Beast
The Acacia Strain Lyrics
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Broken hearts and broken bones
We will live and die alone
Welcome to the edge
Tonight we will descend
We might not be enemies
But we can not be friends
I wanna go on record to say
That I wanna live to see the day
When the world screams gasping for air
Cries unanswered 'cause nobody cares
I want to breathe my final breath
Knowing you died, a painful death
The fucking world is an ugly place
But I will die with a smile on my face
My life is a shooting range
People never change
We all come from broken homes
Broken hearts and broken bones
We will live and die alone
Welcome to the edge
Tonight we will descend
We might not be enemies
But we can not be friends
My life is a shooting range
People never change
The lyrics to The Acacia Strain's song "Beast" seem to be capturing the painful and harsh reality of human existence. The opening lines - "We all come from broken homes/Broken hearts and broken bones" - suggest that life is difficult and that we are all marked by struggle and suffering. The repetition of "broken" emphasizes the idea that we are all in some way damaged, and that life itself is a kind of wound that we carry with us.
The lines "We will live and die alone/Welcome to the edge/Tonight we will descend" suggest a sense of overwhelming despair and loneliness. The repetition of "we" emphasizes the universal nature of this feeling, while the metaphor of the edge suggests that we are all on the brink of something - perhaps death, perhaps something else. The sense of descent suggests a loss of control, a kind of surrender to the chaos of life.
The line "My life is a shooting range/People never change" seems to sum up the bleakness of the song. The shooting range metaphor suggests that life is relentlessly violent and unpredictable, while the statement that "people never change" implies that there is no hope for any kind of transformation or redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
We all come from broken homes
We all have experienced pain and struggle in our past
Broken hearts and broken bones
We have been emotionally and physically wounded
We will live and die alone
Ultimately, we are alone in our lives and deaths
Welcome to the edge
We are living on the brink of chaos and destruction
Tonight we will descend
We are approaching a moment of darkness and despair
We might not be enemies
While we may not hate each other, we also cannot be true friends
But we can not be friends
Our shared experiences of hurt and pain cannot mend our relationships
I wanna go on record to say
I want to make it clear that
That I wanna live to see the day
I want to live long enough to witness
When the world screams gasping for air
A time when humanity is suffering and struggling to survive
Cries unanswered 'cause nobody cares
No one is listening or paying attention to the world's cries for help
I want to breathe my final breath
When I die
Knowing you died, a painful death
I want the knowledge that someone who caused me harm also suffered
The fucking world is an ugly place
The world we live in is full of pain and evil
But I will die with a smile on my face
Despite this, I will face death with fearlessness and defiance
My life is a shooting range
My life is unpredictable and dangerous like a shooting range
People never change
Individuals are inherently flawed and often cannot overcome their negative traits
Contributed by Liam A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mariahashleymagnuson4646
Beast & Skynet are definitely my two favorites from The Acacia Strain.♥🤘💀🤘
🎵We all come from broken homes
Broken hearts and broken bones
We will live and die alone
We will live and die alone.
Welcome to the end
Tonight we will descend
We may not be enemies
But we cannot be friends
I wanna go on record to say
That I wanna live to see the day
Where the world screams grasping for air
But as she cries cuz' nobody cares
I wanna breathe my final breath
Knowing you died a painful death
The fucking world is an ugly place
But I will die with a smile on my face
My life, is a shooting range
People never change
We all come from broken homes
Broken hearts and broken bones
We will live and die alone
We will live and die alone…🎵
@tomboyd9333
This dude about crushed the front of the stage when they opened with this. Killed it!!
@mom_skills5351
So my baby loves this song so much I have to play it on repeat to get her to fall asleep.
@retrojetgames8145
… keep an eye on her 😆
@randyrodriguez709
job well done mom
@jaymer2928
@@retrojetgames8145😂😂
@tomboyd9333
I hope she sleeps okay
@jordanpetrini7195
Any time my Alexa gets an intruder alert my color changing lights turn red and the intro to this song plays
@edboy5814
That's wicked!
@RealAlexaDanielle
How did you set it up like that??😅🤣
@yleeckles2289
yo. rubber bullet auto turrets (rubber for "peace" times feel me)