Black
Cadaverous Condition Lyrics

Black, you are my enemy
The singer addresses the color black that has come to represent their struggles, fears, and weaknesses.

And I cannot get close to thee
The singer acknowledges that they are unable to confront their fears directly or overcome them easily.

Our life is ruled by enmity
The singer feels that their life is consumed by hatred, resentment or hostility towards the color black that has become their enemy.

And I can't weaken that
The artist admits that they are unable to find a way to decrease their negative feelings or hostility towards their enemy.

The only way that I can see
The artist recognizes that they have to find a way to coexist with the color black that has become an integral part of their life.

Is to hold you close to me
The singer believes that by embracing their fears, they can learn to better deal with them and overcome them.

To love you for it's meant to be
The singer sees the color black as a necessary or inevitable part of their life and is willing to accept it as such.

I weaken your attack
The artist feels that by accepting the presence of the color black in their life, they are able to diminish its ability to control them or cause them harm.

Everything was lucked and downy
The artist describes their life before the color black became their enemy as happy, carefree and comfortable.

What was good was up from under
The artist remarks that their good fortune before was based on fragile foundations.

Until black, that awful tender
The singer blames the color black for causing them to lose their sense of wonder and enjoyment of life.

Came and popped my sense of wonder
The artist describes the color black as having destroyed their sense of joy, beauty or awe.

All at once all eyes turned at him
The singer describes how the color black attracts attention and causes others to focus on it.

Leaving me an unwatched body
The singer feels that they have become invisible or unnoticed because of the attention given to the color black.

And it sagged, my body's rib cage
The singer feels a physical manifestation of their weakened condition or state of mind.

Out from under ogler's study
The artist sees how others gaze upon their withering form and takes offense.

Black was decomposing quickly
The artist sees how the color black is seen to dissolve, fade or lose its imposing presence.

This was found offensive to me
The singer is angered by the color black's weakening and takes this as a direct insult.

His disrespect for life's proprieties
The singer assigns a judgment of the color black's disregard for decency or morality.

Made me scared he would destroy me
The artist sees the color black as threatening their well-being, dignity or identity.

So I thought I'd try to cut him
The artist describes their initial impulse to harm or destroy the color black.

Try to force him 'neath my level
The artist sees themselves as superior to the color black and seeks to bring it under their control or influence.

The only way to equal to him
The singer sees that the only way to truly defeat the color black is to be on the same level as its power or influence.

Would be hit him with a shovel
The artist describes a violent way to beat back the color black's effects or presence.

But to really rise above him
The singer recognizes that true strength comes from finding a way to overcome one's enemies by rising above them.

That would be the final evil
The singer sees how using the tactics of the color black themselves would be a betrayal of their own morals or values.

So instead I asked the sucker
The singer explains that they sought to befriend the color black instead of attacking it outright.

If he'd care to see my rooms
The artist offers to share their personal space with the color black.

And as a friend and as a comrade
The artist seeks to align with the color black as an ally or companion.

And all the things that these implied
The singer sees how friendship and comradeship imply acceptance, trust and mutual understanding.

I made him leave what it was that he had
The singer shares their life experiences with the color black, asking it to abandon its negativities in the process.

Used to keep us unallied
The artist sees the factors that kept them distant and locked in enmity, have now vanished with their newfound alliance.

Now black and I we are together
The artist sees how they have overcome their fear of the color black and have now become associates.

Fairly just inseparable
The artist describes their relationship with the color black as stable, equal and permanent.

And in the terriblest of weather
The singer sees how even in the most difficult of moments, their alliance with the color black remains unbroken.

Our bonds are incorruptible
The artist emphasizes the strength and permanence of their relationship with the color black.