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Instruments of Cyanide by Dagames featuring Caleb Hyles and Chi-Chi is a haunting and darkly thematic song that delves into themes of entrapment, control, and the ominous nature of a consuming power. The lyrics paint a picture of a struggle against an oppressive force, symbolized through musical metaphors, and the title itself alludes to a destructive creation belying its harmonious form. It is inspired by Chapter 3 of the video game Bendy and The Ink Machine (BATIM), where characters confront a deeply unsettling environment filled with twisted animation and ink-blooded horrors.
The emotional journey in Instruments of Cyanide begins with a sense of being trapped and subdued, suggested by the lyrics watching as the days go by outside. There's a struggle to retain identity amid a realm where displacement and facelessness dominate, as inferred from discarding my face in this hollow tune. The notion of an idol whose fall disrupts the order and incites fear introduces a theme of idolatry and disillusionment.
As the verse unfolds, the artists evoke the feeling of an ominous change with dark nights upon us and a chorus marked by black magic, implying a gathering darkness and a collective loss of control. The emotional trajectory tilts towards helplessness and a foreboding sense of being chained by a daunting force with a deceptive appearance of an angel. The choir's in tune with an angel hints at the seductive yet insidious nature of this power.
The listeners are then taken through an escalating struggle for liberation against a deceptive figure of authority in the pre-chorus, as evident in we bow before a fake. There is a palpable sense of defiance and an urgent need to break free from the decaying influence that has derailed the protagonists' path.
The choruses serve as a climax where the emotional intensity hits its peak, with the invocation of sorrow and being sentenced down to hell, stirring a feeling of inescapable doom juxtaposed with a call to action, as the characters decide to live or die fighting. The tools likely represent the means to resist or to create means of liberation, albeit with dangerous consequences, embodied in the song's namesake, the instrument of cyanide.
"I am the one calling your name"
This line creates a chilling sense of being hunted or summoned by a dark entity, which is compelling and controlling, creating an emotional undertone of inevitability and dread.
"Fall into the hands of sorrow, drawn by the darkest bay"
Here, the artists metaphorically describe despair as a place or state into which one might unwillingly slip or be pulled, adding to the journey's sense of hopelessness before the fight back begins.
"May the shadows haunt the scenes, kneel down for the queen"
This line likely portrays an allegory for being subjected to a reign of terror, where the dark figure has supremacy, commanding fear and submission.
"So I create this instrument of cyanide"
The 'instrument of cyanide' symbolizes a destructive force disguised in the form of something that could be perceived as beautiful or harmonious, reflecting the duplicity of the antagonist.
