Minotaur Lyrics
It makes me sick in the air anyhow
And the dream upon my lips
Is getting thinner with each day
And yet I'm getting paid
I get sick at my work everyday
There is no cure but to stay away, without pay
And the horns upon my head
Are getting thicker with each day
I take my meals here
I sleep in a maze, alone
Men get sick at their work each and every day
There ain't no cure but to stay home today
Go to the beach instead
And their dreams in their heads
Cannot be found in the maze or so they say
About
Minotaur was the first single of the 2013 album Floating Coffin, accompanied by a music video.
The song is about people being caught in their jobs, most of them they don’t even enjoy or, like certain factories or industry zones, cause suicides. They form a maze that has no way out. The narrator is one of those people, saying he’s a minotaur with his dreams lying outside the walls that confine him to follow them. Others believe they are free, living their dreams outside the maze, yet find themselves often looking for a better job.
In the video two knights search for the minotaur’s lair, punching the clock every day trying to seduce a captured maiden to pass time. When the first knight gets killed the other flees, until he’s brave enough to return. Upon finding the minotaur sleeping behind the tv, he slits his throat and frees the maiden. They live happily ever after (or something like that).
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- 6.Maze Fancier
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