If You Were There, Beware
Unveiling the Deceptive Depths
Lyrics
If you were there, beware the serpent soul pinchers
Beware of those with deceitful intentions, referred to as "serpent soul pinchers."
Three-hundred and fifty "No, thank you"s and nobody flinches
Despite numerous refusals ("No, thank you"s), there is no reaction or hesitation from others.
Go on, girl, go on, give us something gruesome
An encouragement for someone to share a disturbing or intense experience.
We require your grief, the thugs help the thieves
Expressing a need for genuine emotions, with a reference to criminals ("thugs") aiding thieves.
As they're trying to rob the words from her gob and
Describing an attempt to steal words from someone's mouth.
Take the source of the innocence
A call to take away the innocence or purity from its source.
If you were there, beware the serpent soul pinchers
A repetition of the warning against deceptive individuals.
Can't you sense she was never meant to fill column inches
Suggesting that the person in question was never meant to be a subject of public attention or scrutiny.
Ain't you had enough? What you're trying to dig up
Questioning the motivation behind persistent efforts to uncover information.
Isn't there to be dug, the thieves help the thugs
Highlighting the futility of searching for something that isn't meant to be discovered, with criminals assisting each other.
As they're trying to beat the good grace of a sweetheart
Depicting an attempt to destroy the innocence of a kind person.
Out to the point she'll comply
Describing the coercion of compliance from the sweetheart.
And why leave her on her own?
Pondering why the person is left alone in a difficult situation.
If I'd have known then I wouldn't have said it
Expressing regret for saying something if the consequences were known.
I wouldn't have said it if I would have known
Reiterating the regret for spoken words in hindsight.
Why leave her on her own?
Questioning the decision to leave someone alone.
If I predicted tears then I wouldn't have said it
If tears were expected, regret for speaking words that led to emotional pain.
I wouldn't have said it if I would have known
Reiterating regret for words spoken, acknowledging the absence of foresight.
There's a circle of witches, ambitiously vicious they are
Describing a group of malicious individuals, possibly metaphorical as witches.
Our attempts to remind them of reason won't get us that far
Efforts to appeal to reason are deemed futile against these vicious individuals.
But I don't know what it is that they want
An admission of not understanding the desires or intentions of the malicious group.
I don't know what it is that they want
Reiteration of the uncertainty regarding the desires of the malicious group.
But I haven't got it to give
Admitting a lack of what is sought after, possibly in the context of the malicious group's desires.
And she hasn't got it to give
Highlighting the incapacity of the person in question to fulfill the demands or expectations.
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