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Wasting Away
Nailbomb Lyrics
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So they won't get taken away
Trying in vain to figure it out
Always thinking this is a waste
Build it up high
The further to fall
Right down on you
Wasting away
Suffer more, suffer still
Found release locked away
No values anymore?
Nowhere to turn, wasted away
The lyrics to Nailbomb's song "Wasting Away" touch on themes of frustration, desperation, and futility. The first two lines suggest a sense of desperation and a need to hold onto one's rights and autonomy, but the act of carving them into one's own flesh suggests that these freedoms may already be slipping away. The second two lines, "Trying in vain to figure it out / Always thinking this is a waste," hint at a sense of hopelessness and confusion - the singer is struggling to understand their situation and feels like their efforts are pointless.
The chorus of the song, "Build it up high / The further to fall / Right down on you / Wasting away" reinforces these ideas, suggesting that the singer may have had high hopes or expectations that have since come crashing down. The repetition of the phrase "wasting away" in the chorus hints at a sense of decay or decline - the singer feels like they are slowly disintegrating or fading away.
Line by Line Meaning
Carve your rights into your arm
Desperately trying to hold onto your rights, you go to the extreme of permanently marking them onto your skin, unwilling to let anyone take them away.
So they won't get taken away
You fear that your rights will be taken away from you, leading you to feel helpless and vulnerable.
Trying in vain to figure it out
Attempting to make sense of your situation and the chaos around you, but feeling like it's a hopeless endeavor.
Always thinking this is a waste
You continually feel like everything is pointless and nothing you do matters in the grand scheme of things.
Build it up high
You put in an enormous amount of time and effort to build something up to great height, only to have it come crashing down.
The further to fall
The higher you build something, the harder it will fall if it fails.
Right down on you
When something inevitably falls apart, it will come crashing down directly onto you and cause you pain and suffering.
Wasting away
Slowly losing the will to live and the drive to succeed, you feel like you're wasting your potential and your life away.
Suffer more, suffer still
No matter how much you suffer, there always seems to be more pain and suffering waiting for you around the corner.
Found release locked away
In an attempt to escape your pain and suffering, you turn to vices or other forms of escape to numb your feelings, even if they are ultimately harmful.
No values anymore?
You begin to question whether there is any meaning or purpose to anything anymore, as everything seems to be falling apart around you.
Nowhere to turn, wasted away
Feeling like there is no hope left and nowhere to turn for help, you slowly waste away in your despair and hopelessness.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALEX NEWPORT, MASSIMILIANO A. CAVALERA
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