Songwriters: Lambesis, Timothy; Hipa, Samuel Nicholas; Mancino, Jordan; Sgrosso, Phillip
You sat and watched
As I nearly destroyed myself
Never had I felt so betrayed
That you would sacrifice my life
For no more than comfort
And now your love means nothing to me
You are a coward, the antithesis of a friend
Take action before there is
No one left to defend
For I would have stood by you
Right to the gates of hell
No,in the song he's confronting the freind who he feels like betrayed him for the freinds own comfort, and through the song he's saying stand up for what it is you truly believe and not being a coward.
I think it means that some of us hide The Truth (as professed by AILD) from a friend just for the sake of our comfort. This song is sung by that friend to us. He trusted us and we did not reveal the truth that could have saved him just for the sake of our comfort. He says he'd have been with us to the gates of hell, but we've betrayed him. We've been cowards.
You also have a pretty good opinion on this song. Although comfort doesn't lead to hell if you read this lyric right. It's the betrayal of a friend that would have stood by you if things were the other way around. It's hard to understand songs or any art using a label like Christian. I appreciate your focus on the themes, way to go
O.K. You both have pretty good opinions on what the song is about, but... Take into account the name of this song and how this band are Christian. They speak of comfort, complacency and how staying dependent to this comfort will ultimately lead you to hell. The lyrics state that the singer almost let comfort (here personified as a being) destroy him/her, and that even though comfort may seem like a great friend, in the end, it betrays and will destroy you.
No Rkr3W411 is wrong.
Its about abortion. He never felt so betrayed that he was given abortion for no more than her comfort. Now her love is nothing to him. As he also says, You are a coward, Antithesis of a friend.