This is what I could decipher from analyzing the lyrics for awhile. (This is my first time doing this and this is only MY opinion not the real meaning of the song.)
Metropolis is a song that tells us about the love in family. It is about a man who goes through stages of grief of the death of his wife. Metropolis is the man's wife who is pregnant and when she goes through childbirth she dies. We know she has a child because they describe her as having a gift when she returned home. She then gives birth and realizes that she is going to die. This is because he describes her as the sorrow and pain that she will never outgrow. Then she dies after giving birth Hence the first dance: Death.
He doesn't know what to do, as he still is a young man and wasn't prepared for raising a child all by himself. We know he's young because he describes himself as asleep, which could mean that he hasn't had his full awakening aka his adulthood. (I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid)
As he realizes that no matter what, raising this child is his responsibility and he accepts it. (There is no more freedom)
He then remembers his own parents and thinks of the love and cherishment they gave to him. So he becomes more confident and believes that he can love and raise his new child even though his wife died. (I was told there's a new love that is born for each one that has died.) He realizes that this baby is a miracle too given to him.
There is no one to call on, he has no help and he is alone and afraid. He knows that he can't dream of his wife because she isn't there anymore and he knows he can't hold on to her any longer because that would be even more detrimental to his mental health. (I was told if you dream of the next world, you'll find yourself swimming in a lake of fire)
Also he misses when he was a child when he didn't have large responsibilities. He misses being sweet and innocent and happy hence why he says that it's all caught up to him as he is raising a new child.
The part where it talks about a bunch scenes from a memory. He is referring to his memories of his wife and how much he misses her. His wife made so many beautiful memories with them and now they are all gone because of her death. He then leads up to the conclusion that his wife ruined his life and deceived him by leaving him with such a large responsibility.
Now because of this resentment, he brings it on the kid and tells him how bad his mom was. (The city's cold blood teaches us to survive) He calls her death cold blooded because she left him with no reason. He tells his kid that they will stay alive even though he resents his wife.
Now in the instrumental part, he embarks on the journey of raising this said kid. And as they navigate hardships and peril of life.
The journey ends with him realizing that he was wrong and he then accepts the fact that his wife died. As he inches closer to death, the song echoes the fact that he still loves his wife very much and is eager to meet her. He knows that she is proud and happy of their child and she smiles at him. When he dies, they are finally reunited and then the final dance is love.
This is what I could decipher from analyzing the lyrics for awhile. (This is my first time doing this and this is only MY opinion not the real meaning of the song.)
Metropolis is a song that tells us about the love in family. It is about a man who goes through stages of grief of the death of his wife. Metropolis is the man's wife who is pregnant and when she goes through childbirth she dies. We know she has a child because they describe her as having a gift when she returned home. She then gives birth and realizes that she is going to die. This is because he describes her as the sorrow and pain that she will never outgrow. Then she dies after giving birth Hence the first dance: Death.
He doesn't know what to do, as he still is a young man and wasn't prepared for raising a child all by himself. We know he's young because he describes himself as asleep, which could mean that he hasn't had his full awakening aka his adulthood. (I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid)
As he realizes that no matter what, raising this child is his responsibility and he accepts it. (There is no more freedom)
He then remembers his own parents and thinks of the love and cherishment they gave to him. So he becomes more confident and believes that he can love and raise his new child even though his wife died. (I was told there's a new love that is born for each one that has died.) He realizes that this baby is a miracle too given to him.
There is no one to call on, he has no help and he is alone and afraid. He knows that he can't dream of his wife because she isn't there anymore and he knows he can't hold on to her any longer because that would be even more detrimental to his mental health. (I was told if you dream of the next world, you'll find yourself swimming in a lake of fire)
Also he misses when he was a child when he didn't have large responsibilities. He misses being sweet and innocent and happy hence why he says that it's all caught up to him as he is raising a new child.
The part where it talks about a bunch scenes from a memory. He is referring to his memories of his wife and how much he misses her. His wife made so many beautiful memories with them and now they are all gone because of her death. He then leads up to the conclusion that his wife ruined his life and deceived him by leaving him with such a large responsibility.
Now because of this resentment, he brings it on the kid and tells him how bad his mom was. (The city's cold blood teaches us to survive) He calls her death cold blooded because she left him with no reason. He tells his kid that they will stay alive even though he resents his wife.
Now in the instrumental part, he embarks on the journey of raising this said kid. And as they navigate hardships and peril of life.
The journey ends with him realizing that he was wrong and he then accepts the fact that his wife died. As he inches closer to death, the song echoes the fact that he still loves his wife very much and is eager to meet her. He knows that she is proud and happy of their child and she smiles at him. When he dies, they are finally reunited and then the final dance is love.