Coliseum formed in November of 2003 and has since toured and recorded with … Read Full Bio ↴Coliseum formed in November of 2003 and has since toured and recorded with relentless abandon for the better part of a decade. They issued a self-titled debut album on Level Plane in 2004, followed by the Goddamage EP in 2005, and their second album No Salvation on Relapse Records in 2007. The band has been on countless tours across North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, with Converge, Rise Against, High On Fire, Mono, Napalm Death, Baroness, Russian Circles, Torche, Integrity, and many others. Coliseum joined the Temporary Residence Limited roster in 2010 with the release of their third long-player, House With A Curse, and a deluxe reissue of the their Goddamage EP on TRL followed soon after. Members also play in Black God, Legion, Yautja, and Central Fires.

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Coliseum Lyrics

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I can't admire your blind faith in humanity. Glassy eyes plugged in to the U.S. pride shit. Culture sucking off the demigods. Support group of lost romantics tied up in semantics. Look around, did we ever have a chance? Who's left but you and I? I can't admire their faith, I can't admire their hope, I can't admire their lives, I can't admire

Overall Meaning

these lyrics convey a sense of disillusionment with the state of society and humanity's blind faith in their culture and government. The line "Glassy eyes plugged in to the U.S. pride shit" suggests a mindless adherence to a patriotic ideology without critical thought. The lyrics also critique the language and rhetoric used by modern society, including the use of empty phrases and jargon that do not address real-world issues. This is emphasized in the line "Support group of lost romantics tied up in semantics," which suggests that people are more interested in playing word games than addressing real-world problems.

The second half of the lyrics express a sense of hopelessness and frustration with the state of the world. The line "Look around, did we ever have a chance?" suggests that humanity has always been doomed to its current state, and the final lines "Who's left but you and I? I can't admire their faith, I can't admire their hope, I can't admire their lives, I can't admire" emphasize the singer's disconnection from society and the inability to find anything worthy of admiration or respect.

Line by Line Meaning

I can't admire your blind faith in humanity.
The blind trust you have in humanity is not worth admiring.

Glassy eyes plugged in to the U.S. pride shit.
People blindly following and believing in the hollow American pride propaganda.

Culture sucking off the demigods.
Society idolizing and worshiping people with power and influence.

Support group of lost romantics tied up in semantics.
People who are confused and struggling to find meaning in their romantic notions, focusing on trivial details.

Look around, did we ever have a chance?
Looking at the hopeless state of the world, one wonders if there was ever any chance to make a difference.

Who's left but you and I?
The only ones left to bring about change are the singer and the person they are addressing.

I can't admire their faith, I can't admire their hope, I can't admire their lives, I can't admire
The singer is unable to find anything admirable in the faith, hope, and lives of others.

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