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My story starts the day they said "she can't be found"
the news so dark, heart stopped, I stood silent without a sound
It's over, she's finished, mother lies with my father and sister too
Cold-blooded, they suffered, shot down by the outlaws after you
Sorrow swallows my screams
Strength of the world, is on my shoulders
Strength of the world, is on my side
Strength of the world, the one true beholder
Ice in my veins, for those who've died
I've seen my family fade away, you've taken my whole life
There's nothing left to say
Avenge the dead kill all who cross me in my path
Suicidal, I never planned on coming back
I want it, I need it, revenge is dripping from my teeth
Need nothin', to feel power, and bring the killers to their knees
Nothin' ta lose vengeance ta gain (you know I'll never be the same)
So taste my breath I'm close behind you (so desperate on your final day)
Sorrow swallows my screams
Sitting in silence with heaven above me I prayed every night by their graves
While I search for closure I feel it no longer
I can't turn my cheek away
I stand before you; I'll sin when I have to
But now I leave your side, to avenge my family's pride
So far forever alone, a greater punishment on me has been imposed
A killer falling from the light, I'll miss my family, I'll never be alright
the news so dark, heart stopped, I stood silent without a sound
It's over, she's finished, mother lies with my father and sister too
Cold-blooded, they suffered, shot down by the outlaws after you
Sorrow swallows my screams
Strength of the world, is on my shoulders
Strength of the world, is on my side
Strength of the world, the one true beholder
Ice in my veins, for those who've died
I've seen my family fade away, you've taken my whole life
There's nothing left to say
Avenge the dead kill all who cross me in my path
Suicidal, I never planned on coming back
I want it, I need it, revenge is dripping from my teeth
Need nothin', to feel power, and bring the killers to their knees
Nothin' ta lose vengeance ta gain (you know I'll never be the same)
So taste my breath I'm close behind you (so desperate on your final day)
Sorrow swallows my screams
Sitting in silence with heaven above me I prayed every night by their graves
While I search for closure I feel it no longer
I can't turn my cheek away
I stand before you; I'll sin when I have to
But now I leave your side, to avenge my family's pride
So far forever alone, a greater punishment on me has been imposed
A killer falling from the light, I'll miss my family, I'll never be alright
Lyrics submitted by Gifted_Mole
Track duration: 09:15
"Strength of the World" as written by Matthew Charles/sullivan Sanders
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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Suicidal, I never planned on coming back
I want it, I need it, revenge is dripping from my teeth
Need nothin', to feel power, and bring the killers to their knees
These lines still send cold chills down my spine every time I listen to this song. Damn. If you put yourself into the story told by the lyrics, You can just feel the vengeance boil up inside you.
this song is like an epic movie on it's own!
I think this song is pretty self-explanatory. A man finds his family murdered and sets out on a quest to kill them all.
"my story starts the day they say she can't be found"
He gets wind of what has happened and is enraged. He feels guilt because it is his fault.
"shot down by the outlaws after you"
I see the song's name to be representative of justice, and what the man sees as the natural order of things. the all leveling force in the universe. He feels ice flow through his veins, washing all feelings (love, guilt etc...) away and replacing them with hatred and determination. he becomes almost like an automaton, with one sole purpose.
He plans his revenge and goes after the men responsible and as they are in with the mob, he does not expect to come out alive, it's essentially a suicide mission. He is completely consumed by rage and gate at this point,
"I want it, I need it, revenge is dripping from my teeth."
Before he executes this plan he goes to his family's gravesite and speaks with them and god. He has a few second thoughts at this point but justifies his plan to himself and tells his family what he plans to do. He then leaves to accomplish his plan.
The last line I believe to mean that he has died as he expected and due to the fact the he died with naught be rage and hate in his heart he's off to hell
" a greater punishment on me has been imposed"
He is the killer falling from the light and he won't see his family again because they are somewhere else because they were innocents.
This is my first post, I hope it's not to lengthy, enjoy.