Angry
Unveiling the Chains: Billy Squier's Anthem of Liberation
Lyrics
Get your master key...open up your doors
Expresses the idea of unlocking personal potential or hidden aspects by using a metaphorical "master key."
Set your servants free...they won't come no more
Suggests freeing oneself from constraints or influences that hinder personal growth.
Wrapped my life in chains...gave my everything
Describes a past state of being emotionally restrained or confined, sacrificing a lot for someone or something.
Learned to feel no pain...now everyday I wake up
Highlights the transformation to a state of emotional numbness, where pain is no longer felt.
Angry...angry I said
Reiterates a strong feeling of anger, emphasizing the intensity of the emotion.
Angry...angry I said
-You pack me in your car...you drive my life away
Portrays a situation where someone controls and directs the speaker's life, but not entirely, indicating resistance.
But you only go so far...won't take me all the way
-I tried so hard to please...take my place in line
Illustrates efforts to please or conform, but ultimately facing rejection or disappointment.
Begged you on my knees...now all I got makes me
-Angry...angry I said
Repeats the expression of intense anger, reinforcing the emotional state of the speaker.
Angry...angry I said
-Your mantle's 'bout to fall
Implies a downfall or crisis in the addressee's life, with a sense of isolation and lack of support.
Your grip's gonna come undone
-Nobody hear you call...no flowers from anyone
-I'm gettin' down off the rack...i'm takin' this baby back
Suggests reclaiming control or possessions that were previously surrendered.
Angry...
Reiterates the theme of anger, serving as a bridge to the next section of the song.
I've wasted too much time
Acknowledges wasted time and decisively declares a departure, leaving behind past mistakes or wrongdoings.
I'm gettin' down off the rack
-I'm packin' up all my crimes...and I ain't comin' back
-Your mantle's 'bout to fall...your mantle's bound to fall
Reinforces the idea of a looming collapse or crisis, suggesting no salvation or redemption.
No heaven after all...no heaven after all
-Angry...no heaven after all
Repeats the theme of anger and expresses a sense of disillusionment with the idea of heaven, possibly symbolizing unfulfilled expectations.
Angry...no one to break your fall
-Angry...no heaven after all
Reiterates the rejection of the concept of heaven, emphasizing the absence of a savior or support.
Angry...no heaven after all
-
Comment