The Will to Death Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Morworm 

Cover art for The Will to Death lyrics by John Frusciante

''And they're thought to be lies But we saw them, saw them We looked right in their eyes Right at them, at them''

He looks at his dark side, his unconscious, and sees how every self supressed aspect is lying to himself..trying the hide. He was trying to face himself anyway and looked at ''them'' (fragmented pieces of himself).

''Pinning space to the world We slaughtered, slaughtered Not a sound to be heard We're awful, awful''

He is trying to get rid of his lower self or his uncontrollable thoughts and ''slaughtered''. Trying to make space.. Basically he just hated himself or that part of his personality and longed for.. something like Nirvana (echo death/enlightenment)

''And have you seen How they run Out of gas They beat the pain They sing in the rain Endless and formless They fly to the end And back to the Beginning again''

Looking at himself more and more he sees his lower selves running out of gas (lacking power to act) and they beat the pain which means they become more accepted (even when it rains they're still singing). He is integrating his dark side with acceptance. This becomes an neverending repetition of development because you are never sure if you completely know yourself let alone your dark side. (Endless, formless to the end and back to the beginning again)

''Have you put them aside Your crazy thoughts and dreams No they're a part of me And they all mean one thing''

Becoming free from his suppressed and wounded self he experiences possibilities which until then were unseen. The journey hes traveling is endless though completed when he is dead.

I hope make English is clear.