people with mental illness while they suffer through it alone.
When you interpret it that way, this is a terribly sad song.
I see this song differently than most of the other commenters. I interpret the song as a statement about mental illness, particularly depression.
"As we speak The stable table turns As we speak I should have known we're burned. [...] As we speak I'm going deeper down"
I take this as meaning that stable people just continue on with their lives, while those suffering from mental illness are "burned", or forgotten.
"As we speak A young man looses his mind As we speak He kills what's next in line A broken down mother ask herself why Is this the end of her precious time? As we speak A conscience leaves without a trace A silent departure to a silent place What do we know about the anger that starts to grow"
This is about how a young man looses his mind, while a mother looses her son to mental illness. The "precious time" is the time with her son, who has sunk into "a silent place" somewhere inside his own head.
"Don't despair, time will heal your torment Don't you dare, spend your days in hell So beware, faith will bring you treason While you stare oh!"
Notice that this verse is in a different voice, as if everyone else is saying to him to not worry about it, because it will go away with time and a little bit of faith.
The phrase "As we speak we turn to stone" is about the way society turns it's back on people with mental illness while they suffer through it alone.
When you interpret it that way, this is a terribly sad song.