On The B.O.T.A.
Gojira Lyrics
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A lion came and said
"Come, and drown, and drown, and drown"
"On the brink of the abyss"
Wash my feet
Swinging in the great empty one
Babel d'escaliers et d'arcades
C'etait un palais infini
No one else is able now to play
With the answers
And I open, my mind
My mind is so clea
There's a
There's a door in the wall of time
And I opened it, my mind
It's so clear
The lyrics of Gojira's song "On The B.O.T.A." seem to be abstract and metaphorical in nature. It describes a journey of sorts, where the singer is lost and encounters a lion that tells him to "drown, and drown, and drown" on the brink of an abyss. This can be interpreted as an invitation to surrender oneself to the unknown or to let go of one's fears and inhibitions.
The next lines "Wash my feet, swinging in the great empty one" add a sense of purification to the journey, like getting rid of the impurities that hold one back. The lyrics then shift to a description of a palace with staircases and arcades that seems to represent the vastness of the universe or the mind of the singer. The last lines "There's a door in the wall of time, and I opened it, my mind, it's so clear" suggest a moment of enlightenment or realization, where the singer has found the answers he was looking for.
Overall, the song can be interpreted as a spiritual journey, where the singer is lost and seeking answers, and finds them in a moment of surrender and introspection.
Line by Line Meaning
Lost, lost, lost
Feeling directionless, without a sense of purpose
A lion came and said
An internal emotional force presents itself
"Come, and drown, and drown, and drown"
Succumbing to the overwhelming emotional force
"On the brink of the abyss"
Feeling dangerously close to emotional collapse
Wash my feet
Cleansing oneself of prior emotional weight
Swinging in the great empty one
Existing in an emotional void
Babel d'escaliers et d'arcades
A labyrinth of emotional turmoil
C'etait un palais infini
It was an infinite palace, representing the expansiveness of personal emotions
No one else is able now to play
Others cannot understand or relate to the depth of these emotions
With the answers
Attempting to resolve and make sense of these emotions
And I open, my mind
A willingness to explore these emotions further
My mind is so clear
Finally seeing personal emotions clearly
There's a
A new awareness of something present
There's a door in the wall of time
A newfound possibility for emotional progress
And I opened it, my mind
Continuing to explore this breakthrough
It's so clear
The new path forward is now visible
Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Christian Andreu, Joseph Duplantier, Mario Duplantier, Christian Roger Andreu
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