Brothers
Anadel Lyrics
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Watch the fire take the sky
See it rage
Watch our souls get burned alive
See our temple
Watch the pillars fall apart
'Cause we are broken
Sick and bleeding from our hearts
Listen to the voice that whispers softly
Tells you everything you want to hear
Look away
Find the strenght to overcome
Look inside
Like you're proud of what you've done
And is its hopeless
If we buried all our shame?
Are we alone?
Or are we brothers just the same?
The same
Listen to the voice that whispers softly
Tells you everything you want to hear
Smile and promise
To decieve you
Watching on a king
If you leave in fear
In fear
Brother, get off your knees
'Cause this was never
Your cross to bear
And be no more decieved
'Cause we could never
Save ourselfs, so don't
Listen to the voice that whispers softly
Tells you everything you want to hear
Smile and promise
To decieve you
Watching on a king
If you leave in fear
In fear
We see the flames
Watch the fire take the sky
And see it rage
Watch our souls get burned alive
The song "Brothers" by Anadel talks about the downfall of society and how people feel helpless and lost amidst that chaos. The lyrics describe the destruction that unfolds as they helplessly watch their world burn before their eyes. The reference to flames and fire implies the greater chaos that humanity brings on itself.
As the pillars of their society are falling apart, they acknowledge that they are broken and wounded inside. The song talks about the voice that whispers to them, telling them everything they want to hear. This is a reference to the illusion that people are capable of creating even in the worst of times. The song urges that people must find strength within themselves and to not be deceived by false promises and lies.
"Brothers" by Anadel suggests that people must rise above fear and take ownership of their lives. The line, "Brother, get off your knees, 'Cause this was never your cross to bear," frames the struggle as something we all go through together as a collective. The song concludes with a plea for people to see the destruction and find their resolve to forge ahead, despite the apparent hopelessness.
Overall, the song "Brothers" by Anadel is a commentary on the current state of society and the human struggle to find hope amidst chaos.
Line by Line Meaning
We see the flames
We observe the flames of destruction.
Watch the fire take the sky
We watch as the fire engulfs everything.
See it rage
We see the fire uncontrollably spreading.
Watch our souls get burned alive
We witness the destruction of our own souls.
See our temple
We see our place of worship.
Watch the pillars fall apart
We watch as the foundation of our beliefs crumbles.
'Cause we are broken
Our brokenness causes this destruction.
Sick and bleeding from our hearts
We suffer emotionally and spiritually.
Listen to the voice that whispers softly
We hear a small voice in our hearts.
Tells you everything you want to hear
This voice tells us what we want to hear.
Look away
We turn away from the destruction.
Find the strength to overcome
We must find the courage to overcome this destruction.
Look inside
We must look within ourselves.
Like you're proud of what you've done
We should be proud of our accomplishments.
And is its hopeless
Are we without hope?
If we buried all our shame?
Would our shame be hidden away?
Are we alone?
Are we in solitude?
Or are we brothers just the same?
Or are we all in this together?
Listen to the voice that whispers softly
We must pay attention to the small voice inside us.
Tells you everything you want to hear
This voice tells us what we want to hear.
Smile and promise
We make promises while grinning.
To deceive you
These promises are to deceive us.
Watching on a king
We observe as a leader fails us.
If you leave in fear
If we abandon hope due to fear.
Brother, get off your knees
We must stand tall and together as brothers.
'Cause this was never
This was never our responsibility.
Your cross to bear
We should not suffer this burden.
And be no more deceived
We must no longer be fooled.
'Cause we could never
We were never able to do this on our own.
Save ourselves, so don't
We cannot save ourselves alone, so do not try.
We see the flames
We observe the destruction.
Watch the fire take the sky
We watch the all-consuming fire.
And see it rage
We see the unyielding anger.
Watch our souls get burned alive
We witness our spiritual downfall.
Contributed by Emma N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@matthewwright2524
Wow memories. The first take of this song was like 9:30. Band came in the control room and asked me what I thought. I said “do you want the short answer or the long answer?” They said “long answer” and so I suggested a new arrangement. There was some negotiation to get to the 6:30 version. This spurred further collaboration on some of the arrangements for other tunes in that first album
What was so cool is when they came back for the next project, they didn’t need my help with that anymore - like at all. They were all thinking about the role each section of the song or each instrument played in the arrangement as a whole. Like a band of 6 producers. From then on I was just trying to complement whatever they did
@edenfire
"But you're not a king". Not "watching on a king"
@Classified141
3:30
So don't...
...listen to the voice that whispers softly.
That part hits me hard. I know I should stop listening to the voice that tells me 'everything I want to hear and actually start building a life for myself.
But goddamn can the voice be convincing..
@cryptic6897
Makes me think of Telltale game of thrones tbh IRON FROM ICE!
@JoaoMarcos-pq6ev
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