Righteous Child
Desperate Journeys of a Righteous Heart
Lyrics
Two young hearts in a cage tacked up on my wall
Depicts two youthful hearts constrained or confined, displayed prominently, yet now evoke difficulty to confront.
But they're hard to look at now
The hearts are challenging or painful to observe presently.
This clock's ticking omens, but I read them wrong
A clock's ticking signifies foreboding signs, misinterpreted, despite surviving a challenging year.
We made it through another bad year, somehow
Despite hardships, they managed to endure another difficult year somehow.
Black and white smiles shine down on me
Memories of joyful moments captured in monochrome photographs shine on the speaker.
I can't help myself from laughing
The speaker involuntarily bursts into laughter due to these memories.
Flashing like cheap bright neon dreams of haunted days
Vivid, yet transient, dreams of unsettling days, reminiscent of vibrant neon lights.
Nowhere born and raised
A sense of not belonging to any specific place but growing up in various locations.
But I remember you with your shoulders draped in my jacket
A recollection of the person with intimate familiarity, draped in the speaker's jacket.
Hanging off the edge of the party, looking straight down at the street
The person was often found on the edge of gatherings, contemplating life below.
You were always in the mood to pick up another bad habit
The person was prone to adopting new negative behaviors frequently.
Won't you give me that cigarette smile, keep me starting at my feet
A desire to see the charming yet problematic smile of the person.
Do you think that I could come around the way I used to do
An inquiry about the possibility of reconnecting in the same manner as before.
I'll be your loser, your creep, your liar, your cheat
Willingness to assume various negative roles for the person.
Your king of self abuse
Accepting the role of being self-destructive for the person.
Would you deny me if I stayed for a while
A question about acceptance if the speaker were to remain for a while.
You were such a righteous, rocking, desperate child
Acknowledgment of the person's past as a rebellious and desperate individual.
But I remember you with your shoulders draped in my jacket
A reminiscence of the person draped in the speaker's jacket.
You had your bangs chopped short like some second hand doo-wop queen
The person's style resembling a retro queen with short bangs.
You said - I'm cutting out of here to Paris, New York, maybe Athens
Expressing the desire to escape to artistic cities, embracing the chaos within.
Someplace they'd see the art in a fucking mess like me
A wish to be acknowledged and appreciated amidst personal turmoil.
Do you think that I could come around the way I used to do
A query about the possibility of reconnecting as before.
Tell me all the ways life let you down
Asking to share the hardships faced in life.
Call your bluffs, salt your wounds
To challenge and confront the person's deceptions and emotional wounds.
Would you deny me if I wait on the line
Asking for acceptance if the speaker remains on standby.
Crucify all my lovers, confess to all my crimes
To confess all wrongdoings and suffer the consequences.
Black and white smiles shine down on me
Recurrence of memories captured in monochrome photographs.
Howling out swears and love songs
Expressing emotions through profanity and love, echoing vividly.
Flashing like cheap bright neon dreams
Similar to line 7, transient dreams akin to bright neon lights, but fleeting and diminishing.
Flickering, Fading, Gone
The ephemeral nature of these vivid memories and dreams, fading into obscurity.
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