The line "I want to choke up chunks of my own sins" from Blood Sport is such a violently graphic line that has no right to be so.
First off, sin is biblical (obviously), and this line paints the picture of how and where is resides; deep down in someone's being that, if to be forgiven, they have to run the risk of choking on it all if only to reach sanctity. Afterall, It's not 'spit out' or even 'throw up' sins (I know, in retrospect, neither sound particularly good lyrically but just roll with me here), it's choke up.
Plus, the line reminds me a bit of Vore; being stuck in the throat of a God, wondering if the pain will stop if they go deeper. Although Vore comes way after Blood Sport, it puts us in the perspective that Vessel himself is sin, or, at least, views himself as so, stuck in the throat of a two faced God.
And then the following lines (ouch); "Even if the sky cracks in the morning, and the heavens just won't open up for me."
In Calcutta, we're met with the idea that The Night becomes sacred holy time for Vessel during his relationship with Sleep. Therefore, in multiple songs, the morning is treated, at first, with joy and happiness, but then it's greeted almost as an enemy. Something to avoid.
Then, in Euclid, we have the line "and if your wings won't find you Heaven, I'll bring it down like an Ancient Bygone." He's already said that the Heavens won't open up for him anymore, so, he gives whoever he's talking to in Blood Sport his place. He brings down Heaven for them even though he knows neither of them deserve it.
This is then followed by Vessel asking questions he will never be given an answer to, and wallows in what he already knows; loving them is a blood sport, and his sin will stay stuck in his throat until he leaves and realises he has to change.
And don't even get me started on how Vessel sounds in that entire song.
(if anybody wants to send me lyrics for me to have a knack at, go ahead in the reblogs or through an ask! I've been wanting to do little analysis bits like this more :D)
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day 6: jeremiah as the sacrifice (@windbrook's slashed challenge)
"hey. listen to me. i'd do anything for you."
"don't say that."
(decided to do a blood sports slasher au for this :) there are 12 main characters it's perfect they were made for this)
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Instead of "I've always loved you" try:
Somewhere, the atoms stopped fusing. I'm still your favorite regret; you're still my weapon of choosing. And out there, stuck in a quantum pattern, tangled with what I never said, you say it doesn't matter.
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I made loving you a blood sport
I made loving you a blood sport
I made loving you a blood sport
I can’t win…
AND SOMEWHERE!!!!!!!
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The song of the day is
Sleep Token - Blood Sport
it's been far too long since I've posted a sleep token song. their piano ballads just hit different idk what else to say
worship
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visual representation of me listening to blood sport for the first time:
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Sleep Token - Blood Sport (from the room below)
And somewhere
Somewhere the atoms stopped fusing
I'm still your favourite regret
You're still my weapon of choosing
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Song of the day
I want to be forgiven
I want to choke up chunks of my own sins
Even if the sky cracks in the morning
And the heavens just won't open up for me
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