Serpent of light, movement of the soul
Crawling stately along the spine
Mighty Phoenix, from the ashes arises
Firebird cycle, life, regenerate the cell
Life burns fierce, reduced to ashes
Resurrection from the flame, ageless process
Quest for Absolution, out of bounds introspect
Self-consuming womb, ever-present, meet no end
It seems like I always knew this
Since I'm a child I can feel it
My inner light everlasting
Revolving within a circle
Extended wings I'm flying
Over the valleys and planes
The curve of space I'm leaving
Death is just an illusion
Oroborus symbol of eternal life
Dig a tunnel through light, through ignorant walls
I'm counting the days but I'm dying
Grow up with impatience I'm falling down
On the peaks of radiant mountains
This truth is growing before before me
My attention fixed on this silence
Rediscover life while I'm breathing
Designing the shape of material
Frozen icon distant reminder
Mankind has forgotten the gateways
By the mouth of the serpent regenerate
- Gojira (2008)
Gojira hails from France and has left a big footprint on the heavy metal scene here in the United States. Their raw, heavy sound found quickly found favor among American audiences following the release of the Prosthetic Records debut From Mars to Sirius in 2006. Their crushingly heavy sound, thoughtful lyrics, and high level of musicianship stuck a thumb in the eye of a scene that was starting to suffer from a bad case of sameness. I had the good fortune of interviewing vocalist Joe Duplantier before their show in support of In Flames in Houston last year. This song is taken from their most recent album The Way of all Flesh.
The oroborus is a symbol of a serpent eating its own tail. The most common interpretation of this symbol is that of the cycle of destruction and re-creation. To be more specific, once something ends, the cycle begins anew. The symbol itself is ancient and powerful.
This past weekend I was treated to the story of a little girl in a hospital room. She had ribbons in her hair and didn't speak much. The story scared the hell out of me for some reason. I was told later by more than one medical professional that the little girl often appears in hospital rooms when a patient is close to death.
The person who told the story is close to 93 years old and has really been wanting to die for the past 6 years. It's in the past 2 months that dementia has started to settle in on her mind, which doesn't help after she was weakened physically by a mild heart attack. Life is burning fierce for her and is reducing quickly to ashes in a short amount of time.
As I reflected on my human experience over the weekend I pondered the circle of life. Her life is ending, probably very soon, while mine is nearing the middle of the cycle. Even though we never spent that much time together, I can feel her influences in me. She will live on through me... she is just simply leaving this plane of existence to go forth to another to be with her husband who she misses so much. Those influcnces will be passed on to the next generation, where they may not know it is her hand guiding, but it will be felt. She has, in her lucid moments, achieved an understanding for herself what it means when she dies. Not everyone will be so lucky.
Anyway, if you were looking for a dissection of the song, I can't provide it here, I can only tell that this is a reflection of my current state of mind. Feel free to dissect it your will.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Never Enough
I'm so fed up with everyone around me
No one seems to care
I'm just so far gone and nothings gonna change
I'll never be the same
It's always do this, do that, everything they want to
I don't wanna live that way
Every chance they get they're always pushing me away
It's never enough, no it's never enough
No matter what I say
It's never enough, no it's never enough
I'll never be what you want me to be
It's all so messed up and no one ever listens
Everyone's deranged
I'm just so fucked up and I'm never gonna change
I wanna lay it all to waste
They're always say this, say that, nothing that you want to
I don't wanna live that way
Every chance they get they're always shoving me aside
It's never enough, no it's never enough
No matter what I say
It's never enough, no it's never enough
I'll never be what you want me to be
I'M DONE!
In the end we're all just chalk lines on the concrete
Drawn only to be washed away
For the time that I've been given
I am what I am
I'd rather hate you for everything you are
Than ever love you for something you are not
I'd rather you hate me for everything I am
Than have you love me for something that I can't
It's never enough, it's never enough
No matter what I say
It's never enough, no it's never enough
No matter who I try to be
It's never enough, no it's never enough
No matter how I try to taste
It's never enough, never never enough
I'll never be what you want me to be
Five Finger Death Punch 2008
Five Finger Death Punch was formed in 2005 by Hungarian guitarist, Zoltan Bathory. The band was named "Five Finger Death Punch" as a tribute to Hong-Kong Kung-Fu cinema. 5FDP just found its way onto my play list. I was actually asked to post this song and dissect it.
