My heart is flamed
My sense is strained
My spirit is suppressed by bitter pain
My mind possessed
I am distressed
I am depressed
I am insane!
Dysthymia squeezed it's icy claws
Soul's thrilling so exposed
My faith is ruthless & composed
This stream is filthy like disease
Sucking souls as black hole
Insatiable mouth that gobbling me!
[Chorus:]
I'm diving & streaming with river of pain
I'm sinking and swimming again and again
Nobody can hear my harrowing cry
This river is my life I'm wishing to die!
I feel disgust
I have no trust
I've got no faith
I am forsaken exile
Wasted by fear
I'm searing hear
All that I hear
Is noise of breaking hearts
Anguish's pricking weaken brains
Iron jaws are chewing us
Storms are spinning our souls
Aggression, hypocrisy,
Greed, meanness,
Hate rules this reality
That I detest!
[Chorus x2]
I'm wishing to die!
Wishing to die!
The lyrics of "River of Pain" by Hatecraft are a poetic expression of intense emotional pain, isolation, and despair. The singer in the song is oppressed by his own inner conflicts and the overwhelming darkness of the external world. He feels like his heart is on fire, his senses are numb, and his spirit is stifled by a bitter agony. The singer is battling with himself as he is possessed, distressed and depressed to the point of insanity. The suffering is portrayed to be so overwhelming that even his faith is ruthless and composed.
The singer continues to describe his gloomy reality through metaphors depicting a filthy stream that is like a disease with insatiable jaws gobbling him. The chorus is a repeated metaphor for the overwhelming pain he feels inside as he dives and streams with the river of pain. The singer is sinking and swimming over and over again, desperate for someone to hear his harrowing cry. He has no trust left in humanity, and he feels forsaken as an exile, consumed by his fears and a constant sound of broken hearts. The second verse talks about the agony of the world and the singer's detestation for its aggression, hypocrisy, greed, and hate.
My heart is flamed
My heart is burning with intense emotional pain
My sense is strained
My senses are overwhelmed and strained by my emotional pain
My spirit is suppressed by bitter pain
My emotional pain is suppressing my spirit, leaving me feeling hopeless
My mind possessed
My mind is controlled by my emotional pain, leaving me unable to think clearly
I am distressed
I am extremely upset and overwhelmed by my emotional pain
I am depressed
I am feeling deep sadness and hopelessness
I am insane!
My emotional pain has driven me to the brink of insanity
Dysthymia squeezed it's icy claws
Depression has taken hold of me with a vice-like grip
Soul's thrilling so exposed
My soul is laid bare and vulnerable, causing intense emotional pain
My faith is ruthless & composed
I have lost faith in everything, leaving me cold and emotionless
This stream is filthy like disease
The river of pain is polluted and toxic, like a disease infecting me
Sucking souls as black hole
The river of pain is draining my soul, leaving me feeling empty
Insatiable mouth that gobbling me!
The river of pain is consuming me relentlessly, with a hunger that can never be satisfied
I'm diving & streaming with river of pain
I am constantly immersed in the river of pain, unable to escape it
I'm sinking and swimming again and again
I am constantly fluctuating between feeling completely overwhelmed and trying to fight against the pain
Nobody can hear my harrowing cry
I am completely alone in my pain, with no one who can understand or help me
This river is my life I'm wishing to die!
The river of pain has become my entire existence, and I wish for an end to it all
I feel disgust
I am filled with a deep and abiding sense of disgust
I have no trust
I am unable to trust anyone or anything, due to the depth of my emotional pain
I've got no faith
I've lost all faith in anything that could bring me hope or comfort
I am forsaken exile
I am completely alone, cut off from the rest of the world
Wasted by fear
I am paralyzed by fear, unable to move or act
I'm searing hear
My emotional pain is so intense that it feels like I am being burned alive
All that I hear
All I can perceive is the sound of other people's pain and suffering
Is noise of breaking hearts
The only thing I can hear is the sound of people's hearts breaking, adding to my own pain
Anguish's pricking weaken brains
My emotional pain is causing physical pain, weakening me to the point of exhaustion
Iron jaws are chewing us
The pain we experience is slowly but surely destroying us
Storms are spinning our souls
The emotional pain we experience is causing us to spin out of control, making it impossible to find any kind of stability
Aggression, hypocrisy,
The world is filled with aggression and hypocrisy, making it impossible to find peace
Greed, meanness,
The worst aspects of human nature are on full display, causing even more pain and suffering
Hate rules this reality
A pervasive sense of hatred and anger dominates the world, causing untold pain and suffering
That I detest!
I can't stand the world I live in, with all its pain and misery
I'm wishing to die!
The only escape from the pain I feel is death, which I desperately long for
Wishing to die!
My emotional pain has become so unbearable that death seems like the only option
Contributed by Lauren L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
