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Awaken
Disturbed Lyrics


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Stripped of life, alone
In the midst of something that I
Want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Lost and alone
Imprisoned now inside of your mind
With the way you tried
To destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried
To completely refuse all your life

Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me

Awaken you, oh no
Can't live up to me
I've stricken you
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me

Stripped of life, alone
In the midst of something that I
Want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Lost and alone
Imprisoned now inside your mind
With the way you tried
To destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried
To completely refuse all your life

Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me
Awaken you, oh no
Can't live up to me
I've stricken you
Can't live up to me

There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me wrong
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me wrong
Making you strong

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me

Ooh can't live up to me, yeah
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Disturbed's song Awaken seem to describe a person who is completely helpless and alone. The person has been stripped of all their life, and they are imprisoned inside the mind of the person who wants to destroy them. The person who wants to destroy them has been waiting and living for no one and is feeding off their nothingness. The singer explains how the person can never live up to them, and they have stricken the person. However, the singer states that they don't want to live with the lie that they are telling the person, which is why they are trying to awaken them with a little bit of evil inside.


The lyrics also seem to suggest that the person who wants to destroy them is not ready to live up to the singer's expectations. The singer claims that the person will never be able to match up to them because they are feeding on their nothingness. The person is trying to refuse their life, but the singer is there to awaken them and bring out the evil inside of them. In the end, the singer claims that the person can never live up to their expectations.


Overall, the lyrics of Disturbed's song Awaken seem to describe a person who has been stripped of their life and is imprisoned inside the mind of the person who wants to destroy them. The singer is trying to awaken the person and bring out the evil inside to help them deal with the situation they are in.


Line by Line Meaning

Stripped of life, alone
Feeling completely drained and isolated


In the midst of something that I
In the midst of a challenging situation


Want to play with your evil inside
Desire to confront and overcome inner demons


Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Desire to move on from something that cannot be undone


Lost and alone
Feeling completely directionless and cutoff from others


Imprisoned now inside of your mind
Trapped in one's own negative thinking and emotions


With the way you tried
With the negativity and harm inflicted by someone else


To destroy me again
To harm and bring down someone else repeatedly


You were waiting and living for no one
Not caring about or considering others' needs


To completely refuse all your life
To consistently turn away from positive change and growth


Feed on your nothing
Live on a toxic and empty existence


You'll never live up to me
You will never succeed in bringing me down


Awaken you
Rise up and confront one's own darkness


With a little evil inside
With the realization of personal flaws and darkness


I've stricken you
I have weakened your impact and hold over me


I don't wanna live with the lie
I don't want to continue living with false beliefs and negativity


And you'll never live up to me
You will never bring me down or overpower me


Can't live up to me
Cannot match or exceed my strength and resilience


There isn't a thing that I can do
Feeling powerless in the face of external challenges


Watching this whole thing just wash away
Watching the situation fall apart or crumble


Making me wrong
Blaming oneself for the situation's failure


Making you strong
Inspiring the enemy to become stronger and more ruthless


Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me
Living off negativity and emptiness will never bring me down




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dan Donegan, David Draiman, Michael Wengren, Steve Kmak

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linguistically oversight 86

Stripped of life, alone
In the midst of something that I
Want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Lost and alone
Imprisoned now inside of your mind
With the way you tried
To destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried
To completely refuse all your life

Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me

Awaken you, oh no
Can't live up to me
I've stricken you
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me

Stripped of life, alone
In the midst of something that I
Want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Lost and alone
Imprisoned now inside your mind
With the way you tried
To destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried
To completely refuse all your life

Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me
Awaken you, oh no
Can't live up to me
I've stricken you
Can't live up to me

There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me wrong
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me wrong
Making you strong

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me

Ooh can't live up to me, yeah
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me



All comments from YouTube:

Maxximillian

Best Disturbed album hands down

J A

I think Ten Thousand Fists is the Best. But Believe is my favorite.

David Thomas

This is my favourite of all Disturbed's music 🤘

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SAME

linguistically oversight 86

Stripped of life, alone
In the midst of something that I
Want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Lost and alone
Imprisoned now inside of your mind
With the way you tried
To destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried
To completely refuse all your life

Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me

Awaken you, oh no
Can't live up to me
I've stricken you
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me

Stripped of life, alone
In the midst of something that I
Want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Lost and alone
Imprisoned now inside your mind
With the way you tried
To destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried
To completely refuse all your life

Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me
Awaken you, oh no
Can't live up to me
I've stricken you
Can't live up to me

There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me wrong
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me wrong
Making you strong

Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me

Ooh can't live up to me, yeah
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me

That Man

Stuff like this is why Disturbed will always be number one as far as I'm concerned.

D

Adoro essa musica

Kane Lewis

I grew up with anger problems I hated everything about life I went to multiple alternative schools to try and fix the fact thanks to this song and The teachers I am now a happy man with little to no anger or violence anymore

Jeff S

When my daughter races motorcross and just shreds it, this song is playing in my head! Just incredible sounds and vocals

Kane Lewis

Try and push her to be the first motogp female world champion !
F motorcross go the big dogs

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