Discography:
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Discography:
Proem - Demo, 1996
birth - Demo, 1997
Omega - Demo, 1999
Dead Man's Fear - Demo, 2001
Paths of insanity - Full-length, 2004
Numb
Forlorn Legacy Lyrics
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Tortured by lunacy
Cold, numb, unaware of my
Body struggling to remember
Where I've been
Where the soul died
Where madness can not espy
There, in peace I will die
In my mind
In my eyes, in my eyes
You can sleep insanity
In my eyes, in my eyes,
You canfeed me on the fear
This time, it struck the nerve
Nothing left of reality
Just a beatting heart,
A wondering thought living
Within once existing sanity
No escape, no relief, no mercy
I'm becoming
Something numb
Beyond a sane man's dream
Long live
The anxiety!
The lyrics of Forlorn Legacy's song Numb present a disheartening portrayal of a person who has succumbed to the pains and struggles of life. The soul feels tormented and haunted by lunacy, leading to a cold, numb feeling causing them to be unaware of their body. The character's mind is consumed by thoughts of where they've been and the moments where the soul died, and they wonder if their madness can ever find a peaceful resting place. The character speaks to their altered state and the experience of madness that has reshaped who they are from the inside out.
The lyrics hold further implications of the character's state of being, the way they can be fed on fear and how they are becoming something numb beyond what any sane person could imagine. The character expresses that there is no escape, relief, or mercy. The lyrics portray how the character's former reality has been destroyed, and the only thing that remains is a beating heart and a wondering thought within their once-existing sanity. The final line, "long live the anxiety," serves as both an acceptance of their situation and a cry of despair over being unable to escape it.
Overall, the lyrics of Numb paint a tragic picture of someone consumed by madness and left with no hope of escape. It speaks to the pain and struggles of life that can overwhelm even the strongest of souls.
Line by Line Meaning
I rise from the pain
Despite being in pain, I'm pushing myself up.
Tortured by lunacy
My mind is troubled and it feels like madness is consuming me.
Cold, numb, unaware of my
I'm feeling cold and numb, and I'm not even aware of my own body anymore.
Body struggling to remember
My body is having a hard time remembering where I've been.
Where I've been
I don't remember where I've been anymore.
Where the soul died
I remember where my soul died, and it's not a good memory.
Where madness can not espy
There's a place where madness can't find me, and I want to be there.
There, in peace I will die
I want to die in peace, away from all the madness and pain.
'cause I'm not the same man
I'm not the same person I used to be, and I don't know if I can go back.
In my mind
The change is in my mind, and it's a dark place now.
In my eyes, in my eyes
You can see the darkness in my eyes, showing how much I've changed.
You can sleep insanity
You can feel comfortable with insanity, but I cannot.
In my eyes, in my eyes,
My eyes tell the whole story of my pain, darkness and numbness.
You can feed me on the fear
I'm so consumed by fear that people can control me with it.
This time, it struck the nerve
Something has changed this time, and it's really affecting me.
Nothing left of reality
I'm so lost in my own mind that nothing feels real anymore.
Just a beating heart,
I'm just a living being with a beating heart now.
A wondering thought living
The only thing keeping me alive is the thought that maybe something will change.
Within once existing sanity
I used to be sane, but that's all gone now.
No escape, no relief, no mercy
I can't escape my situation, and there's no relief or mercy from it either.
I'm becoming
I'm changing into something worse than before.
Something numb
The change is making me numb to everything.
Beyond a sane man's dream
What's happening to me is beyond what any sane person could imagine.
Long live
Despite everything, I'm still alive.
The anxiety!
Anxiety is the only thing that's keeping me going at this point.
Contributed by Jackson T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.