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By All Accounts (Today Was A Disaster) Lyrics
Wasted, paralyzed
Beneath ten thousand layers of disguise Built to save What's left that has already worn away Inside this vacant made-up plastic life Only your heart survived One last cry How long until (must I always remember all that I want to forget?) It's my day (my day) To die These broken animals Useless as they are Gravity gets to me Holds me here without release Now's the time to cut the line Cross my heart I realize nights are long and hope is gone God help me Make it home (this time)
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09-29-2004
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12-02-2004
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12-22-2004
The song is about trying to stay strong as Christian Men, with all the sexual immorality that is around. And trying not to get roped into doing such acts.
09-15-2009
Wasted, paralyzed
Beneath ten thousand layers of disguise
Built to save
What's left that has already worn away
The singer feels a paralysis of shame and guilt from lying to those close to him in order to preserve his good reputation. However, the good reputation is based on a life that feels fake or "already worn away" to him. He was living righteously, began sinning, started lying to cover it up, kept sinning, kept lying, and now feels like the righteous part of him has worn away.
Inside this vacant made-up plastic life
Only your heart survived
One last cry
The conviction is breaking him down. He feels that everything but his convictions are now just fakery. "One last cry" may imply he's crying out to God for redemption, or he's intensely shameful.
How long until (must I always remember all that I want to forget?)
It's my day (my day)
To die
His life no longer feels like living. So, he wonders when his heart will also wear away and he'll die (figuratively I think). Maybe he's also contemplating suicide. He tries to forget the images, but is again tempted into sinning again after remembering something he tried to forget.
These broken animals
Useless as they are
I think JesusIsMyDrug is right on in his explanation:
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The part that says "These broken animals useless as they are" refers to the Sacrificing of animals spoken about in the old testament, it was to atone for their sins, they would take the best animal, kill them, and burn it as an offering, this is the broken animals and he mean theyre useless because he can do that a million time to atone for his sin but still he ends up the same place again and again, in sin!
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Gravity gets to me
Holds me here without release
Now's the time to cut the line
The intense weight of his actions is wearing on him and not letting up. "Now's the time to cut the line" could be interpreted literally or figuratively. If he's talking literally, he may be referring to the ethernet cord in the back of his computer (assuming he's talking about pornography). Cutting the cord would then sever his internet connection and remove the opportunity to sin, thereby removing the temptation. If he's speaking figuratively, he may simply wish to cut the connection between him and his sin. He speaks previously of repetition, but to beat his sin (cut the line), he'd have to decide to stop and stay dedicated to that notion.
Cross my heart
I realize nights are long and hope is gone
God help me
Make it home (this time)
"Cross my heart" seems to indicate his sincerity in the cause of beating this sexual sin. Nights are when he's most tempted and feels most lonely and hopeless. Or else, he realizes there's no hope for him to beat his sin alone and must instead cry out to God (God help me). I think "Make it home" is referring to his literal home. He gets sidetracked by his sin on the way back to his house or apartment and makes a stop at a XXX shop or strip club or something to that effect.
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01-30-2006
and i agree with corettascottrocks, i think they sing about suicide in the last part of the song
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03-01-2006
"Inside this vacant, made-up, plastic life
only your heart suvived
for one last cry"
It could mean that the person has been lost and caught up in the "vacant, made-up" ways of the world and they've realized this and are crying out for help..or something....
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08-22-2008
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07-29-2009
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07-29-2009
i think its about a kid trying to fit in but is tired of feeling out of place and just feels like the only way out is to just die.
"ten thousand layers of disguise" this is him talking about trying to fit in "what's left that has already worn away" this shows that hes tired of trying to fit in.
"Inside this vacant made-up plastic life" him saying they all live a fake life anyways
"how long until its my day to die" hes just really depressed and doesnt want to live anymore.
"gravity gets to me. holds me here without release" i think this is a way of saying he cant go through with suicide.
in the end of the song, i think he does find that his faith is the only way to get through these hard times
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