Like a Shield
Hold Your Name Like a Shield: Claire Cronin's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
I'm a wolf fang
I am fierce and predatory, like a wolf's fang
made for night games
Designed for nocturnal activities or challenges
I was born framed:
I came into existence with a predetermined destiny or purpose
if you find me I'll get caught
If you discover me, I will be ensnared or exposed
Raise the rafters, praising faster
Expressing enthusiasm, celebrating quickly
Watch the fire take the countryside
Observing a destructive force spreading across the landscape, followed by a chilling aftermath
then frost
Abrupt transition from fire to frost, symbolizing change and contrast
I will hold you name
I will protect and honor your reputation or identity
I will hold your name up like a shield
I will defend you steadfastly, likening it to holding up a shield
I will hold you
Reiteration of the commitment to hold and support
I'm a tightrope
Characterized as a delicate balance, like walking a tightrope
made for high hopes
Designed for ambitious aspirations or dreams
I'm the old joke
An old and overused joke that has lost its charm
that's worn its welcome off
The joke has worn out its welcome and become tiresome
Hallelujahs
Celebratory expressions that penetrate through one's being
go right through you
Questions the significance of these expressions and their impact
What's it to you
A rhetorical response, dismissing the relevance of the impact
if the point was to stay lost
If the purpose was to remain lost or elusive, does it matter?
I will hold your name
Reaffirming the commitment to safeguard your name
I will hold your name up like a shield
Continued emphasis on defending like a shield
I will hold you
Reiteration of the pledge to hold and protect
Said you didn't want to talk about it
Refusing to discuss a sensitive or undisclosed topic
keep those secrets locked
Advising to keep confidential matters sealed
and baby, put the lights out
Suggesting intimacy by extinguishing lights, emphasizing silence
we don't need to make a sound
No need for verbal communication, implying a deep connection
I will hold your name
Reaffirming the commitment to protect and defend your name
I will hold your name up like a shield
Stressing the defensive role, likening it to holding up a shield
I will hold you
Final reiteration of the commitment to hold and support
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