Mothers Lament
A Journey Through Motherhood: Embracing Change and Unconditional Love
Lyrics
There's a baby growing inside of me
Expressing the awareness of pregnancy and the life growing inside.
And I don't know who I am anymore
Reflecting on a sense of identity loss and uncertainty due to impending motherhood.
Am I the girl I used to be so careless and free
Questioning if she remains the carefree person she used to be before pregnancy.
Or a woman with the world in her belly
Pondering whether she's now a woman carrying the weight of the world in her pregnancy.
Oh they told me it'll be heaven
Being told about the contrasting experiences of heaven and hell during motherhood.
Yes they tell me it'll be hell
Acknowledging the mixed messages about motherhood's challenges and joys.
Oh they say a lot of things and I'm sure they mean well
Recognizing that people offer advice with good intentions.
But when you're in my arms oh everything will change
Anticipating that everything will change once the baby is born.
Cause you'll have my eyes and his last name
Emphasizing the transformative impact of having a child with shared traits.
There's a baby staring back at me
Seeing her baby and questioning if the child notices her imperfections.
And I wonder if he see's all my flaws
Expressing vulnerability and emotions when alone in the challenges of motherhood.
Like when I cry when we're alone in this prison we call home
Embracing the role of being the entire world for her child.
Or a mother who's his whole world
Reiterating the contrasting experiences of heaven and hell during motherhood.
Yes they told me it'll be heaven
Receiving mixed advice about the joys and challenges of motherhood.
Yes they tell me it'll be hell
Acknowledging that people mean well when sharing their opinions.
Oh they say a lot of things and I'm sure they mean well
Anticipating a profound change in perspective when holding the baby.
But when you're in my arms oh everything changed
Stressing the transformative impact of parenthood on one's life.
Cause you have my eyes and his last name
Highlighting the significance of shared traits between the child and the parents.
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh
Indicating a moment of emotional intensity or realization.
There goes my baby driving away from me
Referring to the child leaving, signifying the child growing up and gaining independence.
And I don't know who I am anymore
Echoing the earlier sentiment of identity loss and uncertainty.
A mother for eighteen years now an empty nest of tears
Acknowledging the emotional challenge of an empty nest after years of motherhood.
I wouldn't change it for the world if I could
Expressing contentment with the choice of being a mother despite the challenges.
Yes they told me it'll be heaven
Repeating the contrasting experiences of heaven and hell in motherhood.
Yes they tell me it'll be hell
Acknowledging the mixed advice received with good intentions.
Oh they said a lot of things and I'm sure the meant well
Recognizing that people meant well despite the challenges faced.
But when you left my arms oh everything changed
Highlighting the profound change experienced when the child leaves.
But you'll have my eyes and his last name
Emphasizing the lasting impact through shared traits, even after the child has left.
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh
Conveying a moment of emotion or reflection.
When you left my arms oh everything did change
Reflecting on the significant change that occurred when the child departed.
But you'll still have my eyes and his last name
Affirming that, despite changes, the child still carries the mother's eyes and his father's last name.
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