People Who Eat Darkness

Steven Wilson

Transposer:

I live in the flat next door And I can hear you fuck your girlfriend through the wall    But the only thing we share Is the slightest nod as we're passing on the stairs       But behind the closed doors The bees were buzzing Inciting me to war     You're penitent maybe But it's really not your fault you fail to see (x2) We who eat the darkness             We who eat the darkness             I take out the trash at night And on Thursday's I go shopping for supplies I walk my son to school And I seem to have the same problems as you But what you will see Are the threads of what I want you to believe   And all that you hold dear Is under threat from someone all too near (x2) We who eat the darkness             We who eat the darkness             Well you lost control And your kids became confused      Among the powder kegs With nothing left to lose             So now your chickens Are coming home to roost Do you think the fight is real? Do you feel my teeth are snapping at your heels? You who tell me how to live And you feed me with your poison 'til I'm sick Pretend that we're not here If you look the other way we disappear We want you to ignore The people who eat darkness from next door (x2)                   (x2) We who eat the darkness We who eat the darkness             We who eat the darkness             We who eat the darkness             Well you lost control And your kids became confused      Among the powder kegs With nothing left to lose             So now your chickens Are coming home to roost

La chanson évoque la vie quotidienne d'un voisin qui observe la vie des autres, tout en ressentant une certaine frustration et une solitude sous-jacente. Il évoque des moments banals, comme sortir les poubelles ou accompagner son fils à l'école, mais souligne également des tensions cachées et des problèmes plus profonds qui ne sont pas visibles en surface. Le texte explore des thèmes de violence latente, de relations familiales troublées et de l'impact des comportements des autres sur notre propre existence. Dans un cadre plus large, cela peut refléter une société où l'on feint l'indifférence, tandis que des luttes intérieures et collectives se jouent juste derrière les portes closes. La chanson dévoile ainsi un malaise vivant chez ceux qui, malgré leur quotidien apparemment ordinaire, portent un poids émotionnel et une lutte contre les ombres qui les entourent.