A Glass Slipper
Reclaiming Strength: A Tale of Redemption in 'A Glass Slipper'
Lyrics
Take it back
Expressing a desire to retract or reverse a situation or action.
I won't give
Refusing to yield or surrender.
One more inch
Declining to give any more space or leeway.
But I'm afraid to hurt you
Expressing fear of causing harm to someone.
Hurt you what could I do
Questioning the ability to harm and expressing a sense of helplessness.
Like I could do to you what he does
Comparing one's actions to another person's harmful behavior.
Or half of what you have done to us
Acknowledging harm caused by the listener and others.
Remember when I asked you
Recalling a past inquiry about pride.
If you were proud
Questioning the listener's pride.
She's proud she has enough strength
Attributing strength to someone who willingly inflicts harm on themselves.
To bruise herself
Describing self-inflicted harm as a form of strength.
You gave her your disease
Accusing the listener of transmitting a negative influence or condition.
And he gave you hell
Highlighting reciprocal harm between two individuals.
She has the strength to hurt
Recognizing the capability to cause harm but not to protect oneself.
But not save herself
Acknowledging strength in causing harm but not in self-preservation.
I want to write
Expressing a desire to document difficult times.
Days without eating
Desiring to record periods of extreme hardship, possibly metaphorical.
Or even breathing
Emphasizing a state of extreme suffering, extending to not breathing.
Thanks for the asthma
Thanking someone for an affliction, possibly sarcastically.
It's all you gave me
Attributing a specific condition (asthma) to someone.
And all you gave her
Pointing out a shared affliction between the speaker and another person.
By always needing
Accusing the listener of constantly requiring support.
Was this dependency on human beings
Highlighting a dependence on human interaction as a weakness.
Remember when I said
Recalling a previous statement of forgiveness.
We'd forgiven you
Reiterating the commitment to forgiveness.
I'd never take that back
A firm stance on not retracting forgiveness.
We believe in you
Expressing belief and support in the listener.
I know you have the strength
Acknowledging strength in the listener and another person.
I know she does too
Believing in the strength of the listener and another person.
But I can't trust myself
Expressing a lack of trust in oneself and potential actions.
Or what I might do
Uncertainty about personal actions and potential consequences.
She has our strength
Attributing strength to another person, emphasizing physical force.
Strength to hit so hard
Describing the forceful impact of the person's actions.
She leaves both her hands bruised
Noting physical consequences of the person's actions on themselves.
Just like he leaves her face
Comparing the physical impact on the speaker and another person.
But I can't trust myself
Expressing a lack of self-trust and fear of potential actions.
Or what I might do
Reiterating a lack of self-trust and fear of potential actions.
What I might do
Repeating the concern about potential actions and consequences.
Take it back
Repeating the desire to retract or reverse a situation or action.
Take your life back
Specifically encouraging the listener to reclaim their life.
Take her strength back
Encouraging the listener to regain their strength.
Take my faith back
Expressing a desire to regain faith.
Take this hate back
Expressing a desire to overcome feelings of hatred.
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