Is it just me? [spont.]

Hope is beauty
Personified
At her feet the world
Hypnotized

A million flashes
A million smiles
And on the catwalk
She flaunts in style

But in this heart of darkness
All Hope lies lost and torn
All fame like love is fleeting
When there's no Hope anymore

Pain and glory
Hand in hand
A sacrifice
The highest price

Like the poison in her arm
Like a whisper she was gone
Like when angels fall

And in this heart of darkness
All Hope lies on the floor
All love like fame is fleeting
When there's no Hope anymore

Like the poison in her arm
Like a whisper she was gone
Like an angel
Angels fall

[repeat to fade]

-- Apocalyptica (feat. Matthias Sayer), "Hope Vol. 2"

Am I just dense or does it take you as long as I did (about 5 days) to figure out what the song is about?