Delirium
Railway and Dogs Lyrics
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To my surprise, your eyes cut through my soul
Lost inside the labyrinth of time
I can see my face from the outside
Lost inside the labyrinth of time
I can see my face from the outside
And I will never understand
What brought you this way
I will be searching in time
No one has left me alive
But i need you right now
Cant go alone and i'm lost in the ravines of sight
Lost in the ravines of sight
LOST
Call me your words and then tell me your lies
You broke me so I'll break you
Find a way to let you breathe
Oh well.
ＵＮＬＥＡＳＨ ＴＨＥ ＶＩＶＥＫ
LIVE
DIE
GO TO HELL
COULDN'T SAVE THEM
OH WELL
The lyrics of Railway and Dogs's song Delirium seem to revolve around the feeling of being lost in time and the desperation to find a way out of it. The singer is addressing someone, perhaps a lover, whose eyes he finds mesmerizing, and at the same time, they cut through his soul. He feels lost within the labyrinth of time, looking at himself from the outside. He is unable to comprehend how the other person ended up in his life, out of time.
The singer admits that he is lost and desperately needs help. He feels he can't go alone and is lost in the ravines of sight. He calls out to the other person to call him their words, to tell him their lies, as they broke him, and he wants to break them in return. He wants to find a way to let them breathe, and the release of these pent-up emotions is akin to unleashing the Vivek (meaning wisdom and knowledge) within him. The song ends with the lines "Live, Die, Go to Hell, Couldn't Save Them, Oh Well," which further emphasizes the desperation and nihilism of the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Once again, staring into your eyes
Looking deeply into your eyes, again
To my surprise, your eyes cut through my soul
Unexpectedly, your gaze pierces through me deeply
Lost inside the labyrinth of time
Feeling trapped and disoriented in the maze of time
I can see my face from the outside
Dissociated, observing myself from an external perspective
And I will never understand
Feeling incapable of comprehending
What brought you this way
What caused you to become like this
Out of time!
No longer in sync with time
I will be searching in time
Enduring an ongoing quest through time
No one has left me alive
Everyone has abandoned me in this existence
But i need you right now
I require your presence currently
Cant go alone and i'm lost in the ravines of sight
Unable to embark on this journey independently and feeling trapped in the confusion of what I see
Lost in the ravines of sight
Confused, disoriented, and incapable of seeing with clarity
LOST
Completely adrift and disoriented
Call me your words and then tell me your lies
Speak to me with your expressions and deceive me with dishonesty
You broke me so I'll break you
Your actions caused my destruction, so I will respond in kind
Find a way to let you breathe
Attempting to create space for your freedom
Oh well.
An expression of apathy, indication of giving up
ＵＮＬＥＡＳＨ ＴＨＥ ＶＩＶＥＫ
Release the urge to live and push forward to meet objectives
LIVE
Exist passionately and with fervor
DIE
Passing from existence
GO TO HELL
An expression of frustration and/or passively wishing ill on the object of anger
COULDN'T SAVE THEM
Incapable of rescuing them from the consequences of their actions
OH WELL
An expression of apathy, indication of giving up
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Christian Hancock, Robert Duffield, Vivek Talwalkar
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