Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Compassion no more, the angel sleeps in her blood
Guilt will ruin, you rest no more
I will always watch, until the last church is burned
Until the guilty drown in blood
Until your preachers of filth cease to be
Everyday I hope, I hope that your end will bring a better day
Fuck your god, your god of shit
Our sin will send the death we wish upon you
For the families you've broken
For the lies you have ruined
We burn the last of you down
Now you will receive us
We do not ask for your poor, or for your hungry
We don't want your tired and sick
It is your corrupt we claim
It is your evil that will be sought by us
With every breath we shall hunt them down everyday
We will spill their blood till it bleeds down from the sky
Now you will receive us, receive the arsonist
Guilt will ruin, you rest no more
I will always watch, until the last church is burned
Until the guilty drown in blood
Until your preachers of filth cease to be
Everyday I hope, I hope that your end will bring a better day
Fuck your god, your god of shit
Our sin will send the death we wish upon you
For the families you've broken
For the lies you have ruined
We burn the last of you down
Now you will receive us
We do not ask for your poor, or for your hungry
We don't want your tired and sick
It is your corrupt we claim
It is your evil that will be sought by us
With every breath we shall hunt them down everyday
We will spill their blood till it bleeds down from the sky
Now you will receive us, receive the arsonist
Lyrics submitted by x_melancholy_x
Arsonist Lyrics as written by Thomas Giles Rogers Paul Andrew Waggoner
Lyrics © BTBAM PUBLISHING
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They aren't the best live band... that's for sure.
your kidding right. have you ever watched colors live. you can't be serious. are you serious??? i just don't believe you. they play perfectly live. Are you being serious???
He said this before Colors existed
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PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU SUPPORT GAY RIGHTS......
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yah thats bull like who can preach about god and not sinning or w/e when someone puts up a website about god hates fags thats rediculous
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i'm a christian, and the hypocrisy of todays church is just mindblowing. burn the whole fucking church down.
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