Mantra
Trent Reznor Dave Grohl and Joshua Homme Lyrics

A vision of you there
The singer sees an image of someone in their mind

Standing tall
The person in the vision is standing proudly

By the gate
They are near a gate or entrance

Everything is new
The world is full of unfamiliar experiences

Stare in-to
Look deeply at

What is not
The unknown

Yet
But it will eventually become known

As your bones grow
As you mature and develop physically

And you feel the pain
And experience discomfort and suffering along the way

In exchange
In return for growth and development

Experiences hang
Memories and thoughts about past experiences linger

Run round your mind
Repeatedly cross your thoughts

And collide
Results in different experiences interacting with each other

Hang your toes
Take a risk, even if it's scary

Over the edge
At a point of no return

Cause you can
You have the ability to overcome your fears and take risks

You can switch your place
You have the power to change your situation

Hide in-side
Try to avoid facing challenges and taking risks

If you try
But if you make an effort, you can overcome your fears

You'll open up your eyes
You will begin to see things in a new light

And realize
Understand

How you fit
How you belong

In the wild
In the unpredictable and untamed world

A lion is a lion
A creature is what it is

No apologies
It exists without regret for what it is

And a leash
A restraint

Is a leech
Drains the spirit and restricts growth and freedom

In a corral
In a confined space, such as a pen or stable

You're safe and warm
You're protected, but limited in movement and experience

Pass it on to
Share this knowledge with

A roo she/ every sheet
Possibly a reference to a person or group of people

Time and time again
Repeatedly

You stick your self
You limit yourself

To accept
To make do with what you have

Someone else
Another person's standards or expectations

Give up the wish
Let go of unrealistic desires

Let go of the dream
Stop pursuing an impossible goal

Barricade
Block off or defend against something

Fantasy
A product of the imagination

Burn the dogma
Challenge long-held beliefs and traditions

Let the fire
Allow passion and energy to take over

Overtake
Become more powerful than

The desire
The strong wish or craving

To define
To categorize or label

I will find a way
I am determined to succeed

To keep this moment
To preserve this experience or feeling

For myself I will find a way
I will not let anyone else take this from me

What's raging
What is causing a storm or chaos

Out of control
Unable to be managed or regulated

Like a wheel
Metaphor for the cyclical nature of life

Like a storm
A powerful and unpredictable event

Like a virus
Something that spreads quickly and can be harmful

Like an ocean
An immense and awe-inspiring force of nature

Like a silence
A peaceful and quiet stillness

An emotion
A feeling or sentiment

Like a darkness
A lack of light or hope

Like a chance
An opportunity that may or may not be taken

An idea
A thought or concept

Like a verb
An action or process

Like an outrage
Something that is unacceptable or infuriating

Like a sunrise
A symbol of new beginnings and hope

Like a monster (Like a mantra)
A powerful and overwhelming force that repeats in your mind

nothing the same
Everything has changed

And all of this
All of these experiences, thoughts, and emotions

Will never be the same
Cannot be reverted back to the way it was before

Again
Repeating the idea that things have fundamentally changed