A Moment Of Silence
Dan P. Lyrics

A moment of silence, please
Please take a moment to reflect in honor of those that never got the chance.

For those that never get the chance
Let's remember those who have been overlooked and underappreciated.

They show up to the party, but they're never asked to dance
People like losers, liars, bastards, thieves, cynics, pessimists, and the unimaginative who came to the party, but for some reason didn't get to participate.

The losers, the liars, the bastards, the thieves, the cynicists, the pessimists, and those that don't believe in nothing
This line is a list of people who are often deemed unworthy or unwanted by society.

I never met a loser that I didn't see eye to eye with
The artist relates to those considered losers because they see themselves in these individuals.

I declare, I stare into your eyes. You look right past me into the air
The singer looks at someone else, but they ignore them completely.

What's it like to stand in your shoes? To have never felt the belt of somebody's abuse?
The singer wants to know what it's like for someone who has never experienced abuse and has been sheltered from it.

So, I take the bottle. Tip it to all my heroes that have passed. Alas, you have left us. But your stories they will last
The artist raises a bottle to admire their departed idols and honor their memory.

Uninspired by the recruiting call, independent we stand, independent we fall
The artist is not interested in being recruited into any cause or movement; they value their independence highly.

So tell me: how long do you think you can go before you lose it all? Before they call you bluff and watch you fall?
The artist wonders how long a person can have freedom or control over their life before it's taken away from them.

But I let it go and I lost my soul
The singer gave up control and as a result lost a part of who they are.

We do what we want, we don't do what we should
The artist believes in making their own choices regardless of what others think.

Your last chance to make your mother and your father proud
This is a plea to make something of oneself and make family members proud while there's still time.

They said: "A pox upon your house, upon your family, and everyone you ever knew and everyone you'll ever meet"
This is a curse directed toward the singer and everything they're associated with.

But we do what we want, we don't do what we should
This line emphasizes the singer's belief in personal freedom over societal expectations or norms.

Everybody's laughing 'cause they're thinking they're in on something I don't get. Don't forget I connect and I heard every word you said
The artist feels left out of something, but they have understood everything that was said.

Like a child who believes he was wronged. If you hate me so much, then stop singing my songs
The artist compares themselves to a child who is upset that someone is singing their songs if they don't like them.

I'm losing faith, I'm running low on things to say. So, I guess I have no choice but to regurgitate the tired anthem of a loser and hypocrite
The singer is losing hope and feels like they're repeating themselves by regurgitating a message of defeat and hypocrisy.

Oh! To have died that night, I realized it wouldn't last! Days were numbered and the reaper tipped the hourglass
This line reflects on the singer's own mortality and the idea of the finite nature of life.

Oh! To the west, you don't know what it is you're running from, and everybody's laughing loud
The artist believes those who laugh at others don't understand the reasons they're running away from something.

The final mayday of our sinking ship has come and passed
This is a metaphor signifying that time has run out and it's too late to save something that's doomed to fail.