Misericordiam (Latin for "pity") was an extreme metal band hailing from Las… Read Full Bio ↴Misericordiam (Latin for "pity") was an extreme metal band hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada, they formed in late 2004 and feature ex-members of Without Prayer. They played their first show on February 12th, 2005. It has been confirmed that they are currently recording a new album that will be released sometime later in 2010.
Releases:
Ten Days In Catalina (2005, Self-Released)
A Thin Line Between Man and Machine (2006, Self-Released)
Unanimity And The Cessation Of Hostility (2007, Twelve Gauge Records)

INSOMNIA
Misericordiam Lyrics

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Government psychosis
Police sirens replace alarm clocks
Chronic insomnia
puts a nation under hypnosis.
World war three started because of silence first
violence came second.
Only if you would have voiced your opinions
there would not have been a beginning

Thus no reason trying to find a way to end it

(Gestapo and dead bolt doors.
Which bolt into doors
making the previous living dead.)

Property seized white outlined chalk body residue

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Misericordiam's song Insomnia portray a bleak and dystopian future where government paranoia and control have led to chronic insomnia that puts an entire nation under hypnosis. The first line of the lyrics, "Government psychosis," sets the tone for the rest of the song, and highlights the idea that the government has gone insane, possibly due to the fear of losing power.

The second line of the lyrics, "Police sirens replace alarm clocks," paints a picture of a society where people don't wake up to the sound of their alarm clocks anymore but to the sound of police sirens outside their window. The third line, "Chronic insomnia puts a nation under hypnosis," suggests that the lack of sleep has led people to a state of mental numbness, where they cannot think or act independently.

The fourth line, "World war three started because of silence first, violence came second," implies that the lack of action and the inability to voice opinions led to a catastrophic event, which could have been prevented if people had spoken up. The rest of the lyrics describe the consequences of this inaction, where people are dead, and living people are trapped behind deadbolt doors, suggesting that the world is a living hell.

Line by Line Meaning

Government psychosis
The current political system has become so irrational and oppressive that it seems like a form of madness.

Police sirens replace alarm clocks
Instead of waking up to the sound of a peaceful morning, people in this society are jolted awake by the constant blaring of police sirens.

Chronic insomnia
People in this society cannot sleep because they are constantly worried about the state of the world around them.

puts a nation under hypnosis.
This lack of sleep has rendered the population powerless, unable to break free from the oppressive hypnosis that their society has put them under.

World war three started because of silence first
The root cause of the third world war was not a sudden outbreak of violence, but rather the silence of people who should have spoken out against injustice.

violence came second.
When no one addressed the underlying issues causing social unrest, violence became the only course of action.

Only if you would have voiced your opinions
If people had been willing to speak up and take action against injustice, things might have turned out differently.

there would not have been a beginning
By failing to address social problems, people allowed them to grow and eventually spiral out of control.

Thus no reason trying to find a way to end it
Since people failed to act to prevent the war, there is no point in trying to end it now.

(Gestapo and dead bolt doors.
The methods of control in this society are reminiscent of those used by the Gestapo, including the use of deadbolt doors to keep people confined and oppressed.

Which bolt into doors
The deadbolt doors are so securely attached to the walls that they seem like they are a permanent fixture of the oppressive society in which people live.

making the previous living dead.)
The oppressive nature of the society is so severe that it has essentially killed people's spirits and rendered them little more than zombies, lurching through their lives without meaning or purpose.

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