The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Deadlocked" by the artist "Tristania"

In the song "Deadlocked" by the Norwegian band Tristania, the lyrical hero addresses a person who, apparently, is in deep despair and apathy. He "brought his last apologies" and "reached his last depths," which indicates a complete loss of hope and the will to fight.

The image of "deep abysses" symbolizes hopelessness and spiritual emptiness. The hero "stepped aside," ceased to participate in life, "letting the world" pass him by. He chose to "leave fear," which can be interpreted in two ways: either he gave up and stopped fighting, or he found a kind of peace in apathy.

The phrase "got into a world of dead ends" emphasizes the feeling of hopelessness and the inability to change the situation. The world of "dead ends" is a metaphor for an enclosed space where there is no way out and no prospects.

The lines "This time is reality, this time is for reality" can be interpreted as a call to awareness. The hero may be trying to awaken the addressee, to make him see the true state of affairs.

Then come questions filled with pain and despair. "This world, and the roads of evil in it... The pain that I hide... Let it happen..." – the hero seems to resign himself to the inevitable, accepting the suffering and injustice of the world.

"Forced to be ashamed. Can anyone here blame me?" – here sounds the motive of guilt and self-flagellation. The hero feels humiliated and accused, but does not understand who is judging him and for what.

The song ends with a desperate question addressed to God: "Show me... It is not clear what God has done to us... Tell me it's a dream. Was it really meant to be this way?" The lyrical hero cannot accept the cruelty and meaninglessness of what is happening, he is looking for answers, but does not find them.

Thus, the song "Deadlocked" is a gloomy sketch of an existential crisis, immersion in the abyss of despair and the search for meaning in a world full of pain and injustice.