Failures
I the Mighty Lyrics

Who's to say what defines who we are?
What determines our identity is unclear and subject to debate.

Our actions or our visible scars?
There is uncertainty regarding whether our behaviors or our physical marks shape us.

Fuck those who judge my character without a spoken word
I resent those who assess my nature without ever speaking to me.

Or put their faith in only what they've heard
Similarly, I dislike people who rely solely on hearsay.

You dig deeper and the lines become a blur
Investigating deeper into a matter can often result in confusion or discernment becoming muddied.

So you squint till you're blind
One might try to strain their vision metaphorically but ultimately still lack understanding.

Rest those tired eyes and vacant mind
It's okay to give up on trying to comprehend everything and take a break for a while.

There's a raven pacing the floor
A bird - traditionally symbolic of death - is walking around anxiously.

Outside your cellar door
This bird is situated by a place of confinement or entrapment.

That same word he spoke before
This raven is repeating a message it had already conveyed.

To judge me nevermore
Perhaps this bird is trying to impart a sense of respite from judgmental attitudes.

We come alive when they put our heads in the sand
Ironically, it is when others try to bury us and ignore us that we often find the strength to endure.

Everybody wants to know what you've got in store for them
People are curious about what kind of future one has planned for oneself.

Laughing at all your failures, all your futures
People feel amused or apathetically gloating at another person's past mistakes and perceived prospects.

Everybody wants to use your life as a catalyst
Individuals may see another person's existence as a jumping-off point for their own growth or change.

Reliving all your failures, all your futures
Others may become preoccupied with dwelling on your previous errors and future paths.

Last words are the only thing to be remembered
Only one's dying expressions are significant enough to be recalled permanently.

Net worth and a list of all your crimes
The only other aspects of one's life that are notable are their accumulations of wealth and offenses.

This world is only as big as the space that you expand your mind
The only way to make the world feel more vast is to broaden one's own intellectual or imaginative limitations.

So give it up give it up for the failures
Acknowledge and praise those who have struggled and fallen in their pursuits.

Give it up for the ones who tried!
Adulate individuals who have at least made an effort.

It's not enough not enough to live up to
However, it is insufficient for one to just meet others' expectations.

the things that others wanted for your life
Living according to others' goals for you is not truly living one's authentic existence.

It's a shame I even come out of your mouth
I am disappointed that you would speak ill of me or gossip about me unnecessarily.

Do you ever even stop to think about what a waste of time and energy you spend
Have you ever considered how wasteful it is for you to devote your time and energy to maligning me?

When it's all perspective in the end?
Ultimately, it is all just a matter of viewpoint or interpretation.

If each star is a sun dying and burning
Considering that each star is simply a celestial body that is perishing, decaying, and bursting into flame...

one by one inside this massive cosmic black
... and all of them are located in the vastness of dark space...

Far too expansive just to grasp
... an immensity that is too immense to fully comprehend...

and knowing we created time and this grand theory of an end
... and realizing we are the ones who created the concept of time and the idea of a definite conclusion.

well then its really just a theory maybe things have always been.
We must acknowledge that our understanding of time and mortality is founded purely on our own limited knowledge - so maybe the universe has always eluded our understanding.