Lyric discussion by j. a.10968 

Cover art for Sigh Your Children lyrics by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

It is absolutely about worshiping false idols, particularly your parents, as one had mentioned. However, unless it was meant metaphorically, the time to f s up isn't when your parents are dead but when you realize that your parents are just as clueless as you are about everything. That is the time to f*** up the paradigms and beliefs they have bestowed upon you. Or if you don't want to destroy them, the door is there too...

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