Don't Show Your Face
Unveiling Shadows: The Silent Struggle of Bones in the Walls
Lyrics
Wolves in white wool
Describing deceitful individuals disguised as benevolent figures.
Oh how they weep
Expressing the insincere sorrow or false empathy of these deceptive personas.
Talking bloody and cruel
Conversations filled with violent and harsh language.
To the wayward sheep
Directing their harshness towards those who stray from the norm or expected behavior.
I know no god
Denial of belief in traditional religious constructs.
No son of man
Rejecting the concept of being a divine or exceptional being.
You're never a prophet, no
Acknowledging the lack of recognition or respect in one's familiar environment.
In your own land
Not being honored or valued in one's own community or society.
And they say, don't you show your face around here
Warning to stay away from a specific place or group of people.
Don't you show your face around here
Reiteration of the warning to avoid showing up in that area.
They say, oh no no no you gotta go, you gotta go
Emphasizing the insistence that departure is necessary.
They say, oh no no no you gotta go
Repeating the urgency to leave the situation or place.
Like a dog I stroll
Comparing oneself to an unprivileged and disregarded creature.
Along empty roads
Traveling along desolate paths or feeling isolated.
I feel the stares through
Sensing judgment and scrutiny from bystanders.
Their open windows and I hear
Experiencing the intrusion of others' opinions and criticisms.
Hard hushed voices
Whispers and conversations made secretly or with caution.
Under hot breath
Speaking unpleasant words quietly or with concealed hostility.
Smiling their curses oh and
Mockingly bestowing harm while pretending to offer blessings.
Blessing me with death
Receiving both malicious wishes and disguised malevolence.
And they say, don't you show your face around here
Repeating the warning against revealing oneself in a specific place.
Don't you show your face around here
Restating the prohibition of appearing in that area.
They say, oh no no no you gotta go, you gotta go
Reaffirming the necessity of departure from the situation.
They say, oh no no no you gotta go, gotta go
Reiterating the urgency to leave the place or circumstance.
When you're half the man they thought you should be
Being judged or evaluated as inadequate compared to expectations.
You can die, you can leave, there is no in-between
Choices limited to acceptance or rejection, no middle ground.
If you're half the man they wanted to see
Facing consequences for not meeting others' standards of worthiness.
They shut the door to heaven and they hide the key
Experiencing denial of access to perceived rewards or happiness.
Oh no no no, you gotta go, gotta go
Insistence on the necessity of departure from the situation or place.
They say, oh no no no, gotta go
Reiteration of the urgency to leave the place or circumstance.
Oh no no no, you gotta go, you gotta go
Stressing the immediate need to depart from the situation.
They say, oh no no no you gotta go, gotta go
Reiterating the urgent requirement to leave the place or circumstance.
They say, oh no no no you gotta go, gotta go
Reaffirming the necessity of departure from the situation.
They say, oh no no no you gotta go, gotta go
Emphasizing the urgency to leave the place or circumstance.
Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go
Repeating the immediate necessity of departure.
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