The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Axolotl" by the artist "Veils, The"

The song "Axolotl" by Veils, The features a lyrical protagonist trapped between two worlds: a chthonic darkness and a yearning for the divine.

The image of the axolotl is crucial. An axolotl is a larva capable of regeneration but doomed to perpetual childhood, unable to fully transform. It's a metaphor for the protagonist's incompleteness, stagnation, and existential entrapment. He "glows bright" as if possessing inner strength but remains chained to his dark essence ("obsidian"). "Six black tentacles" symbolize a deformity caused by an unknown "chemical element" - perhaps trauma or sin.

The protagonist is torn by contradictions: he's both "nightmarish" and "sentimental," oscillating between despair ("get that boy some laudanum") and seeking solace in faith ("Who needs the devil when you've got God?").

The image of Sister Maggie alludes to Bob Dylan's song, where she is a victim of violence ("face full of black soot"). The lyrical hero might be associating himself with her, seeing a kindred spirit, also suffering and yearning for love ("she'll love you more than anyone alive").

"Dizzy like Gideon" refers to the biblical character who doubted God. The protagonist in Veils, The experiences a similar crisis of faith, feeling like a "head for the chopping block" - a victim of fate.

The recurring motif "Oh my God!" is not so much a prayer but a desperate cry directed at the higher power that created his "heart" - the source of both pain and longing for salvation.