Drastic Actions
Understanding the Depths of Desperation
Lyrics
Heard a word, suicide,
Reference to the word "suicide."
Not from one, but from thousands that tried.
Not just one person, but thousands attempted suicide.
The lawyer's wife and the teenage brat,
Various individuals, including a lawyer's wife and a teenage brat, share a common desire to escape.
One thing in common, they all wanted out.
Despite differences, the commonality is the wish to exit life.
And it's plain to see.
It's evident that the theme applies universally.
It goes for you and it goes for me,
The sentiment of escape applies universally, encompassing everyone.
And all the screwed up little girls and boys
Highlighting the universality of the desire for escape, including troubled girls and boys.
All thrown in without a choice.
People forced into life without choosing their circumstances.
But I heard him say,
Someone expressing the desire to escape.
"I want out,
Direct expression of the desire to get out.
No complaints and no doubts,
Wants to leave without complaints or doubts.
Just a chance to go on."
Desiring a chance to continue living.
I heard a word, suicide,
Repetition of the theme of suicide.
And not from one, but from thousands that died.
Amplifying the scale of suicides, with thousands having died.
Want some attention and a little less regret,
Desire for attention and less regret, particularly in the context of a teenager.
A teenage fluff, little threat.
Downplaying the threat posed by a teenage individual.
And there are those, there are those who think
Some believe that extreme actions make them stand out or be unique.
That drastic actions will make them unique.
Emphasizing the similarity in people's dissatisfaction, regardless of drastic actions.
It's really all the same,
Asserting that everyone is unhappy, and no one is to blame.
That no one's happy and nobody's to blame.
The overall unhappiness in life is a common thread.
And the moral to this story is old.
The story's moral is ancient and rarely discussed.
It's quite taboo, seldom told.
A taboo moral that is seldom shared.
The seed is reaped before it's sown,
The consequences are faced before the actions are taken.
A bad choice was never resolved
Highlighting that a bad decision remains unresolved.
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