Darling Child
Darling Child: A Sacrificial Journey
Lyrics
The Darling child came back home to do better
The individual, referred to as the "Darling child," returns home with a determination to improve.
Came back with a purpose, rain flooded the surface
Despite challenges (symbolized by rain), they cleanse themselves and embrace change.
Bathe the dirty skin and open up to the wind
Metaphorically shedding past impurities and being receptive to new experiences.
And suddenly it was perfect
After this transformation, everything seems perfect.
Cause somebody really gotta tell you bout yourself
Someone feels compelled to provide honest insights about the listener.
I call you beautiful and that's your name now
The speaker emphasizes the listener's beauty and bestows it as their name.
Beautiful, I hope you stay down
They express a desire for the listener to remain true to themselves.
I hope you stay proud
Hoping the listener maintains a sense of pride and self-worth.
I can never expect that you stay the same, child
Recognizing that change is inevitable for personal growth.
The darling child has no home, it's just land
The "Darling child" lacks a physical home, only possessing land and reflections.
And mirrors in the water that tell me what I am
They rely on reflections (metaphorically) to understand their identity.
And open gifts only to find tools
Expecting gifts but discovering tools that guide them in the wrong direction.
Wrapped in maps with coded language that tell me the wrong plan
Feeling misled by instructions or influences.
A darling child has no home, it's just land
Reiterating the lack of a true home, only land and reflective images.
And mirrors in the water that tell me what I am
Similar to line 11, relying on reflections for self-understanding.
And open gifts only to find tools
Continuing the theme of expecting one thing but finding tools that misguide.
Wrapped in maps with coded language that tell me the wrong plan
Experiencing the consequences of following misguided guidance.
Sacrifice your life
Repetition urging for a sacrifice, implying a request for something significant.
We need it
-Sacrifice your life
-We need it
-Sacrifice your life
-We need it
-The sins of the father, look much darker
Comparing the darker actions of the previous generation with the brighter prospects of the current one.
Cause the kid brighter
Expressing a contrast between the struggles faced and the resilience exhibited.
Then the struggles they fighting
-Cause I sound like thunder
-But they look like lightning
-The darling child has no friends, it's just lovers
The "Darling child" doesn't have friends but only lovers who see them as a guiding light.
Who see him as the light that bring him out of the covers
Describing the conflicting perceptions and treatment received.
Celebrated and loved but segregated and shoved
-The plan to follow roots and make it back to the child
-Before the darling was wrapped and packed to pass down
A reference to reclaiming a lost identity before it's passed down or lost permanently.
Sacrifice your life
Repetition of the request for a sacrifice, emphasizing its importance.
We need it
-Sacrifice your life
-We need it
-Sacrifice your life
-We need it
-Darling child, you made us proud
Addressing the "Darling child," expressing pride, farewell, and a plea for sacrifice due to desperation.
And darling child, we leave you now
-And darling child, we ask for your life
-We have nowhere to go
-So darling, darling child
A plea or calling out to the "Darling child" for the sacrifice.
We sacrifice you
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