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Avenged Sevenfold - Buried Alive Lyrics Meaning

anonymous

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Sep 19th 2021 !⃝

In my view, it is a perfect example of a Schizophrenic episode starting.

In the beginning, reality is crashing down around the singer. "Take the time just to listen, when the voices screaming are much too loud..." They are unable to tell what's real or fake anymore, the voices are deafening. "darkness has kept my light concealed", a fact that constantly haunts those suffering from the illness, as the dark thoughts cloud their mind.
They are scared of what comes next, when they will be "buried alive" by their schizophrenic outburst.

After the "transformation" (the guitar solo), the voice transitions to their schizophrenic consciousness, where they are afraid of everything, and attack anything that moves. If you have experience with them, you know how it feels, like they are stealing your soul. This is also how the schizophrenic feels as well, though they can do little to hinder their outbursts. "this is now, your life" might be referring to how schizophrenics worry that they won't come down from an episode, whilst it might also echo how their caregiver feels.

Very accurate, in my experience. Best of luck to all of you that know someone suffering from mental illness, it's hard, really hard sometimes. Thank you for all that you do.

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