On Death Row
Dancing Through Iron Cells: Life's Waltz on Death Row
Lyrics
Well, well, well
Expression of surprise or acknowledgment
I just woke up in this prison
Awareness of waking up in prison
Well, well, well
Reiteration of surprise or acknowledgment
You can taste the iron cells
Sensory description of perceiving the prison environment
Through these gates
Reference to the physical barriers of the prison
Razor blades and pointed toothbrush
Listing potentially dangerous items in the prison
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Expression of dissatisfaction with the prison
Ain't this shit hole my first run
Acknowledgment of being in the prison before
And I have no regrets
Claiming no remorse or guilt
There's no one else to blame
Emphasizing personal responsibility
For walking on
Reference to continuing one's journey despite challenges
Dancing on
Indication of various modes of movement
Crawling on
Specifically referencing being on death row
On death row
Repetition of the acknowledgment or surprise
Well, well, well
Reiteration of surprise or acknowledgment
No one said it would be easy
Acknowledgment of the difficulty of the situation
Well, well, well
Reiteration of surprise or acknowledgment
Got myself a shity hand
Expression of having a difficult situation
While they say
Reporting someone else's statement about a court decision
That the judge just called the sentece
Describing the delivery of a sentence directly to the person
In my face
Expression of a smile being insincere or forced
A fake smile just goes away
Highlighting the lack of fairness in life
And nobody ever said
Expressing the absence of prior warnings or assurances
That life was ment to be fair
Philosophical statement about life's lack of fairness
For walking on
Reference to continued movement despite challenges
Crawling on
Repetition of various modes of movement
Dancing on
Reiteration of different movements in a waltz
This old waltz
Specifically referencing a waltz, a dance with a partner
And I have no regrets
Claiming no remorse or guilt
There's no one else to be blame
Emphasizing personal responsibility
For walking on
Reference to continuing one's journey despite challenges
Crawling on
Repetition of various modes of movement
Dancing on
Reiteration of different movements in a waltz
On death row
Specifically referencing being on death row
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