FGFC820 has also played live in various festivals, including: Wave Gothic Treffen (Germany), Gothic Festival (Belgium), Kinetik 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 (Canada), Resistanz Festival (U.K.) as well as others in Lima (Peru), Vittoria (Spain), Porto (Portugal), Tijuana, Celaya and Mexico City (Mexico) and throughout the United States and Canada. More information on their official website, http://www.fgfc820.com
Children of Decay
FGFC820 Lyrics
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Close your eyes, try to make it go away
We are what you’ve made us
We are hollow as ghosts
This is the turning of a new tide
We are cold, we are dead inside
Is that what you wanted?
History will never understand
Just how life and death can walk hand-in-hand
How when one man suffers we can turn away
But that’s all that’s left for the children of decay
These are the lies that we tell ourselves
The deep disappointment that we know so well
We are all that is left
We are marginal loss
The lyrics of Children of Decay, by FGFC820, explore the theme of societal decay and the aftermath of the actions of those who came before us. It starts with a bleak reference to a new day, which feels more like an extension of the pain and suffering of the previous one. The opening lines, "Close your eyes, try to make it go away / We are what you’ve made us," suggest that we are products of our surroundings and that the current state of society is the outcome of the actions of those who came before us. The subsequent lines, "We are hollow as ghosts / This is the turning of a new tide / We are cold, we are dead inside / Is that what you wanted? Is this the future you planned?" emphasize the hopelessness and despair of the present situation.
The chorus, "History will never understand / Just how life and death can walk hand-in-hand / How when one man suffers we can turn away / But that’s all that’s left for the children of decay," highlights the societal indifference towards the suffering of others and the inevitable consequences of such a mindset. The following lines, "These are the lies that we tell ourselves / The deep disappointment that we know so well / We are all that is left / We are marginal loss," indicate that the society has given up on itself and that it is doomed to failure.
Overall, the lyrics of Children of Decay reflect the frustration and despair of a society that seems to have lost its way. It highlights the need for introspection and a collective effort to make things right.
Line by Line Meaning
This is the dawning of a brand new day
A new era has begun.
Close your eyes, try to make it go away
We try to ignore the reality of the situation.
We are what you’ve made us
Our current state is a result of your actions.
We are hollow as ghosts
We are empty and lack purpose.
This is the turning of a new tide
The situation has changed and we must adapt to it.
We are cold, we are dead inside
We have lost all emotion and feeling.
Is that what you wanted?
Did you intend for us to be like this?
Is this the future you planned?
Did you envision this as the outcome?
History will never understand
The future generations will never comprehend the situation.
Just how life and death can walk hand-in-hand
How something beautiful and something tragic can coexist.
How when one man suffers we can turn away
We have become desensitized to the suffering of others.
But that’s all that’s left for the children of decay
We are the forgotten and neglected ones.
These are the lies that we tell ourselves
We try to convince ourselves that things will get better.
The deep disappointment that we know so well
We are familiar with the feeling of hopelessness.
We are all that is left
We are the last remnants of a broken society.
We are marginal loss
We are insignificant and overlooked by those in power.
Contributed by Callie W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.