The Faint
Accessory Lyrics


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Your mouth is wide open
Spit out hurried words
Fade in rapid motion
Before they were heard

Your fingertips are numb
Touch the cold of stone
Speechless they're roaming
Covering the unknown

Your ears are never closed
Hear the silence, the noise
Cheerless they're receiving
It's no question of choice

The rebels got quiet
They silently died
The moon won the battle
For the brighter light

There is nothing for sure
Just nothing that hurts




You can keep fighting
Or repeat some words

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Faint by Accessory explore the themes of communication breakdown and how words can become meaningless over time. The first stanza describes how the singer's words are disappearing before they are even spoken, suggesting a feeling of futility or frustration. The second stanza follows a similar theme, with the singer's numb fingertips unable to convey anything of significance. The third stanza is more hopeful, suggesting that the singer's ears are always open, but there is a sense of desolation in the idea that they are receiving only silence and noise.


The fourth stanza is more enigmatic, with the rebels mentioned without context. The suggestion is that they have fallen silent, perhaps due to oppression, and the moon has won the battle for the brighter light. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for the victory of goodness over evil, but it is also possible to read it as a sense of resignation, that the oppressive forces will always win. The final stanza is the most empowering, suggesting that even if there is no definitive answer or resolution, one can keep fighting or repeat some words, suggesting that even small actions can make a difference.


Line by Line Meaning

Your mouth is wide open
You are full of things to say


Spit out hurried words
You are speaking without thinking


Fade in rapid motion
Your words go unheard as quickly as you say them


Before they were heard
Your words go unheard


Your fingertips are numb
You are feeling disconnected


Touch the cold of stone
You feel the emptiness around you


Speechless they're roaming
You feel lost and can't find the right words


Covering the unknown
You are lost and uncertain


Your ears are never closed
You are always listening


Hear the silence, the noise
You hear everything, whether it's quiet or loud


Cheerless they're receiving
You are hearing what's going on, but not enjoying it


It's no question of choice
You can't choose what you hear


The rebels got quiet
People who defied the norm stopped speaking out


They silently died
They were silenced


The moon won the battle
The mysterious and unknown things in life took precedence


For the brighter light
For what was new or different


There is nothing for sure
There's nothing you can count on


Just nothing that hurts
There's nothing that you really care about


You can keep fighting
You can keep challenging things


Or repeat some words
Or you can keep saying the same things over and over




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