Let My Burden Be
Deathbot Lyrics
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Won't you let my burden just be
With my glory spent and my crushed eyes spinning
Ain't no blessings left to feed
So down now down by the river
With this blood and the cries I thieved
Now we're falling down to these sweetest last sounds
They can't take your love from
So I spent my war on these glass shoulders
Been slipping through these seas
Of subway cars and these empty last arts
Ain't no warnings left to heed
Cuz it ain't no good just to be no good
left rusted tongue in cheek
with my beggars eyes
and these wasted last tries
there aint' nothing left to need
I'm going down now down by the river
With this blood and the cries I thieved
Now we're falling down to these sweetest last sounds
They can't take this love for me
They can't take your love from
I've got my hands on these old shoulders
Won't you let my burden just be
With my glory spent and my crushed eyes spinning
Ain't no blessings left to feed
Oh down by the river come on
Oh down by the river come on
The lyrics to Deathbot's song "Let My Burden Be" express a sense of exhaustion and resignation with life's struggles. The opening lines, "Well I got my hands on these old shoulders / Won't you let my burden just be," convey a desire for release from the weight of responsibilities and obligations. The singer feels like they have nothing left to offer, as their "glory" is spent and their "crushed eyes" suggest a sense of weariness and defeat. The phrase "Ain't no blessings left to feed" underscores this feeling of depletion and a lack of resources to draw from.
The second verse continues this theme of exhaustion and frustration with the status quo. The singer describes their experiences navigating the world ("slipping through these seas / of subway cars and these empty last arts") and implies that they have not found anything meaningful or fulfilling in these pursuits. The line "cuz it ain't no good just to be no good" suggests a sense of longing for something more, while also acknowledging the difficulty of achieving this goal. The final lines of the verse, "with my beggars eyes / and these wasted last tries / there aint' nothing left to need," could be interpreted as a statement of acceptance of defeat, or perhaps as a call to let go of material desires and focus on finding inner peace.
The repeated refrain of "down by the river" throughout the song creates a sense of movement and change, as if the singer is journeying towards a new phase of life. The mention of "blood and cries" suggests that this journey may not be easy, but the "sweetest last sounds" at the end of the road are worth pursuing. The final lines, "They can't take this love for me / They can't take your love from" suggest that the singer has found a sense of security and comfort in a specific relationship or community, which will sustain them through difficult times.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I got my hands on these old shoulders
I have been carrying these burdens for a long time
Won't you let my burden just be
Please let me be free from my troubles
With my glory spent and my crushed eyes spinning
I am tired and defeated, struggling to keep going
Ain't no blessings left to feed
There is nothing good left in my life
So down now down by the river
I am seeking refuge and peace
With this blood and the cries I thieved
I am haunted by my past actions and their consequences
Now we're falling down to these sweetest last sounds
I am embracing the final moments of my life
They can't take this love for me
No one can take away the love I have for someone or something
They can't take your love from
No one can take away the love I have for you
So I spent my war on these glass shoulders
I fought my battles until I was completely broken
Been slipping through these seas
I have been lost and adrift for a long time
Of subway cars and these empty last arts
I have been wandering aimlessly with no direction or purpose
Ain't no warnings left to heed
There is nothing left to prepare me for what is to come
Cuz it ain't no good just to be no good
It is not enough to simply exist without meaning
left rusted tongue in cheek
I have lost my ability to speak with sincerity
with my beggars eyes
I am desperate for help and support
and these wasted last tries
I have tried and failed too many times
there ain't nothing left to need
I have everything I need, except for a sense of purpose
I'm going down now down by the river
I am surrendering to my fate and accepting my end
Oh down by the river come on
I am beckoning for peace and release
Contributed by Ellie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Qwerty
Okay, this game was actually really good. I was expecting either some schlocky murder-fest that reinforces negative mental health stereotypes or "UwU stab me" fetish material, but it really blew my expectations out of the water. Character analysis time!
TL;DR: Luna, while not a perfect representation of mental health, is far better than most other characters I've seen in games like this. Her reactions come from a place of loneliness and feelings of betrayal from both Alex and Eden, which drive her to try to take back control of her life. Despite this, the ending shows she isn't a psychopath and feels deeply remorseful of her actions. She realizes in the end that people care about her and want her to be happy. which brings her character arc to a nice close.
I want to list the details that I feel really flesh out her character and avoids most pitfalls of the yandere trope. Keep in mind, I'm not a mental health expert, I'm just someone who is attending therapy sessions myself and have an interest in the psychology of characters.
1. Luna admits straight up that she is suffering from feelings of isolation, which I feel is the real core of her problem. She is light years away from her family and friends who are stranded on a ruined planet, with the only people we see her have any interaction with being Alex, who she either always had a crush on or simply deeply admired at first before leaving Earth, and her therapist, Eden. Digit was an attempt of making a new friend so those two wouldn't be the only people she knew, which just further proves my point.
2. In an attempt to resolve her issues with loneliness, Luna had attended multiple therapy sessions with Eden. From how Eden reacts to her not showing up for some time, it must have been fairly often or been going on for a while. Luna must have developed strong feelings of trust with Eden, which most therapists try to do with their clients.
3. She witnessed Alex and Eden together as a couple for the first time. Not only did this break her heart because Alex was with someone else, but that someone else was the very therapist that she had expressed her deepest feelings to. In her mind, she was betrayed by the only two people she had any strong connection with on the ship. At that moment, she lost everyone except Digit.
Now, before I continue to my last point, this does not justify her actions. It just serves as an explanation as to why she did what she did.
4. After attempting to regain control of her life by getting Alex all to herself and getting revenge on Eden, she realizes that she fucked up. She went too far and lost control of her emotions, leading her to almost killing everyone on the ship. Her feelings of guilt lead her to believe she deserves to die. Everyone hates her now, she thinks. She should just stay on the ship with the murderous robots. No one would want her anyways. It's only when the people Digit helped save show they are willing to forgive her for her actions, that they will not abandon her, does she decide that she deserves to live.
In the end, Luna wasn't a psychopath. She was just a young girl in a bad head space suffering from feelings of isolation. The perceived betrayal of the two people she trusted most sent her into a pit of despair, leading her to try violently crawling her way out in desperation to not be left alone.
It makes me happy the true end leads her to see that the people around her do care about her, and want her to be happy. She won't have to be alone anymore. I know she is just a fictional character from a kind of schlocky anime game, but I think the developers really put care into not just making her an evil insane murderer. Again, she is not perfect, but it is certainly far better than what I've seen before.
ManlyBadassHero
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Tolazon
I saw Manly vent in cafeteria after killing blue
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Rong Rong
We did it folks, another game with Manly cameo/reference. We are one step closer with putting Manly in all future indie games titles.
Purely Imagine
Right? That's so cool!!!
Botshelo Sekgweleo
What was the reference, I am not sure if I missed something or misunderstood
I saw it, dumb me
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