Doll Bones
Doll Bones: A Melancholic Journey of Sacrifice and Freedom
Lyrics
won't you let me out
Expressing a desire to be released or set free.
take me out again
Requesting to be taken out again, possibly from a restrictive situation or relationship.
oh how I'd break your heart if I had the chance
Acknowledging the potential to hurt someone emotionally if given the opportunity.
choose what clothes I wear why not shave my head cut my talking chord
Expressing a willingness to relinquish control over personal choices, such as clothing and speech.
speak no more
Desire to stop speaking, suggesting a desire for silence or introspection.
dermature rising
Using abstract language, possibly referring to a transformation or change in the skin.
words are disclosed
Words are revealed or disclosed, indicating a process of revealing inner thoughts or feelings.
and turn into nothing embouchure frozen pockets and posies
Imagery of transformation into nothingness, frozen emotions, and a mixture of beauty and decay.
ask myself again
Posing a self-reflective question about personal actions or decisions.
what were you willing to lose
Questioning the sacrifices one is willing to make.
what were you willing to do
Exploring the extent of actions and sacrifices for freedom from a certain kind of love.
to be free from the love that you give her you'd sell yourself down the river
Describing a willingness to trade personal integrity for freedom from a specific love.
sundown magic hour
Referencing a specific time of day, possibly symbolizing a magical or transformative moment.
send me off to bed unclaimed kisses blown paint my cheeks with red lights out dark at last
Depicting a bedtime scenario with unclaimed affection and a sense of isolation in the dark.
watch the night transform lay there and wish I'd known the pain of being born
Reflecting on the transformative nature of the night, juxtaposed with the pain of existence.
oh and tell me a story sing to me softly
Requesting a comforting story or song, seeking solace and distraction.
fill me with nothing
Desiring to be filled with emptiness or nothingness.
pull me in closer crimson and clover eyes in mid-orbit dream
Invoking vivid imagery of closeness and dreamlike states with references to colors.
what were you willing to lose
Repeating the question of sacrifices for freedom from a certain love.
what were you willing to do
Continuing the exploration of the extent of actions and sacrifices for freedom.
to be free from the love that you give her to be free from all this
Expressing a desire to be free from both a specific love and the overall situation.
to bury deep your doll bones
Suggesting the burial or concealment of something significant, possibly emotional baggage.
what were you willing to lose
Reiterating the question of sacrifices for freedom from a particular love.
what were you willing to do
Continuing the exploration of the extent of actions and sacrifices for freedom.
to be free from the love that you give her you'd sell yourself down the river
Repeating the idea of selling oneself down the river for freedom from a specific love.
sell myself down the river
Reiterating a willingness to betray oneself for the sake of freedom.
sell myself down the river
Repeating the notion of selling oneself down the river as a sacrifice for freedom.
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