https://youtu.be/iBYEYx_s9VU?si=6NxMVnXFMBTGNNwv
What is the Vice? Internal Hate/Rage. The point of feeding it is survive.
Lyrically (message & vocals): First, a major theme of this song is hate/rage.
Its my interpretation that the “vice” is this internal hate/rage which is being enflamed due to several things such as hypocrisy, numbness, and an endless un-broken cycle.
1st Stanza: wanting isolation, self-deprecating ("I am nothing"), a sense of not belonging (lack of contentment).
2nd stanza: hypocrisy, wanting justice due to this fakeness.
3rd stanza: Anger towards this numbness which is seen as a burden. An agony is settled within. Emotional and moral inward struggles: suicidal / brokenness. A lack of fulfillment of desires.
4th stanza: hatred of this endless cycle of starvation and feeding
Vocally: diverse sounds, great anticipation with rhyming, raw tones of desperation, dual vocals are effective even if they're dubbed over.
Full Band: the band as a whole carries a similar style Knocked Loose.
The drums are simple but effective. Their drummer is a female and she rips! Any chick drummer who can hang like this ought to be praised. She gives solid work that usually always compliments the song well.
The guitars are continually in your face. They give a continual flow of angst and aggression. Those syncopated rhythms absolutely hit with the screeched tones in the beginning. Furthermore, the panning of the guitars works really well in certain parts of the song.
Worldview analysis: Anger/Hate is an emotion that needs and craves for action. The narrator desires resolution but is angry with the poor results. He just wants to get away from all the “noise” of life: hypocrisy, self-brokenness, and a need to live.
The narrator recognizes their lack of emotions, a frequent state of numbness, and a genuine anger that can’t find resolution.
There is a genuine state of despair and suicidal ideation that is embedded into this state that acts out in anger and pure rage. There is a crying-out for justice and change. Unfortunately, anger and rage cannot last forever and are usually quenched when some kind of action is taken.
All in all, only God can bring resolution to the main character as He will judge all hypocrites. Also, Jesus Christ promises to bring true life, help, and joy to those who come to Him.
Christ bore all burdens on the cross, but many don’t see the cross as their answer.
In essence, people think they are morally better than most, but in the end, no one’s good will ever be good enough to enter heaven. Come to Christ who will avenge and judge all hurt, hypocrisy, give joy and life, and shows that He bore your burden by his death and resurrection. He is coming back to make all things right. He promises to feed our vices with his love and power.
Christ will starve our fleshly desires and feed us with Him.
ACTUAL LYRICS:
Deprivation, Desperation, Wishing for some separation -
I am nothing, I am somewhere else I’m not supposed to be
All I have is hate beside me, All I feel is hate inside me
Rage — I let it fester, Blister inside of my brain
Fathoming the senseless, Hitched to the insane, Liberate the madness that I feel everyday
Like a bullet to a gun, Load me in the chamber and watch them all run
If I’m being honest I have had enough of crooked smiles and clenched teeth
You all love to say things that you don’t mean, Two faced bullshit I’m so sick of it
God maybe one day you’ll get your fu**ing throat slit
All bark no bite, you’re so tough, It’s not my fault someone never loved you enough
Everyday I feel nothing, My burden to bear, Some days I don’t mind it, The hell is always there
Sometimes I wish everything would go away, People all around me but I’m alone in decay and it’s safe to say I’ll be gone any day
Bite down on the 9 then die in misery
What is it inside me that feels so fucking broken?
I take one step forward and two steps back into the fire, Desperation for the connotation of my desire
I can’t take anymore deprivation, I’m looking for some separation
Everyday I feel nothing, My burden to bare, Some days I don’t mind it, The hell is always there
Starve the hunger, Feed the vice, I’ll do just about anything to survive
Starve the hunger, Feed the vice, Anything to keep myself alive
All I have is hate