Obsession
Catharsis Lyrics

To sow seeds in barren fields
To try and achieve something totally against all odds

When there's no more fertile ground
When all opportunities have dried up or vanished

To bear the fragile worlds within
To carry and protect naive or vulnerable thoughts

Through the ruined one that surrounds
Despite the hostile environment that encases

Break the shackles of my past
To be relieved from any past burden, freeing oneself

Give me precious things that do not last (and succor for the homeless ones bring fire down on Babylon)
To ask for something worth cherishing, but at the same time recognizing the pain that comes with it. It's a plea to show compassion towards displaced people while also calling for vengeance against an enemy

Heal And destroy
To mend and to wreck simultaneously

Lift me up
To encourage and uplift someone's spirits

Bring it down
To take something down that once held power

And we may suffer And we must die And we may suffer And we may die
A contemplation on the inevitability of death and suffering, expressing a sense of acceptance towards these things

Come weary child: You've touched the stars but you did not move them
To console someone who has achieved great things but still feels like they have not accomplished enough

Now it's time to cut out your heart And be a god in the kingdom of the dead Or to raise your face And make them move.
To give a choice between abandoning emotions and becoming untouchable or pushing forward with passion and inspiring others

And we may suffer And you may die Yes, you will suffer And you're going to die
Reiterating the inevitability of suffering and death, but also emphasizing that everyone will experience both

So sing now: I'll be your eyes if you won't see, I'll be your heart if you can't feel
To offer empathy and understanding to someone who is struggling

Now we'll see who burns the brightest The brightest of them all
To create a competitive atmosphere, a challenge to see who will stand out the most

Send me their sons and prodigal daughters Render up to me their lost and stray Give lust and life to our dances, flight to our fancies Give me courage for my passions and my pain
Asking for people who have been outcasted to be sent to them, to be creative and create a lively environment while also gaining bravery to continue pursuing what they love despite setbacks

And this will be my art: to feel alive
To express how one's art is a way to experience life

Break my heart Sell my body or my soul Spite their laws Fight the odds Smite the gods Starve myself Freeze myself Burn myself Kill myself Kill myself To feel...
A willingness to do anything, even self-destructive things, in order to feel alive

Nail me to you I will ride you like a nightmare I will drive you past all love or pain or fear I will escort you to the end
Expressing a willingness to go through anything together, even if it's not necessarily healthy

Take me inside you I'll be the master in your mirror I will drive you until everything else disappears I'll be with you to the end
Again, emphasizing the want to stick together no matter the cost

Everything you want to feel Everything you want to taste
Wanting to experience everything without holding back