Darkness
Head\Head Lyrics

Here in the darkness that I lay
The singer is in a state of depression and feeling trapped by his own thoughts.

Depression heavy in its weigh
The depression is weighing heavily on the singer.

And how my body aches to leave
The singer feels physically and emotionally drained, wishing to escape the darkness.

To sing its final eulogy
The artist imagines himself committing suicide and singing his own funeral song.

My sons I love you evermore
The artist expresses his love for his sons, possibly as part of his farewell message to them.

And though the road beckons once more
The singer may be tempted to take his own life again, despite his love for his sons.

I see the damage that I've done
The singer is aware of the harm and pain he has caused others, possibly due to his depression.

In search for redemption
The artist is seeking forgiveness and a way to make amends for his past mistakes.

But I am just a broken man
The artist acknowledges his own faults and weaknesses.

Whose souls cries out to understand
The artist is struggling to make sense of his own thoughts and emotions, and to find meaning in his life.

How the madness shatters me
The singer feels overwhelmed and defeated by his struggles with mental illness.

Upon the stage on bended knee
The artist may be a performer or artist, using his craft to express his pain and seek redemption.

I scream out loud at skies above
The singer addresses a higher power, expressing his frustration and pain to the universe.

That answer mute bereft in love
The singer feels that his cries for help are unanswered, and that he is alone and unloved.

I struggle not to fall from grace
The singer is trying to hold on to his dignity and integrity, despite his struggles.

Or sing the hymns of my disgrace
The artist acknowledges his own mistakes and sins, and is trying to avoid repeating them.

We build cathedrals to our pain
Humans often try to make sense of their pain by creating art or monuments to it.

Establish monuments to attain
By creating something lasting, we hope to transcend our own mortality and leave a legacy.

Freedom from all of the scars and the sins
We seek healing and redemption from our past traumas and mistakes.

Lest we drown in the darkness within
If we do not confront and overcome our own pain and suffering, we risk being consumed by it.

Mysterys forgotten chords
The artist is searching for meaning and inspiration in music, but it eludes him.

I strum in vain to please the lord
The artist may be trying to find solace or salvation in religion, but is struggling to connect with it.

But he has never answered me
The singer feels abandoned or ignored by a higher power.

My faith has waned eternally
The artist has lost his faith in religion and spirituality.

In empty men who pass along
The singer is disillusioned with leaders or authority figures who claim to have all the answers.

The woes of all religions wrong
The singer sees flaws and contradictions in organized religion and its teachings.

But now the shadowed veil it falls
The singer has a moment of clarity and insight into his own struggles.

Heed the clarion call
The artist is urging himself (or others) to pay attention and take action against their own darkness.

So pray to music build a shrine
The artist sees music as a kind of spiritual practice, a way to find meaning and build something lasting.

Listen in these desperate times
The singer is calling on himself (or others) to pay attention to the messages and emotions in music, especially during difficult times.

Fill your heart with every note
Music has the power to touch and transform us emotionally, and the singer urges himself (or others) to embrace that power fully.

Cherish it and cast afloat
The artist encourages himself (or others) to treasure music and let it guide them to something beyond their own struggles.

Because god is in these clef and tone
The artist sees music as a kind of divine language or expression of the human soul.

Salvation is found alone
Ultimately, we must find our own way out of darkness and into the light of redemption and healing.

Haunted by its melody
Music can be both therapeutic and painful, reminding us of our own struggles and challenges.

Music it will set you free
The artist believes that music has the power to liberate us from our own darkness, and guide us to a better place.

Music my saviour (save me)
The singer recasts music as a kind of savior or lifeline, something that can still help him, inspire him, or save him.