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Raise high monolithic statues so fragile as they fall
I am ever enthralled
Gaze, lie and smirk in time, your arrogance will suit you well
'Til fashion is dispelled
As waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
You're going out, going out forever unknown
These waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
(These waves of plastic fame are drying up and I smile)
You're going out, going out forever unknown
(Because you're dying to become forever unknown, unkown)
From above a rain of ashes descends
Anathema I will remain, forever will remain
From below, in my seclusion
Look up to the sky to see paper wings and watch them burn
Without habitation, you'll never find a soul inside
No life, but nothing's died
No lights, but quite the show (Just as long as no one ever knows
All motion is pantomime)
As waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
You're going out, going out forever unknown
These waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
(These waves of plastic fame are drying up and I smile)
You're going out, going out forever unknown
(Because you're dying to become forever unknown, unkown)
From above a rain of ashes descends
Anathema I will remain, forever will remain
From below, in my seclusion
Look up to the sky to see paper wings and watch them burn
Dancing in the rain of descending ash
Dancing on your grave, I'll see you all falling
Dancing in the rain of descending ash
Dancing in your dust, I'll see you all falling
I'd stop it, had you a heart
I'd stop it, had you a heart
From above a rain of ashes descends
Anathema I will remain, forever will remain
From below, in my seclusion
Look up to the sky to see paper wings and watch them burn
I am ever enthralled
Gaze, lie and smirk in time, your arrogance will suit you well
'Til fashion is dispelled
As waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
You're going out, going out forever unknown
These waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
(These waves of plastic fame are drying up and I smile)
You're going out, going out forever unknown
(Because you're dying to become forever unknown, unkown)
From above a rain of ashes descends
Anathema I will remain, forever will remain
From below, in my seclusion
Look up to the sky to see paper wings and watch them burn
Without habitation, you'll never find a soul inside
No life, but nothing's died
No lights, but quite the show (Just as long as no one ever knows
All motion is pantomime)
As waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
You're going out, going out forever unknown
These waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
(These waves of plastic fame are drying up and I smile)
You're going out, going out forever unknown
(Because you're dying to become forever unknown, unkown)
From above a rain of ashes descends
Anathema I will remain, forever will remain
From below, in my seclusion
Look up to the sky to see paper wings and watch them burn
Dancing in the rain of descending ash
Dancing on your grave, I'll see you all falling
Dancing in the rain of descending ash
Dancing in your dust, I'll see you all falling
I'd stop it, had you a heart
I'd stop it, had you a heart
From above a rain of ashes descends
Anathema I will remain, forever will remain
From below, in my seclusion
Look up to the sky to see paper wings and watch them burn
Lyrics submitted by afirewithin
Track duration: 03:57
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With all that being said, I doubt this song is about that tragedy since I believe it was likely written well before then...which brings me to my question about the above comment: do you know exactly when it was written? It's just that many bands have loads of great songs just banked for years before releasing them.
IMO, Sold Your Soul hit the hammer on the head with this song's meaning...this is about Conformity and "Posing" so to speak.
In closing, I'd like to just address all the "AFI aren't politically inclined enough to do such and such" comments...WOW, you guys and girls need to open your eyes a bit wider...that subject holds the majority of what they write about.
"Raise high monolithic statues so fragile as they fall
I am ever enthralled
Gaze, lie and smirk in time, your arrogance will suit you well"
"As waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
You're going out, going out forever unknown
These waves of plastic fame go out of fashion
(These waves of plastic fame are drying up and I smile)
You're going out, going out forever unknown
(Because you're dying to become forever unknown, unknown)"
Limp Bizkit were once the biggest band in the world. Of course, they let fame get to them (at least Fred did), and once nu-metal started to die out and people were beginning to tire of Durst, it dragged them even further down the gutter. Also take into account that this song was written around the same time as LB's popularity began to decline, and Dursts antics during that period were unintentionally hilarious ("no lights, but quite the show"). It seems like Davey is celebrating their downfall, if the lyrics here are any indication.
the more i listen to AFI the more i see how spiritual they are and i don't think it's accidental.
No one got the Icarus reference? Fly too close to the sun and you'll burn. Hence the rain of ashes. So and so became too conceited, and is now dead. "Dancing in the rain of descending ash, dancing on your grave" is kinda a What goes around, comes around thing. This song is amazing. Lyrically / musically. I'd stop it, had you a heart.
Dancing on your grave, I'll see you all falling.
Dancing in the rain of descending ash,
Dancing in your dust, I'll see you all falling." and you're saying if the 9-11 theory is true then Davey is mocking everyone who has died in the attacks by dancing on their graves. Why are you all acting like the dance is mocking them? Maybe its a commemerative dance to remember everyone who died, like a tribute to their lives.
if this song is about 9/11, Davey must be on Osama's side.
"Dancing in the rain of descending ash
Dancing on your grave, I'll see you all falling
Dancing in the rain of descending ash
Dancing in your dust, I'll see you all falling"
Why would Davey dance on the of people who have fallen from the Towers?
Im assuming Dancing means he is excited or carefree. Not actually doing a dance.
Seems kinda wierd to me.
But maybe Im not interpreting the bridge rite."
He doesnt mean "Dance" like with music and all that..
Dancing is another expression of fighting or running..
he probably meant fighting for your life and staying alive.
This time imperfect – He suffers from a depression that is destroying him inside and tries to commit suicide but fails hence this time imperfect
But Home is nowhere – People do not understand him which leads him to feeling that he is alone in the world.
The leaving song part 1 – He focuses on the negative so he does not notice the good in his life
This Celluloid dream – He falls in love, she changes him for the better
Paper Airplanes – People may laugh at his failures but they too will someday crash and burn
The Great disappointment – the love they shared was never the true perfect love that he thought it was. He’d hoped for it’s existence, but he was only hurting himself by wasting all his time on something that isn’t real.
Death of seasons – realizes that nothing was as he thought, he is growing tired of living
Girls not grey – He commits suicide
Dancing through Sunday – misery and joy go hand in hand. He realizes this now as life’s questions are answered to him in limbo as he awaits his fate
Silver and Cold – he apologizes to her, wants to comfort her, protect her from misery
Bleed Black – He is in purgatory, he rethinks his life, knows he won’t reincarnate
The Leaving Song part 2 – He rethinks life and the hate which lead him to his fate. God comes to him, he tells god that there nothing worthy of redeeming, Satan comes, takes him to hell,
Miseria Cantare – he’s in hell and the souls in hell are chanting to him
Well there's my brief interpretation of this album. If you want to know my whole explanation which is basically a line by line breakdown of the songs e-mail me at the_great_disappointment_27@yahoo.ca because my entire interpreation would never fit in this space.