Aftermath
Rival Choir Lyrics

Tear down your idols,
Get rid of the things you admire too much.

The monuments of filth.
The things that you admire too much are actually unhealthy.

When will we see that this is counterfeit?
We need to realize that what we admire might not be real.

Throw it all away.
Get rid of those unhealthy things.

Infatuated with a love that can't reciprocate.
Loving something or someone that doesn't love us back is not healthy.

Viewing this life through broken glass.
Seeing life through a distorted lens or viewpoint can be dangerous.

Staring down these paper walls,
Confronting the things that are really holding us back.

Pinned to the ceiling and wasting away.
Feeling like you're stuck and not going anywhere.

It's so much easier when you're lying to yourself.
Sometimes it's easier to deceive ourselves rather than to face the truth.

I've heard the sirens' song,
I've been tempted by something that will ultimately lead to my destruction.

This is how you kill a dead man.
These temptations lead to dehumanization and destruction.

I've heard the sirens' song.
I'm being led to destruction and I'm aware of it.

It goes on and on and on and on and on.
This cycle of destruction seems never-ending.

Pants.
Unclear meaning, possibly a nonsense interjection or mistake in the transcription of the lyrics.

I've felt the effects for too long.
I've been feeling the negative consequences of my actions for too long.

Set your sights on the weak and feed off their excuses.
Exploiting the vulnerabilities of others is not a honorable or sustainable way of living.

Justified by lies,
Lying to ourselves to justify our actions.

Anything to hide the truth.
Doing whatever it takes not to face the truth.

Led like sheep to the slaughter,
Following blindly without questioning can lead to negative outcomes.

This freedom isn't free.
True freedom comes at a cost.

Justified,
Still trying to justify our actions.

These lies are justified.
Telling lies to ourselves to justify our actions is not right.

All hail the empire of greed.
We're living in a society that values greed and power over everything else.

Restore all the years that have been stolen by lust.
Recover those years that were wasted in chasing unhealthy desires.

Restore all those years and don't let me rot.
Help me recover those lost years and make sure I don't fall again.

Don't let me rot.
Don't let me go back to my old ways.

I was a slave to the ways of my own.
I was trapped by my own unhealthy desires and habits.

Robbed blind;
Deceived and taken advantage of.

Stripped bare;
Left with nothing, vulnerable.

Dirty and alone.
Feeling unclean and unworthy, with no one to turn to.

Restore all the years stolen by lust.
Reclaim those wasted years from unhealthy desires.

Restore all those years;
Help me recover those lost years.

Don't let me rot.
Don't let me fall back into my old habits.