Frozen Streets
Surviving the Frozen Streets: A Contra Blues' Chilling Tale
Lyrics
Let me give you a ride
Offering transportation
through the frozen streets
Through icy, unfeeling streets
where nobody cares
Where indifference prevails
about you or me.
No concern for either of us
Don't look for friends,
Advising against seeking companionship
don't expect no helping hand.
No one offering assistance
We are so cold, so cold...
An emphasis on emotional coldness
(You) Better be ready
Warning to be prepared
to survive on your own.
To manage independently
This is where we live and,
Describing the harsh reality of existence
where dreams die.
Where aspirations perish
You can see many others
Observing others in the same plight
waiting for their time.
Awaiting their chance
A time to better days,
Hoping for better times
time that never comes.
But it never arrives
We are so cold, so cold,
Reiteration of emotional coldness
(You) Better be ready
Reinforcing the need to be prepared
to survive on your own.
To endure without reliance
There is no warm shelter,
Lack of comfort or sustenance
no piece of bread.
No basic necessities available
You can ask for mercy
Asking for compassion
but there's no such a thing
But it's nonexistent
You can wait for summer
Hoping for a change
praying on your knees but
But prayers go unanswered
there's no summer time
No relief in sight
in the frozen streets.
Continued hardship
You can shout and cry
Expressing frustration and sorrow
a river of tears.
A metaphorical overflow of sadness
We are so cold, so cold,
Reiteration of emotional coldness
(You) Better be ready
Reiterating the necessity to prepare
to survive on your own.
To handle hardships alone
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