You can see in the video this song is about dysfunction. The adultress mom, the drug-addict cop dad and the murderer son end the video in a burning picture of the "perfect" family. I personally don't think the perfect family exists. Every family has some dysfunction. Going beyond that theme this song to me talks about how we never feel good enough for something. Either we aren't good enough to get the person we lust for, we can't get the job we so want because we aren't smart enough or we aren't the parent we think we should be.
Sometimes we get the feeling nothing is good enough by the response of others around us, you get the person who also has one up on you. They either do everything you do and have to try to do it better, or they have to know everything about everything. Every subject, every conversation they have the answer and are experts on the subject. Often this will leave us feeling inadequate, and as if nothing will match up.
We get to a breaking point where we have to decide if we can take the step away or if it causes a bad ending for us. In the song you hear the singer say "For the time that I've been given I am what I am" this sounds to be a turning point in the singers decision. Something in them has made them decide they are not going to be what everyone else wants them to be. They would rather be hated and be themselves than be someone they aren't.
I think this song just totally supports my attitude..... If you don't like it, don't talk to me.
No one seems to care
I'm just so far gone and nothings gonna change
I'll never be the same
It's always do this, do that, everything they want to
I don't wanna live that way
Every chance they get they're always pushing me away
It's never enough, no it's never enough
No matter what I say
It's never enough, no it's never enough
I'll never be what you want me to be
It's all so messed up and no one ever listens
Everyone's deranged
I'm just so fucked up and I'm never gonna change
I wanna lay it all to waste
They're always say this, say that, nothing that you want to
I don't wanna live that way
Every chance they get they're always shoving me aside
It's never enough, no it's never enough
No matter what I say
It's never enough, no it's never enough
I'll never be what you want me to be
I'M DONE!
In the end we're all just chalk lines on the concrete
Drawn only to be washed away
For the time that I've been given
I am what I am
I'd rather hate you for everything you are
Than ever love you for something you are not
I'd rather you hate me for everything I am
Than have you love me for something that I can't
It's never enough, it's never enough
No matter what I say
It's never enough, no it's never enough
No matter who I try to be
It's never enough, no it's never enough
No matter how I try to taste
It's never enough, never never enough
I'll never be what you want me to be
Five Finger Death Punch 2008
Five Finger Death Punch was formed in 2005 by Hungarian guitarist, Zoltan Bathory. The band was named "Five Finger Death Punch" as a tribute to Hong-Kong Kung-Fu cinema. 5FDP just found its way onto my play list. I was actually asked to post this song and dissect it.
You can see in the video this song is about dysfunction. The adultress mom, the drug-addict cop dad and the murderer son end the video in a burning picture of the "perfect" family. I personally don't think the perfect family exists. Every family has some dysfunction. Going beyond that theme this song to me talks about how we never feel good enough for something. Either we aren't good enough to get the person we lust for, we can't get the job we so want because we aren't smart enough or we aren't the parent we think we should be.
Sometimes we get the feeling nothing is good enough by the response of others around us, you get the person who also has one up on you. They either do everything you do and have to try to do it better, or they have to know everything about everything. Every subject, every conversation they have the answer and are experts on the subject. Often this will leave us feeling inadequate, and as if nothing will match up.
We get to a breaking point where we have to decide if we can take the step away or if it causes a bad ending for us. In the song you hear the singer say "For the time that I've been given I am what I am" this sounds to be a turning point in the singers decision. Something in them has made them decide they are not going to be what everyone else wants them to be. They would rather be hated and be themselves than be someone they aren't.
I think this song just totally supports my attitude..... If you don't like it, don't talk to me.
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