Lyrics for By All Accounts (Today Was A Disaster) as interpreted by all_is_vanity

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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bballmann34
09-29-2004

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this song is sweet. I think it's about someone that is sick of sinning, but finds no hope in stopping what they're doing. But then by the end of the song, they find the hope in God.

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corettascottrocks
12-02-2004

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i think it's about someone who's sick of living an empty life and wants to escape, "now's the time to cut the line," through suicide because he can't while he's in this world, gravity gets to me holds me here without release." that's my take anyway

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figleaf_facade
12-22-2004

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This is official from the band:

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.

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gcy182
01-30-2006

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i love the part of "this broken animals useless as they are" i so much.....grunge...
and i agree with corettascottrocks, i think they sing about suicide in the last part of the song

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TheMegs
03-01-2006

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It could be about suicide at the last part and then going to God to get through the trial he's going through. "Making it home" and getting better again. If the song really is partly about staying clean from sexual immorality, props to this band! And then when it says
"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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Juxtapose Love
08-22-2008

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This is one of my favorites from emery. But i really can't make sense of the "Broken Animals" part.

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JesusIsMyDrug
07-29-2009

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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! i hope this helps

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Sargey
07-29-2009

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i dont think this song is about sex at all. i dont see a single line in it that has to do with sex.

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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