Requiem
Boy Sets Fire Lyrics


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She cries, "It's freedom that we need"
But I have yet to see a cause to believe
(I need to feel it, please just let me feel alright)
It comes in waves of need
Ten ways to make you bleed before you get to die

Can we give it one more shot?
Have we thrown all hope away?
Does it have to be this painful
Just to make it through?
This is not a requiem
We're wasting time as victims

Why spend our lives on bended knee
Choosing not to be free
He sighs, "I'm quickly burning out"
All that's left of me are jaded memories
(I need to feel it, please just let me feel alright)

Of what I could have been
If I had only been less of what they wanted
Can we give it one more shot?
Have we thrown all hope away?
Does it have to be this painful
Just to make it through?

This is not a requiem we're wasting time as victims
Why spend our lives on bended knee
Choosing not to be free and we're still here
All together and alone consumed with fear
That one day we'll discover how empty we've become

Sickened and ashamed
We crave what they provide us
So we'll never feel alone
Can we give it one more shot?
Have we thrown all hope away?
Does it have to be this painful

Just to make it through?
This is not a requiem
We're wasting time as victims
Why spend our lives




On bended knee
Choosing not to be free

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Boy Sets Fire's song Requiem are a call to action for individuals to break free from the constraints placed on them by society and those around them. The first stanza speaks of the desire for freedom, but the lack of a reason to believe that it is possible. The line "It comes in waves of need, ten ways to make you bleed before you get to die" highlights the struggle that individuals face when trying to attain freedom.


The second stanza questions whether all hope has been lost and if it is necessary to go through so much pain just to survive. The chorus emphasizes that this is not a requiem, which traditionally is a song for the dead, but a plea to live life fully and not waste time as victims. The third stanza highlights the regret of not living up to one's potential and trying to conform to the expectations of others.


The final lines of the song speak of society's need to find comfort in conformity, even if it means sacrificing individuality. The question "Does it have to be this painful just to make it through?" and the repeated line "Why spend our lives on bended knee choosing not to be free?" encourage listeners to break free from the chains that bind them and live for themselves.


Line by Line Meaning

She cries, "It's freedom that we need"
A plea for freedom, a yearning to be independent


But I have yet to see a cause to believe
However, I have not seen any reason to trust in this pursuit


(I need to feel it, please just let me feel alright)
(I need to experience freedom, please let me feel ok)


It comes in waves of need
Freedom is desired intermittently and in a cyclical fashion


Ten ways to make you bleed before you get to die
The path to freedom is fraught with obstacles and danger


Can we give it one more shot?
Can we try again?


Have we thrown all hope away?
Have we lost all optimism?


Does it have to be this painful
Is the pursuit of freedom meant to be this arduous?


Just to make it through?
Just to survive?


This is not a requiem
This is not an elegy for the dead


We're wasting time as victims
We are squandering our limited time as helpless individuals


Why spend our lives on bended knee
Why live in submission and subservience?


Choosing not to be free
Choosing to remain in bondage


He sighs, "I'm quickly burning out"
He is growing weary, losing motivation


All that's left of me are jaded memories
He is left with nothing but disillusioned recollections


Of what I could have been
Of the potential he could have fulfilled


If I had only been less of what they wanted
If only he had not acquiesced to their demands


And we're still here
We are still existing


All together and alone consumed with fear
Simultaneously together and isolated by fear


That one day we'll discover how empty we've become
Fearing that one day we will realize how vacuous our lives have become


Sickened and ashamed
Feeling disgusted and embarrassed


We crave what they provide us
We long for what they offer us


So we'll never feel alone
So we will never experience loneliness




Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN, DU BOSE HEYWARD, DOROTHY HEYWARD

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@davesplays314

2022

And we're still here
All together and all alone
Consumed with fear
That one day we'll discover
How empty we've become

@ralfie9103

Best Band.

@davesplays314

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