Okay, to clarify, it's technically a song, but it was a poem first. The following are the lyrics to my favorite song right now, but the tricky part is, I'm really at a loss for what it's about. This artist essentially puts his poetry into music (doesn't always sound very catchy, but the writing's typically superb), and tends to lean heavily on metaphors. About the only clue I have to the poem/song's meaning is that the theme of the album that this song is featured on is heavily tied to the artist's relationships with various people falling out. So, anybody wanna take a crack at it? I'd love any kind of input you guys have, even a vague clue! "I don't know either" comments are comforting, but not quite as helpful! Hehe! The poem's title is "Dal" find words fade above the snow the carved out something stitch the carver's all who wave surrender through all tempers looking back skin begins to crack those ever double jointed lathers fine closed off no power the will inside no peace no feeling all disease around security eyes devised the cycles find a call that's never caught beneath the locusts dimmed decision find the vice grips never freed a crease upon one's debt and never paying forward hate what will we wont be late what will be left today when nothing left to beg the moral fate what is it left you say who will be left to play when ugly crippled lies remain fine closed off devours the meat inside of me in freeing all afraid of life eternity eyes burning of sorrow deep inside no teeth holding on to the things left to be believed fear what will we want with fear the time is coming near with nothings left to have or hope for pain what is there left to say an ancient plan to pay with blood and s--- tomorrow shame we will be learning shame until we play the game that in the end will bring disorder race what will be left to say when nothing is the same and all this s--- goes under slipping out the final mask kiss the mercantile abscess rusts behind teach fertile blood the fingernails are dirty face the coming nation loss and go towards the final cost crippled deaths of lost put all the soul unconvincing fine closed off devours the meat inside of me in freeing all afraid of life eternity --thanks in advance! ^^
Well, to be honest, I didn't expect anybody to actually post in this thread. I've seriously been scouring the net for someone - anyone - who has even the slightest clue about this poem, fan of the band or not. While I was originally prepared to surrender and declare that the song's meaning is identical to the album's theme (a pretty blatant cop out), I'm getting the idea now that it revolves more around the future. Fear of a dark future, a desire for a dark future...something along those lines. Either way, I'm thinking it's based around concern about some inevitable and undesirable tomorrow, but there's still something I'm missing. Last call! Anybody have a clue? ^^`