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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Assassins of Youth" by the artist "Wayne Static"

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Wayne Static's "Assassins of Youth" paints a bleak picture of despair and hopelessness, depicting an individual struggling with addiction. The lyrics portray a lost and empty soul, unsure of how to cope with life.

The song opens with the protagonist confessing their helplessness, seeking solace in alcohol ("took out the 'crown'") and music ("started cleaning my room to Pink Floyd"). The search for "full canisters" suggests a yearning to escape reality through any means possible.

"Blackout", "tar", and "bright star" are metaphors for the effects of drugs, possibly heroin, which numb the protagonist's pain and offer a temporary escape. However, this path leads to a dead end. The protagonist realizes they have gone too far ("Show me the way, I've gone astray") but feels powerless to change their situation ("Couldn't write anymore, It was a breath, Despair").

"Artillery", "lock and load", and "dirt" convey the aggressive and destructive nature of addiction, which, like an artillery bombardment, obliterates the protagonist's life. "Assassins of youth" is a metaphor for drugs that rob the individual of their youth, health, and future.

The song concludes with a grim image: premature aging ("Deep lines forming on my face"), the rapid and irreversible passage of time ("This is a fast pace, It's a race to the end"), and the inability to fight back ("I've gone too far, I couldn't fight anymore"). The closed door and forward movement symbolize the hopelessness and the protagonist's unwillingness to fight for their salvation.

Straight out didn't know what to do

So I took out the crown

Started cleaning the room with some Pink Floyd

And I looked at the floor

I was hoping for more full canisters to help this

Pass out

Black tar

Bright Star

Show me the way

I was too far gone

Couldn't write anymore

This was respiration

Desperation

Artillery

Charge

Dirt

Assassins of Youth

Hard lines forming on my face

It's a rapid pace

It's a race to the end

I was too far gone

Couldn't fight anymore

So I'm closing the door

And I'm moving on.

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